BY SAM WAINWRIGHT
SYDNEY — Twelve workers from the Dayson compressor manufacturing plant at Rydalmere have been on strike for more than four weeks. The strike began when seven workers, including two union delegates, were sacked without notice on
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BY JON LAND
East Timor's recently elected president, Xanana Gusmao, arrived in Canberra on June 17 for his first official state visit to Australia. Accompanied by foreign minister Jose Ramos Horta and other East Timorese representatives, Gusmao
ALEX MILNE& TARO KEEFE
Are you worried about the greenhouse gases which are emitted by our coal electricity generators? Does it concern you that every time you turn on a light or boil a kettle you are contributing to global warming? Fear not, the
BY JACK A. SMITH
Former US Secretary of State Henry Kissinger's past political misdeeds are catching up to him at last. Some human rights groups are trying to have him arrested as a war criminal for his involvement in Washington's war to dominate
Axis of misogyny
"We have realised that without countries like Sudan, abortion would have been recognised as a universal human right in a UN document" — Austin Ruse, president of the US Catholic Family and Human Rights Institute, quoted in the
US President George Bush thinks that the United States should be free to carry out war crimes in the name of "fighting terrorism".
Its war on Afghanistan and its declaration of intent to invade Iraq again are blatant examples of Washington's
BY ANNE COOMBS
Before the arrival of the MV Tampa off Christmas Island last August, the locals were accustomed to "boat people" landing on their island. There was an accepted procedure: One of the port barges would go out with police and a customs
BY ADAM BAKER
BRISBANE — "Australia has mistreated the Aboriginal people for more than 200 years. Why can't we show some compassion?", pleaded a resident opposed to the proposed Pinkenba refugee detention centre during a 100-strong meeting at
BY ALAN MAASS
On June 10, the US attorney general John Ashcroft announced that an alleged al Qaeda operative, who was plotting to set off a bomb packed with radioactive material in Washington, DC, had been arrested.
The announcement sparked a
The Socialist Alliance in Western Australia is running a campaign to gain state electoral registration. We seek a lawyer who is prepared to give free legal advice on matters relating to electoral regulations. Please phone Nikki on 08 9218 9608 or
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