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
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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
Robyn Marshall, Caracas
Tens of thousands of Venezuelans joined with 200 foreign guests — authors, political activists, teachers and students from across the world — to commemorate the first anniversary of the April 13 mass insurrection that
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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
Jack Cohen-Joppa & Alison Dellit
As he walked out the prison door on April 21, the thumping beat of a police helicopter overhead, the shouts from the press and the cheers and jeers of demonstrators just outside the massive gate may have prevented
Doug Lorimer
Following Spain's announcement on April 19 that it would be pulling its contingent of 1300 troops out of Iraq over the following two weeks, the UN-authorised multinational force which the Spanish troops were part of has started to
Sarah Stephen
On May 1, the European Union will expand from 15 countries to 25, incorporating Cyprus, the Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Lithuania, Latvia, Malta, Poland, Slovakia and Slovenia.
While there will be unprecedented freedom of
Sue Bolton, Melbourne
"Craig Johnston is being targeted because he's a leader, and that's the only reason he's been targeted", Jenny Kruschel, assistant Victorian branch secretary of the Textile, Clothing and Footwear Union of Australia (TCFUA),
Bill Nevins
The Black Eagle Drum Group brought honour, big time, to Jemez Pueblo and to all of New Mexico when it won a Grammy award for best Native American music album in February. Black Eagle - Flying Free, is the group's sixth recording and the
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