BY CLAYTON McDONALD
BRISBANE — "Separately, our voices are weak, together we are strong and can show that the majority of Australians are people of peace", Reverend David Pitman of the Wesley Mission told the 500 people who gathered on December 2
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BY NICK CHINNA
As a non-affiliated member of the Socialist Alliance, I would like to contribute to the debate on left unity and the nature of the alliance.
I am relieved that the Democratic Socialist Party's (DSP) decision to postpone its
Boy Overboard
By Morris Gleitzman
Puffin Books
144 pages, $14.95 (pb)
REVIEW BY ANDREA BLAKE
Boy Overboard is a book that tackles the issue of refugees by humanising
their experiences. It is written for readers who are 10 years old
BY MARG PERROT
WOLLONGONG — The life of prominent union leader and left political activist Peggy Errey was commemorated by 150 people at her funeral in Wollongong on December 5.
Peggy Errey was born in Ireland in 1914 to a staunchly republican
A response to Rory Dobson's "pro-life" letter (GLW #519) and Brent Howard's "Church and State" letter (GLW #516).
The misnamed "pro-life" movement is regularly assisted by the capitalist press because it reinforces a view that women's primary and
BY
MIKE KARADJIS
United Nations secretary general Kofi Annan, releasing a grand plan
for the resolution of the 28-year-old Cyprus conflict on November 11, has
given Greek and Turkish Cypriot leaders a one-month deadline to agree on
its
BY ALISON DELLIT
Despite another critical Senate committee report, federal attorney-general
Daryl Williams has again refused to accept amendments to the Australian
Security Intelligence Organisation Legislation (Terrorism) Amendment Bill.
BY
ANDREW HALL
The launch of the revamped Labor Party refugee policy on December
5 has generated a renewed and much-needed debate over the need for a more
compassionate refugee policy.
Marketed by Labor leader Simon Crean and deputy
Ruddock sued for $750,000
SYDNEY — Iranian refugees Mohammed and Zahraa Badraie announced on December 3 that they would seek $750,000 in compensation from the federal government for the psychological trauma and suffering inflicted on their
BY JEFF SHANTZ
TORONTO — Sunkmanitu Tanka Isnala Najin, or Wolf Smoke, is an Indigenous person of Mohawk, Lakota and Seneca heritage. His tireless defence of Indigenous people's rights in North America has brought down the wrath of the Canadian