BY CHRIS WILLIAMS
WOLLONGONG - The Greens' Michael Organ was officially declared the new member for the federal lower house seat of Cunningham by the Australian Electoral Commission on October 30.
Responding to the announcement, Organ stated the
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BY EMMA MURPHY
ADELAIDE On October 29, around 100 people attended a public meeting in Adelaide organised by the Network Opposing War and Racism.
The meeting was chaired by ABC radio personality Julia Lester. David Palmer, senior lecturer in
BY CHRIS SLEE
On October 30, Australian Taxation Office (ATO) staff began to vote on a new agency agreement. Voting will close on November 7. Opponents of the agreement, including supporters of the Members First group within the Community and
BY MAX LANE
JAKARTA The "war on terror" propaganda campaign being conducted by the Australian and US governments is providing ammunition for xenophobic right-wing political forces in Indonesia.
Australian government support for the
BY TIM KIRCHLER
One purpose of the Socialist Alliance as an electoral alliance is to raise the profile of socialists and socialism by means of its participation in election campaigns. We need to create widespread awareness of what our tradition of
BY KAMALA EMANUEL
LAUNCESTON One hundred people attended a demonstration against the Gunns woodchip company's forestry practices at its annual general meeting on October 31. One banner read "People don't kill forests Gunns kill
BY MEG WHITE-FOX
& DANNY FAIRFAX
SYDNEY On October 30, 200 students congregated at Sydney University's
Manning Bar to listen to a debate on the question, Is the World Trade
Organisation a positive step for world development?. It
BY JIM GREEN
A new study by the Sustainable Energy and Economy Network (SEEN), a branch of the Washington-based Institute for Policy Studies, reveals that the World Bank provided over US$24 billion in corporate welfare for 229 fossil fuel projects
BY ROGER BURBACH
Elected in a landslide victory with over 61% of the vote, Luis Inacio da Silva will become president on January 1 of Latin America's largest country with 175 million inhabitants. Lula, as he is commonly known, received three
The Motorcycle Diaries: a Journey Around South America
By Ernesto Che Guevara
Fourth Estate
$20.95
REVIEW BY STEVEN KATSINERIS
The Motorcycle Diaries is the incredible story of a remarkable
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