James Crafti, Melbourne
At 7pm on January 17, a special edition of Melbourne Age newspaper listing the first round of university offers was released. The cover of the paper had a cartoon of a small young person reaching up to grab a key from a
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HOBART — A recent Newspoll on woodchipping commissioned by Doctors for Forests has drawn angry responses from the forestry industry and Liberal and Labor state politicians. More than 85% of the 1200 people interviewed across Australia said they
The Crass Motor ShowKeep Left TheatreFebruary 18-28, Victorian Trades Hall, Carlton$15/$10Book on (03) 9489 1096 or visit <http://www.theatre.keep-left.org>.
REVIEW BY SARAH STEPHEN & JULIE SMITH
MELBOURNE — The Crass Motor Show is a
Kerryn Williams
A damning report on the federal government's work-for-the-dole program has revealed "quite large significant adverse effects of participation" in the scheme.
The report, "Does 'Work for the Dole' Work?", was obtained by the
REVIEW BY OWEN RICHARDS
Our BoysDirected by Kerry BrewsterProduced and edited by Andrea LangScreening on ABC TV8pm, February 10
A new television documentary series about marginalised students in the public education system gives the lie to Prime
On January 17, former diplomat Tony Kevin revealed that Australian SAS forces in Iraq had engaged in a "turkey shoot" against Iraqi troops — 30 hours before US President George Bush's declaration of war. Green Left Weekly's Nick Everett spoke to
Shua Garfield, Hobart
University of Tasmania student Munyaradzi "Munya" Chiramiro is facing deportation to Zimbabwe after incorrectly completing a bridging visa application. Munya has lived in Hobart since mid-2001 and is one semester short of
Mike Byrne, Brisbane
The Socialist Alliance's South Brisbane branch staged an "eviction" of ALP state MP Anna Bligh from her electorate office on January 31, as a protest against homelessness, which has dramatically increased under Premier Peter
Simon Butler, Newcastle
The state of the refugee rights movement and the role local governments can play in strengthening it were the themes of a public meeting hosted by the Newcastle branch of the Socialist Alliance on January 28.
Steve
Russian left and KPRF
Tom Freeman (Write On, GLW #566) provides a curious gloss on the article in GLW #565 in which Boris Kagarlitsky discusses the Future of the Left conference held by Russian oppositionists last November in the town of Golitsyno,
On January 16, author and activist Arundhati Roy, winner of the 1997 Booker Prize, addressed the opening plenary of the World Social Forum in Mumbai. This is an abridged text of her speech.
Last January thousands of us gathered in Porto Alegre in
Berta Joubert-Ceci, New York
Amid protests restricted by the government and a heavy police presence, the Americas Summit was held on January 12-13 in Monterrey, Mexico. Many protesting groups had signed a statement declaring US President George
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