Graham Milner, Perth
The crisis in mental health care in Western Australia has reached severe proportions. There are now rumours that the state government is preparing a new funding package for the sector without community consultation.
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On July 29, Australia's ambassador to the Philippines was called in to that country's foreign ministry to be given a justly deserved "dressing down" over foreign minister Alexander Downer's attacks on Philippines President Gloria Arroyo's decision to
Jon Lamb
Australian Labor Party federal leader Mark Latham's comments on July 22 that a government led by him would start new negotiations with East Timor over the maritime boundary in the Timor Sea has provoked a threat from Prime Minister John
Roberto Jorquera
A new opinion poll, conducted on July 15-22 by the US opinion research firm Evans McDonough Company (EMC), indicates that Hugo Chavez, Venezuela's radical left-wing president, could win the August 15 recall referendum with a
Dale Mills, Sydney
On July 29, two anti-war activists who painted the words "No war" on the Sydney Opera House's main sail on March 18 last year argued in the NSW Criminal Appeal Court that they should have been allowed to put their defence of
Elizabeth Schulte, Chicago
Call him the "me too" candidate. Republican President George Bush is for a stronger military. Democratic Party challenger John Kerry says "me too". Bush shredded civil liberties with the USAPATRIOT Act. Kerry says "me
Refuge Australia: Australia's humanitarian recordBy Klaus NeumannUNSW Press128 pages, $16.95 pb
REVIEW BY SARAH STEPHEN
Refuge Australia has an explosive opening. It relates three stories of refugees, which could have been set in the present: the
Dave Riley
It was very clear as the various preview screenings swept through Australia that Michael Moore's documentary Fahrenheit 9/11 made for no ordinary film showing. Anecdotal feedback from many of these screenings suggested that film-goers
Federico Fuentes
Toronto student Daniel Freeman-Maloy is finally able to return to his studies after York University dropped its bid to ban him for three years for taking part in political protests.
Freeman-Maloy is an active member of Solidarity
Austin Whitten
The administrative guidelines for the controversial Higher Education Support Act 2003 are currently being digested by university staff across Australia. Administrative personnel travelled to Canberra in March to learn how to
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