BY
JOHN GAUCI
SYDNEY Anger in the northern suburbs is rising against the federal
government's support for a US war on Iraq. Anti-war film screenings and
protest meetings are attracting large crowds.
On January 22, a Chatswood screening of
525
BY JACKIE LYNCH
MELBOURNE — On February 4, 150 apprentices who are members of the Electrical Trades Union (ETU) in Victoria went on strike for 24 hours as part of their campaign to put an end to unpaid downtime in the construction, maintenance
Last month, Iraq delivered to the United Nations a 12,000-page report denying it had weapons of mass destruction. Knowing President George Bush does not have the attention span to read such a large document, the Iraqis also provided a confidential
BY DOUG LORIMER
Why is Prime Minister John Howard's Coalition government supporting the US in its march to a war against Iraq? Since late last year, Howard has provided two main justifications.
The first is that it is in "Australia's national
BY JACKIE LYNCH
MELBOURNE — Thousands of people cheered, chanted along, clapped and urged on the Peace Not War/Socialist Alliance contingent at the Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transexual Pride 2003 march on February 2.
Although crowds were down
BY NYNKU TJILARI
BAXTER, South Australia — Ali wants to study calculus and become a computer programmer. But he spends so much time writing articles and letters to newspapers that his friends and family think he has a future in political
BY ALISON DELLIT
"This is a crucial time for all feminists to take a stand. Now more than ever we need to come out against this most unjust and cruel war, which poses the biggest threat to peace and security for communities across the Earth... War
500 march in Bendigo
BY KERRYN WILLIAMS
According to the Bendigo Advertiser, on January 31 more than 500 people joined a rally against war on Iraq, marching through the town's streets in "scenes reminiscent of the anti-war-in-Vietnam rallies of
BY KAROL FLOREK
SYDNEY — More than 100 people took part in a demonstration organised by the Refugee Action Coalition outside a Liberal Party function at Darling Harbour on February 7.
The dinner was hosted by NSW opposition leader John Brogden
BY NICK SOUDAKOFF
The Philippines government, in alliance with Washington, is using the "war on terror" as cover for a full-scale assault on the revolutionary left.
Immediately after the 9/11 attacks in the US, Manila announced its backing for
BY VANNESSA HEARMAN
MELBOURNE — Ten-thousand building workers marched from Trades Hall to the Melbourne Magistrates Court on February 6 in support of Martin Kingham, Victorian state secretary of the Construction, Forestry, Mining and Energy Union
[The following is a model motion for trade unionists on action against a war on Iraq. It is being circulated by members of the Socialist Alliance. If your union or workplace adopts it, please inform the Socialist Alliance at
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