John Pilger
The West's crusaders, the United States and
Britain, are giving less to help the tsunami victims than the
cost of a stealth bomber or a week's bloody occupation of
Iraq. The bill for US President George Bush's coming
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Sarah Stephen, Sydney
One-hundred people gathered outside the Downing Centre Local Court on January 11 to protest charges laid against four refugee supporters who allegedly helped asylum seekers to escape from Australia.
Charges against Mark
Alex Bainbridge, Hobart
Woodchipping giant Gunns Limited issued a writ against 20 environmental activists and organisations on December 13, claiming their actions had hurt its business. Two days later, up to 700 people protested in Hobart to
Sarah Stephen
Using the cover of the Christmas holiday season and the media focus on the tsunami disaster, the Department of Immigration and Multicultural and Indigenous Affairs (DIMIA) ordered the forcible deportation of one Sudanese and two
John Roosa
On December 25, one day before Aceh was devastated by an earthquake-driven tsunami, the Indonesian military (TNI) announced that it had just killed 18 pro-independence guerrillas in the province. Such news had long since become routine.
John Catalinotto, New York
Former CIA "asset" and current Iraqi "Premier" Iyad Allawi telephoned US President George Bush on January 3 to discuss problems about holding the January 30 national election in Iraq. The big question was whether the
GERMANY: New left party to be launched
In a ballot conducted in the now 6000-strong Electoral Alternative Work and Social Justice in December, an overwhelming 96% voted to formally launch a new left party at an extraordinary congress on January
Kathy Newnan">
SYDNEY — People imprisoned in Villawood detention centre responded generously to the tsunami crisis, despite many having little money. Some have cash from their working days before they were detained. Together they raised
Nicole Hilder, Wollongong
Residential developer Stockland Development was found guilty on December 16 of disregarding planning rules after dumping thousands of tonnes of landfill on top of a sacred Aboriginal site at Sandon Point in northern
Sarah Stephen
Rebuilding the countries affected by the tsunami is a monumental task that will take many years. Some communities will never be the same — the landscape along the coastal regions has been permanently altered.
The 15-metre salt
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