Doug Lorimer
"What we're seeing in Iraq is an attempted power grab by extremists and terrorists", US President George Bush declared at an April 16 White House press briefing. The claim that Iraqis who are engaged in armed resistance to the US-led
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The Coalition government is at it again. Whenever it seeks to abrogate its social responsibility and save money it resorts to stigmatisation and scare tactics. The latest is attacking "the cult of early retirement". The government wants more
Mission impossible
"One of the hardest parts of my job is to console the family members who have lost their life." — Emperor George Bush II, April 13.
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"One senior [British] Army officer told The Telegraph that ... American
Dave Andrews, Fremantle
The state ALP government is set to introduce long-awaited reforms to WA's workers' compensation laws in May. The reforms, outlined in a discussion paper Restoring Fairness, Balance and Certainty: Workers Compensation Reforms
To Be and to Have (Etre et Avoir)Directed by Nicolas PhillibertShowing at Palace cinemas, Sydney and Cinema Nova, Melbourne
REVIEW BY JOHN GAUCI
All over France, you can still find "single-class schools" — schools that bring together all the
In Iraq the Americans are winning the hearts and minds again.A week ago they batonned a man senselesshe refused to remove a poster from his car:the poster was a picture of Shiite cleric Moqtada al Sadr.Were the Americans protecting free speech?Were
Stephen Garvey, Melbourne
On April 21, the Victorian state Labor government announced new legislation to force an end to strikes considered detrimental to community interests.
The Emergency Powers Act would establish an "independent" statutory
@intro2 = During April, Friends of the Earth (FOE) is running the Climate Justice Tour, in which leaders of Nigeria, Samoa and Tuvulu are visiting Australian cities to provide insight into the impact of Canberra's energy policies on our Pacific
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Suicide attempts in Port Hedland
Port Hedland immigration detention centre, in the far north of Western Australia, is the site of deep depression, despair and suicide attempts. All of its 54 prisoners have been there for more than three
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Wilkie: 'Troops out of Iraq!'
MELBOURNE — On April 22, 400 people crammed into the Victorian Trades Hall Council chambers to hear former intelligence officer Andrew Wilkie speak. The forum was organised by the Humanist Society and the
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