Andrew Hall & Sarah Stephen
At its January 29-31 conference, the ALP will decide on a new policy towards refugees and asylum seekers. Framed by the impending national election, the policy debate is likely to be heated. Labor for Refugees has been
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Sarah Stephen On January 18, ALP leader Mark Latham announced on January 18 that a federal Labor government would introduce a foreign worker ID card, which employers would be obliged to check to see if someone is entitled to work. Employers who
Doug Lorimer
Filmmaker Michael Moore announced on his web site on January 14 that he would be backing retired US Army general Wesley Clark to the Democratic Party's candidate in the 2004 presidential election.
"I believe that Wesley Clark will
Maria Voukelatos
The USAPATRIOT Act and other post-9/11 "anti-terrorist" laws have given local, state and federal authorities in the United States the power to detain people without charge or legal representation, and monitor people's
Rohan Pearce
The sight of Baghdad's streets on January 19, filled with up to 100,000 Shiites chanting "Yes, yes to elections!" and "Enough with America!", was the stuff of nightmares for the White House and the US-dominated Coalition Provisional
Socialist Alliance candidates running in the February 7 Queensland elections have challenged Premier Peter Beattie and the ALP to "use their likely continued big majority in the state parliament after polling day to bring
Chorus:This is a song of freedomof a people brave and strong,a song of Australia's freedom;it won't detain you long.
Many came here as convictswhen they escaped the noose.The privilege of the ganderwould really suit the goose.
Aborigines forced
Blues in the Green Zone
"The CPA [Coalition Provisional Authority] is locked inside the Green Zone, this massive area in the heart of Baghdad that's protected by armed guards, tanks, and lots of big concrete walls... living conditions in the Green
REVIEW BY NICOLE COLSON
Sweet Sixteendirected by Ken LoachWritten by Paul LavertyWith Martin Compston, Michelle Coulter, Annmarie Fulton and William RuaneAvailable on region 2 DVD from Amazon.com.
British socialist filmmaker Ken Loach is known
Journalist John Pilger will be speaking at a public meeting in Sydney on February 15, the anniversary of the biggest ever global protests against war. Pip Hinman spoke to Pilger about the truth and lies in the "war on terror". What do you make of
Alison Dellit
On January 16, the Washington Post reported that the US State Department had put half a dozen current and former Indonesian military officers on a "watch list", which will, in effect, prevent them from travelling to the US. The list
A national survey conducted by Roy Morgan Research last August found that 25% of Australians do not believe their local hospital would provide them with adequate treatment if they had an accident. If a quarter of the population
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