BY MAX LANE
PERTH — Almost 700 people turned out on February 4 to hear John Pilger condemn the corporate media bias in coverage of, and academic silence on, the so-called war against terrorism, refugees, globalisation and Australian government
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BY NICK EVERETT
On February 5, I attended a meeting of Sydney's Palm Sunday Committee on behalf of the Free the Refugees Campaign (FRC).
I had received an email that day from Labor for Refugees co-convenor Amanda Tattersall that explained, "there
By Leigh Hughes
"Every nation, in every region, now has a decision to make. Either you are with us, or you are with the terrorists. From this day forward, any nation that continues to harbor or support terrorism will be regarded by the United
BY LUKE WILLIAMS
Peter Tatchell, renowned for his fight for gay liberation and human rights, has been denied a visa to Australia. The debacle has prevented him from attending his stepfather's funeral. He was refused entry despite repeated requests
Nutters
I'm scared! I am afraid! I really am frightened — that great superpower (the United States of America) is now being ruled by nutters — a cabal of nutters. Its president, and his mates (Richard Wolfowitz in particular) are talking of
BY SARAH PEART
GLASGOW — The latest report released by the National Child Helpline (NCH) Scotland on January 22 shows that 310,000 children (42%) across Scotland are living in poverty. It also shows that nearly half of all children live in
BY DICK NICHOLS
CARACAS — Venezuela's wealthy elite is using every resource at its disposal to force President Hugo Chavez Frias to retreat or resign. Their offensive reached its highest point yet on January 23, when their "March for Freedom and
BY PIP HINMAN
The brave hunger strikers in Woomera and other immigration detention centres have sparked broad and growing opposition to the federal government's anti-refugee policies. Three months after a federal election campaign, in which the
BY DITA SARI
JAKARTA — The driving forces of globalisation are the movement and expansion of capital and technology, through multinational companies.
Globalisation, some people argue, has contributed a lot to the creation of a new world, with
BY NORM DIXON
US President George Bush's January 29 State of the Union speech, and his proposed US$396 billion 2002-2003 war budget, sent shudders through peoples and governments throughout the world — including Washington's imperialist allies in
BY IGGY KIM
SYDNEY — Following the success of the second World Social Forum at Porto Alegre, Brazil, activists will meet at the second Asia Pacific International Solidarity Conference to discuss the formation of a regional social forum. The
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