PM John Howard is moving his war on workers and the poor into top gear. The Coalition's plans to push through pernicious legislation when it takes control of the Senate in July are clear.
Howard is drawing a line in the sand, and so must we. Green
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Doug Lorimer
May was the second deadliest month for the US occupation forces in Iraq so far this year, with 72 US troops killed. This took the total number of US troops killed in Iraq since the war began in March 2003 to 1657, according to a count
On June 1, Israel's Haaretz newspaper reported that a high-level South Africa defence ministry delegation was due to visit soon. The newspaper explained that the delegation, which would include arms manufacturers, would meet with the director-general
Marce Cameron
In recent months Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez has not missed an opportunity to urge his supporters to contribute to a historic debate on the future of the country's Bolivarian revolution.
In the multitude of popular
Newsagents
I have submitted some resolutions for the forthcoming conference of the Socialist Alliance. There is one that I have frequently discussed with other comrades and that is the urgent need to have Green Left Weekly sold at newsagents
Kerry Vernon, Newcastle
On May 30, 900 Newcastle University staff attended a meeting to hear details of the university's plans for job cuts. They were told that 19% of the staff would lose their jobs almost immediately.
Deputy vice-chancellor
Ten years after he first applied, Kassab Al-Rashid, a prominent member of Committee for Defence of Legitimate Rights, a pro-democracy body suppressed by the Saudi monarchy, is still waiting for a decision on his initial application for asylum in
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