A famous thinker once wrote that in modern industrial society, individuals are more than ever dependent upon society for their "food, clothing, a home, the tools of work, language, the forms of thought, and most of the content of thought". Far from
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Vannessa Hearman, Melbourne
I was actively involved in the campaign for East Timor's independence throughout 1999 as a member of Action in Solidarity with Indonesia and East Timor.
We were fortunate that at the time, Craig Johnston held the
Green Left Weekly offers our condolences to the Palestinian people for the loss of a fighter for freedom. A full obituary for Yasser Arafat will appear in the next Green Left Weekly.From Green Left Weekly, November 17, 2004.
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Kathy Newnam, Darwin
Opposition to the planned US-Australia military training centres in Queensland and the Northern Territory continues to grow.
Following his participation in US defence and Pentagon briefings, former senior ANZUS treaty advisor
Max Lane, Sydney
Action in Solidarity with Asia and the Pacific (ASAP) is deeply concerned at the news that 38-year-old Indonesian human rights campaigner Munir, who died in September aboard a flight to Amsterdam, was murdered, according to an
Michelle Brear, Sydney
The world's biggest teddy bear joined staff, students and kids at a 150-strong rally on November 11 at the University of New South Wales to demand that the university urgently act on the enormous childcare waiting lists at
Liam Mitchell, Sydney
As train commuters struggle to get to work on time and home by a reasonable hour due to an unreliable, understaffed railway system, RailCorp management and the NSW Labor government continue to blame rail workers for the
Total Recall: The Election Of Arnie — Tells the story of how Arnold Schwarzenegger ended up Californian governor. SBS, Thursday, November 18, 2pm.
A Million Acres A Year — The southwest of Western Australia is one of the world's most
Green Left Weekly's Chris Latham spoke to newly elected Greens senator from Western Australia Rachel Siewert about the Greens' increased vote and role now that the Coalition will control both houses of federal parliament from July 1 next year.
The
John Howard's Liberal-National Coalition government sent Australian troops to join the illegal US-led invasion and occupation of Iraq. Until recently, Labor's policy was to bring the troops home by Christmas. But after the election, and to the dismay
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