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PALESTINE: Dozens killed by Israeli shelling

Kim Bullimore After weeks of bombarding Gaza with more than 2000 heavy artillery shells, killing more than two dozen people and wounding hundreds, Israel continues to target the region. Shelling began on March 31. On average, 150 artillery shells

France shows the way — student strike June 1

Emma Clancy French students have just led millions of workers to victory in the fight against their conservative government's CPE (First Employment Contract) law, which was a major attack on the rights of young workers. Showing the real power that

UNITED STATES: 'We're going to keep marching'

The Wall Street Journal published a worried analysis about the April 10 day of action for immigrant rights, pointing to widespread absenteeism by workers who participated, which forced many employers to shut down. Workers at an Excel meatpacking

Howard aims to banish all 'boat people'

Sarah Stephen Mohammad Sagar, 29, and Muhammad Faisal, 26, are Iraqis who have been granted refugee status but remain stranded on Nauru after arriving there four-and-a-half years ago. The Australian government won't take them after ASIO deemed them

Well built theatre with a sense of rhythm

We Built This CityWritten and directed by Donna JacksonMelbourne Workers TheatreWith Mark SeymourScienceworks, MelbourneUntil May 6 PREVIEW BY MARGARITA WINDISCH At a time when the Howard government has introduced the most reactionary IR

Solidarity with Villawood protesters

MELBOURNE — On April 16, the Easter bunny was locked up outside of St Paul's Cathedral as protesters condemned the mandatory detention of asylum seekers and PM John Howard's proposed new law to process asylum seekers offshore. The action was

BRITAIN: A victim of conscience

Rohan Pearce "The invasion and occupation of Iraq is a campaign of imperial military conquest and falls into the category of criminal acts. I would have had criminal responsibility vicariously if I had gone to Iraq. I still have two great loves in

Hattah-Nowingi dump 'too big a risk'

Zoe Kenny The Save the Food Bowl Alliance (SFBA), which is campaigning to stop the construction of an industrial waste dump at Hattah-Nowingi, 50 kilometres from Mildura, in north-west Victoria, has called for the seven days leading up to April 26

Policy, public opinion and Papua

Clinton Fernandes When it comes to Australia-Indonesia relations, public opinion has often been under-estimated by policymakers, who have then been frustrated by the challenges it poses. More than a year before Indonesia's 1975 invasion of East

State harassment of Mamdouh Habib continues

Simon Tayler, Sydney Mamdouh Habib, arrested in Pakistan and held without charge in Guantanamo Bay for three-and-a-half years until he was released without charge in February 2005, was arrested again by Parramatta police on March 29. This latest

Unionists protest Optus sackings

Kylie Moon, Melbourne On April 12, 50 unionists protested outside the Optus city centre offices against the sacking of 70 field technicians in Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane. The protest was organised by the Australian Council of Trade Unions

MALAYSIA: Court reserves judgment in PSM case

Eva Cheng A seven-year battle by the Socialist Party of Malaysia (PSM) to gain registration as a legal association failed to produce a clear result when the case was heard in the country's Court of Appeals on April 10. The court reserved its