Jo Williams
Since its election in 1998, the Venezuelan government led by Hugo Chavez has implemented a range of mass social programs aimed at eradicating widespread poverty, and at reversing the systematic social exclusion of millions of
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Pavita Khosa, Sydney
On December 1, 150 people came to hear John Pilger launch his latest book. The event was organised by the North Sydney Library.
Tell Me No Lies: Investigative Journalism and its Triumphs pays tribute to some of the greatest
Twenty years after the horrific disaster in Bhopal, probably responsible for 20,000 deaths, the victims are still fighting for compensation. This article on this act of mass murder is abridged from <http://bhopal.com>, where information on
Sarah Stephen
At 11.20am on November 19, a 36-year-old Aboriginal man, Cameron Doomadgee, died in the police watch-house on Palm Island, 70km north of Townsville. An hour earlier he was very much alive, singing along the street. He was arrested for
Kim Bullimore, West Bank
Ten candidates, including jailed Palestinian leader, Marwan Barghouti, have nominated to contest the January 9 Palestinian presidential elections. Barghouti, who had previously said he would not contest the elections in
According to the December 3 Washington Post, a recent classified report found similar abuses existed in Afghanistan's prisons to those in jails in Iraq. The report found that a lack of available guidelines had "created opportunities for abusing the
Sam Wainwright, Perth
On November 25, 300 workers employed by Leighton Contractors on the construction of the Perth to Mandurah railway won a significant victory in their fight for better night shift penalties.
Negotiations between the
December 1, West Papuan Independence Day, was commemorated by solidarity activists across the world. Indonesia has banned the display of West Papua's "Morning Star" flag in West Papua, and the province's governor, Jaap Salossa, banned all celebration
Linda Waldron, Delhi
The Fourth National Conference of the All India Progressive Women's Association was held in Delhi on November 24-25. The conference opened with two minutes' silence to honour Manju Singh, an AIPWA activist from Bihar gunned
The Polar ExpressWritten and directed by Robert Zemeckis
Based on the book by Chris Van AllsburgWith Tom Hanks, Chris Coppola and Nona Gaye
REVIEW BY NICOLE HILDER
The Polar Express is a tale of Christmas Eve re-education. A mysterious train
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