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MELBOURNE — Many unions have passed motions in support of the March 20 international protest against the occupation of Iraq. They include: the Geelong Trades and Labour Council; the Victorian branch of the Construction, Forestry, Mining and

Pilger: Mass movement is 'my kind of radical fringe!'

Sarah Stephen, Sydney Journalist and film-maker John Pilger and former intelligence official Andrew Wilkie addressed a packed crowd of 1000 at a public meeting organised by the Stop the War Coalition on February 15. Addressing the impact of the

Whistleblower calls for new inquiry into Iraq 'intelligence'

Sarah Stephen, Sydney "A journalist recently asked me whether the average Australian cared any more about the unravelling case for war", Andrew Wilkie told a Stop the War Coalition public meeting on February 15. "It's true that some have taken PM

A desperate and unhappy past

Far from HeavenWritten and directed by Todd HaynesWith Julianne Moore, Dennis Quaid and Dennis HaysbertWarner Home Video REVIEW BY LOUIS PROYECT For anybody growing up in an affluent small town or suburbia during the 1950s, Far from Heaven will

Public schools and federal funding

Sue Bull, Melbourne Federal education minister Brendan Nelson thinks it's not a problem that his government has increased public funding of wealthy private schools like Haileybury College, Ivanhoe Grammar and Presbyterian Ladies College, by up to

Where is Latham taking Labor?

The electoral fortunes of the ALP seem to have turned around since its national conference. Recent polls have the two major parties level, and the Liberals behind on a two-party preferred basis. The intelligence justifying the Iraq war is being

Redfern 'riot': black youth fight back

Kylie Moon & Stuart Munckton, Sydney On February 14, Thomas "TJ" Hickey, a 17-year-old Indigenous man, was flung from his bike and impaled on a metal fence in the inner-city suburb of Waterloo. He died early the next morning in hospital. Redfern

INDONESIA: Little policy differences among elite parties

Max Lane With only six weeks until the general election, there still seems to be very little popular interest in it. Even professional politicians, who are very interested, are focused on possible cross-party alliances, rather than competitive

Anti-war group relaunched

DARWIN — The local No War committee has begun meeting to organise for the March 20 global day of protest against the occupation of Iraq. The rally also will demand a stop to plans for a new US base in the Northern Territory. The rally will be held

Right to organise in jeopardy

Patrick Emerton The September 11 attacks on the World Trade Centre have resulted in a burst of legislative activity in Australia. A host of new laws has been passed, ostensibly to respond to the threat posed by terrorism. The latest proposal to

PALESTINE: Israeli establishment 'lacks will to peace'

Kiraz Janicke Last year University of Western Australia student Joshua Taafee travelled to Israeli-occupied Palestine to work with the International Solidarity Movement (ISM). The principle role of the ISM in Palestine, Taafee told Green Left

UNITED STATES: Drug companies withheld data on side effects

Rachel Evans On February 2, a US Food and Drug Agency (FDA) advisory committee warned doctors to use great caution in prescribing anti-depressant drugs to children, citing an increased risk of suicide among those taking the drugs. The FDA is