Lou Plummer, Fayetteville, North Carolina
On the day after his 19th birthday in 1966, my father received his commission as an officer in the same North Carolina National Guard unit that took his father to Europe in World War Two. By 1969, having
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Stuart Munckton,Edward Ashscoft &Jason Cahill
The campaign by students to oppose university administrations moving to increase fees has started to take off and spread from one campus to another.
Last December, ignoring public opposition, the
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Afghan community discusses women's rights
SYDNEY — Most women in Afghanistan are no better off since the country was "liberated" by the United States two years ago, Afghan academic Dr Nazir Gul told a packed hall on March 20.
The
For eight months, Tom Mann taught in one of Australia's desert prisons for asylum seekers. The experience turned him into a campaigner against mandatory detention.
Michael, an 11-year-old Iranian boy, arrived at Woomera detention centre at the end
Tong Tana: The Lost Paradise — A Swedish TV crew and Swiss environmentalist Bruno Manser travel to Borneo to film the devastation of the ancient forests. SBS, Friday, April 2, 2pm.
Message Stick: Customary Law — Many Indigenous communities
Jon Lamb, Darwin
On March 18, East Timorese dock worker Pedro Henrique was crushed to death by a container at Dili wharf, while working for Darwin-based Perkins Shipping.
Union officials in East Timor and Darwin claim that Henrique was fatally
Sue Bolton, Melbourne
More unionists are adding their names to the campaign to defend Craig Johnston, the former secretary of the Australian Manufacturing Workers Union's Victorian branch. Johnston is facing serious charges resulting from the
Paul Benedek, Sydney
More than 300 Aboriginal protesters and supporters marched from the Redfern Block to NSW state parliament on March 24, chanting "Too many police, not enough justice".
The rally was called to protest police mistreatment of
John Tomlinson
Beyond the New Paternalism: Basic Security as EqualityBy Guy StandingVerso, London, 2002320 pages
In early December, I finally got around to reading Philippe Van Parijs' 1997 book Real Freedom for All. I needed to read it before
Chris Slee
The Tamil National Alliance will contest the April 2 Sri Lankan parliamentary elections on a platform calling for the creation of an interim self-governing authority for the north-eastern part of the island. The TNA, an alliance of four
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