Howard: who's pulling the strings?
When US President Bill Clinton called on the Australian government to back a US military strike against Iraq, Prime Minister John Howard enthusiastically agreed.
In 1991, Labor's Bob Hawke was just as
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One Nation gets a free ride in Newcastle
By Stephen O'Brien
NEWCASTLE — With 77% of the vote in the November 21 Newcastle by-election counted, the ALP has 27,244 votes, (47.7%), One Nation 9577 (16.77%), Greens 5481 (9.6%) and the Democrats
Ships of shame
The International Transport Workers Federation (ITF) Australia won A$156,000 in back pay for exploited Asian crew on board two vessels in Australian ports during the first three days of its "Asia Pacific flag of convenience"
By Jeffrey Mackler
SAN FRANCISCO — On November 7, a militant demonstration of 2500 people here broadened the support for a new trial and for freedom for US political prisoner Mumia Abu-Jamal, whose appeal against his frame-up conviction on a
By Wendy Robertson
In recent months, Resistance's national resources have been stretched to the limit as we have organised one of the largest campaigns in our history, the high school anti-racism walkouts. Obviously, we don't have wealthy backers.
By Lynette Dumble
KUALA LUMPUR — On the eve of the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum here, two courageous women, feminist activist Irene Fernandez and eye surgeon Wan Azizah Ismail, occupied centre stage at the Asia Pacific People's
A proposed gold mine at Timbarra plateau has been the subject of controversy for some months. Environmentalists complain that the method of gold extraction involves the use of highly destructive chemicals such as cyanide which, if released into the
Aboriginal programming at radio 3CR
There has been over a decade of Koori programming at Melbourne's community radio 3CR, with Not Another Koori Show (Mondays, 2-4pm) and the Koori Survival Show (Tuesdays, 9-11am). Lisa Bellear, Destiny Deacon,
Liberal amendments revive anti-abortion bill
Liberal amendments revive anti-abortion bill
By Amanda Lawrence
CANBERRA — Just as the campaign to defeat ACT independent MLA Paul Osborne's anti-abortion bill looked to be gaining ground, proposed
By Adam Baker
The final edition of Gravity, the magazine put out by the Griffith University Student Representative Council, has outraged many students by including a lift-out centerfold featuring a naked woman with the words "Gravity Reveals All".
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