Four refugee supporters have been summoned to face charges of signing false passport statements in relation to escaped asylum seekers attempting to flee Australia to find safe haven in other countries.
We the undersigned recognise that
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Honouring Leila Murray: Heart of JusticeEdited by Roderic Pitty and Ruth Braunstein$7.95, available from http://www.gleebooks.com.au
REVIEW BY CHRIS MARTIN
"Leila Murray was a great source of strength and wisdom to all her large family, to all
Stuart Munckton
At a government-sponsored World Forum of Intellectuals and Artists in Defence of Humanity, held in Caracas on December 2-3, Hugo Chavez, Venezuela's radical left-wing president, "pledged to provide an office and resources in
Sarah Stephen, Sydney
Sydney's Refugee Action Coalition (RAC) held a meeting on December 6, attended by 25 people, to organise a defence campaign for four refugee supporters charged with helping asylum seekers who escaped from detention obtain
Nicole Hilder, Wollongong
Land prices in the Illawarra region have quadrupled in the past five years, fuelled by a land shortage and an influx of Sydney "sea-change" buyers, according to the December 9 Illawarra Mercury. There has been a rush by
The Scottish Socialist Voice, newspaper of the Scottish Socialist Party, has celebrated the publication of its 200th issue. The Voice was initially published in 1996 as the fortnightly paper of Scottish Militant Labour, and became the paper of the
East Timor: TestimonyElaine BriereBetween the Lines Books128 pages, 64 photographs, $56.95
REVIEW BY STEPHEN LANGFORD
For people involved in East Timor's struggle, this book is a must-read. I have Elaine Briere to thank for my start in East
The following is abridged from a speech given by Stephen Jolly, Socialist Party member and Yarra city councillor, to the council's swearing-in ceremony at Richmond Town Hall on December 1.
Last Saturday, 91% of voters in this area voted for what
The Origins of the ALP: A Marxist AnalysisBy Jim McIlroyResistance Books, 200458 pages, $5.95Available from your local Activist Centre (see page 2) or email <info@resistancebooks.com>
REVIEW BY CHRIS ATKINSON
The further 2.4% swing to
Songs for MahmudDavid Rovics$25 from Hobart Activist Centre, phone (03) 6234 6397 or $US12 from <http://www.davidrovics.com>.
REVIEW BY ALEX BAINBRIDGE
Like the other CDs David Rovics has released in the last few years, Songs for Mahmud
Since European settlement, half of Australia's forests have been cleared. Only 5% of the country has any forest cover remaining.
Over 85% of the southern temperate woodlands has been completely cleared. Between 12 and 15 billion trees have been
Zionist myths
Rachel Freeman's diatribe (Write On, GLW #609) against Doug Lorimer's obituary for Yasser Arafat (GLW #607) repeats many Zionist myths created to demonise Arafat and the Palestinian people.
If Freeman had done even an ounce of
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