Susan Austin
"When I was diagnosed with schizophrenia as a teenager, I was told I would have this disease all my life, I would need to take medication all the time and I might just be able to cope. Recovery has been about reclaiming my future and
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MELBOURNE — In the early hours of May 11, police attacked 150 Indigenous activists and their supporters as they removed embers from the "sacred flame" that had been burning in the Kings Domain park in central Melbourne since the Camp Sovereignty
Duncan Meerding, Hobart
A May 11 meeting of workers employed at the Beaconsfield goldmine in northern Tasmania called for an independent judicial inquiry into the rock fall in the mine on April 25 that resulted in the death of miner Larry Knight,
Labor Party
I read an article sourced from the Australian Associated Press (AAP) on April 17, in which Labor treasury spokesperson Wayne Swan said a number of research projects pointed to the need for an overhaul of the tax and welfare systems. He
MELBOURNE — Residents of the western suburb of Broadmeadows are celebrating a small victory after the Howard government announced in its 2006 budget that it had decided to scrap the construction of a $120 million, 500-bed immigration detention
James Caufield, Canberra
On May 10, 100 people chanting "Refugees yes, racism no, Johnny Howard has got to go", rallied outside federal parliament. The demonstration was called by the Refugee Action Committee to protest against the introduction of
Michael Karadjis
A wide-ranging public discussion in the lead up to the 10th congress of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) — held in Hanoi on April 18-25 and attended by 1176 delegates — focused on issues of corruption, calls for greater
Trent Hawkins
Amid all the media hype about tax cuts and the surplus following the release of the federal budget on May 9, one thing that didn't attract much attention was the budget's impact on higher education.
In a nutshell, the 2006 budget is
On May 15, the US announced that it would halt weapons sales to Venezuela due to its alleged lack of cooperation in the US "war on terrorism". In response, Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez told the BBC during a recent London visit: "If it's true that
GEELONG — On May 9, 25 members of the Geelong Community and Union Solidarity Group (GCUSG) met to discuss the fight against the Howard government's Work Choices laws.
Joan Doyle, Victorian branch secretary of the communications workers' union,
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