Jeremy Smith
The national council of the National Tertiary Education Union (NTEU), meeting in Melbourne on September 30-October 2, voted to support the campaign to end the imprisonment of militant unionist Craig Johnston.
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Ernest Tate, interviewed Peter Camejo for Relay magazine. Tate has known Camejo since the late 1950s, when Peter was a leader of the Young Socialists Alliance and a leader of the American Socialist Workers' Party. In the 1960s, Peter gained national
In early 2004, the Kumbutjil Association was formed by residents of Darwin's One Mile Dam community to undertake projects in the community and address the profound health and safety issues confronting residents. According to community leader David
Eva Cheng
From his September 12 election to the Legislative Council, pro-worker activist "Long Hair" Leung Kwok-Hung fought to modify the oath of allegiance he had to give on October 6 in order to take up the seat. Leung, who is one of 30 popularly
Kim Bullimore, West Bank
Seven days after the Israeli military campaign in the northern Gaza region began on September 28, 100 Palestinians — one third of them under the age of 15 — have been killed, while more than 300 civilians, including
Speaking clearly I
"I understand that the enemy could misread what I say. That's why I try to be as clearly I can." — Emperor George Bush II, September 23.
Speaking clearly II
"Our strategy is to help the Iraqis help themselves. It's
The following is an abridged version of a speech by jailed unionist Craig Johnston's lawyer Rob Stary to a public meeting in Melbourne on September 23. Johnston was formerly the Victorian secretary of the Australian Manufacturing Workers Union
Federico Fuentes
In the wake of the devastation wreaked by tropical storm Jeanne, Haitians have had to deal with armed looters attacking food depots containing international aid. In the flood-hit city of Gonaives, armed gangs, who earlier this year
Alison Dellit
The Socialist Alliance is likely to receive more than 12,000 votes across the 26 lower house seats it stood in, with slightly less votes in the Senate. It was the first time the alliance contested a federal election campaign with its
On October 10, the Greens were celebrating Christine Milne's Senate victory in Tasmania and were confident that they would win further Senate seats.
According to Greens Senator Kerry Nettle, "It's particularly encouraging that in an election which
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