Doug Lorimer
A number of submissions made to the Senate legal and constitutional legislation committee's inquiry into the Howard government's Anti-Terrorism Bill (No 2) 2005, which will issue its report on the bill on November 28, have highlighted
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Niko Leka, Newcastle
Twenty-seven maintenance workers employed by Boeing at the Williamtown RAAF base north of here have been locked out by the company since June 1 for refusing to sign new individual contracts. The workers, all members of the
Kathy Newnam, Darwin
At a November 23 public forum, 50 people heard three Medical Association for the Prevention of War members challenge the myth that the Lucas Heights nuclear reactor in Sydney is necessary on medical grounds.
Dr Peter Tait
Don Fowler, Sydney
The Leichhardt Peace Group has written a letter of concern about the proposed anti-terrorism legislation to the secretary-general of the United Nations, Kofi Annan, and has requested he refer it to the Office of the United
On November 30, 1923 the great socialist agitator John Maclean died in Glasgow at the early age of 44. His health had been ground down by years of poverty and abuse in British prisons. Maclean was jailed several times for his opposition to World War
DARWIN — On November 19, 70 people attended the first screening of David Bradbury's latest documentary film, Blowin' in the Wind. The documentary focuses on the use of depleted uranium in "conventional" munitions and the impact of DU munitions
Jon Lamb, Darwin
On November 18 it was revealed by defence minister Robert Hill that one of the outcomes of the Australia-United States Ministerial Consultations (AUSMIN), held on November 17-18, was that the Australian government had given the
Dr Leslie Cannold
The current debate around RU486 is about whether or not the safety and efficacy of a drug should be impartially evaluated on the basis of the medical evidence by the Therapeutic Goods Association (TGA), or whether this drug should
Janet Parker
Most people think that the war in Vietnam ended 30 years ago, but did it? More bombs were dropped on Vietnam than the total dropped by all sides in World War II. These bombs continue to wreak havoc; more than 84,000 people (mostly
Alex Miller
On November 21, police arrested Scottish Socialist Party (SSP) member of the Scottish parliament Tommy Sheridan after a peaceful direct action that prevented British immigration officials from carrying out dawn raids on refugees' homes.
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