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Howard steals workers' compensation
Michael Rowney
The Howard Coalition government is removing workers' compensation rights of injured military personnel and other federal government employees with retrospective changes to the
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On March 2, the BBC screened a documentary showing footage of asylum seekers being assaulted, sexually humiliated and racially abused at Oakington detention centre, run by Global Solutions, a Group 4 company. In November, the prison passed an
Tamara Pearson
On February 7, Venezuela's governing party, the Movement for the Fifth Republic (MVR) established a 50% quota for women candidates for the National Assembly and district and municipal council elections. This will be applied to the
March 20 marks the second anniversary of the start of the criminal war on Iraq. Today, Iraq lies in ruins; its own people have become prisoners of war and terror. The war and occupation has brought neither freedom nor democracy. The elections have
Left-wing students contesting student union elections at Jerusalem University have had their stalls shut down and leaflets confiscated y campus security, as well as a staff supporter sacked. The Student Social front ticket, which includes Palestinian
HOBART — In response to the high-profile abortion-bashing by federal health minister Tony Abbott and friends, the Hobart International Women's Day collective has decided to prioritise pro-choice campaigning this year.
Meeting on February 28, the
Stuart Munckton
Speaking on his television program, Hello President on February 27, Venezuela's popular pro-poor president, Hugo Chavez, explained: "I am convinced, at this stage of my life — I am now 50 years old — after six years as a
Figures released on February 28 by the Morgantown veteran centre reveal that the recent wars in Afghanistan and Iraq have produced the most grievously wounded veterans since the Vietnam War ended in 1975. Of the 244,054 Iraq and Afghanistan veterans
MELBOURNE — On February 21, the Council to Homeless Persons (CHP) stated that the federal government is likely to cut funding by 10% to Supported Accommodation Assistance Programs (SAAP).
Both federal and state governments are currently
Max Lane, Sydney
On the evening of March 2 at Jakarta airport, Dr Ed Aspinall, a lecturer in South East Asian history at the University of Sydney, was prevented from entering Indonesia.
"I was stopped at immigration at the Jakarta airport. The
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