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"Former Treasury Secretary Paul O'Neill, pushed out of the administration for not being a team player, says President Bush was so disengaged during cabinet meetings that he was like a 'blind man in a roomful of deaf
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Lisa Macdonald
Since the 9/11 attacks, the US rulers have escalated their military drive for control of every corner of the world economy, and the Australian capitalist ruling class has been there every step of the way, vying for a share of the
Shane Bentley
Britain's National Union of Rail, Maritime and Transport Workers (RMT), with 67,000 members, made headlines in December when its Scottish regional council voted overwhelmingly to end its long-standing links with the Labour Party and
Sarah Stephen
An independent medical team calling itself the Professional Alliance for the Health of Asylum Seekers and their Children, which had been raising money to make a trip to Nauru on January 19, was forced to suspend its trip when the
Raul Bassi, Sydney
Many times, we will read in newspapers, or hear on the radio or TV, of Palestinians killed by the Israeli army. Sometimes, these killings are "explained" by the claim that the victims were militants, or "didn't follow soldiers
Ahmad Nimer
The Geneva Accords, an unofficial framework for negotiations between Palestinians and Israelis, were released in mid-October 2003. Despite a relative lull in media attention, the accords are an extremely significant development.
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SYDNEY — A new documentary about the history of West Papua and its people's struggle for freedom, is to be screened on ABC TV on February 2, at 8.30pm.
Made by Australian journalist Mark Worth, the film features rare archival film and eyewitness
Farooq Tariq, Lahore
The Pakistan Social Forum (PSF) was held on January 12 at Lahore Alhumra halls. More than 5000 people participated in the event, making it one of the largest gatherings of progressive forces in Pakistan in recent times. A rally
Sarah Stephen
A group of 16 Afghan asylum seekers stranded on the Indonesian island of Lombok ended a seven-day hunger strike on January 14. The hunger strikers agreed to finish their protest after a meeting with UN High Commission for Refugees
Shua Garfield, Hobart
On January 13, four men were arrested for unfurling a protest banner as the Spirit of Tasmania III ferry left Sydney on its first voyage to Devonport. The protest highlighted the continuing battle between conservationists and
Brett Prowse, Sanaa
As the first day of the European Union-sponsored Arab Regional Conference on Human Rights and the Role of the International Criminal Court got underway here on January 10, Yemeni activists outside were being intimidated and
Mark Copland, the executive officer of the Social Justice Commission of the Catholic Diocese of Toowoomba is fighting for wage justice for Indigenous Queenslanders.
It was the week before Christmas and a woman about to give birth could not find
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