Pip Hinman, Sydney
"The August 8 statement by 43 former service chiefs and diplomats, accusing PM John Howard of lying about the reasons for Australia going to war on Iraq, underlines what most Australians already know", Anna Samson from Sydney's
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Jon Lamb
On August 5, the ad hoc human rights court in Indonesia accepted an appeal, and acquitted four generals of any involvement in the killing of at least 1500 East Timorese during the 1999 terror campaign that was orchestrated by the
Sarah Stephen
On August 6, the High Court ruled that the federal government has the legal power to detain failed asylum seekers indefinitely — potentially for the rest of their lives.
In making its decision, the High Court considered the
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Labor uses Howard's anti-worker laws
MELBOURNE — The Victorian state council of the Ambulance Employees Association voted on August 11 for paramedics' work bans to remain suspended while conciliation talks with the government continued.
On the last day of the NSW government inquiry into building products firm James Hardie's asbestos compensation fund, the barrister representing the company at the inquiry made an anouncement implying that James Hardie would pay full compensation to
Chris Slee, Melbourne
Forty people attended a public forum on August 10 on casualisation organised by Unite, an organisation campaigning for the rights of casual workers.
Unite has organised campaigns exposing illegal and oppressive practices by
Brainwashed
It's great to see that John Howard hasn't let his long tenure as prime minister change him in any way. He's still as slimy and as slippery as an eel. According to him, the debate before invading Iraq was about whether old Saddam would
Had the royal touch
"He came across very arrogant, like a total pompous git." — Comment made about Richard Butler, the recently resigned Queen's representative in Tasmania, quoted in the August 11 Sydney Daily Telegraph.
Selfless
"I was
PALESTINE: Israeli soldiers fire on ambulance
On August 10, Palestinian Medical Relief Society ambulance staff, including five doctors and two nurses, were attacked while they distributed first aid kits to homeless residents of Rafah. According to
Control RoomDirected by Jehane Noujaim83 minutes
Distributed in Australia by Rialto Entertainment
REVIEWED BY VANNESSA HEARMAN
Control Room is a moving account of life inside the Qatar-based Aljazeera satellite television station, during the
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