Rachel Evans
Activists are disappointed and angry about Attorney-General Philip Ruddock's June 6 announcement that the federal government will overturn legislation for same-sex civil unions in the ACT by August 1. ACT Attorney-General Simon Corbell
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In answer to a question in parliament on June 1 from John Murphy (ALP MP for Lowe) about the total and itemised costs borne by the taxpayer for the state memorial service for the late Kerry Packer, held at the Sydney Opera House on February 17, PM
Peter Boyle
Among the cynical circles of Australian foreign policy "experts" committed to Australia playing a neo-colonial role in the Asia-Pacific region, there are some differing views on the Howard government's military intervention in the East
On June 3, thousands of people from across Israel demonstrated in Tel Aviv against the Israeli government and the international boycott and sanctions against the Hamas-led Palestinian Authority. The rally was held on the 39th anniversary of the Six
On June 2, Green Left Weekly's Peter Boyle caught up with Matt McCarten, the secretary of New Zealand's Unite union, who was visiting Sydney. Like his union, which is widely acknowledged to be revitalising the trade union movement across the Tasman,
Emma Clancy
In the wake of the 1600-strong national student strike on June 1 against PM John Howard's anti-worker laws, young people are now preparing young workers and students contingents to the June 28 protests against Work Choices called by the
Peter Boyle
I was watching the ABC TV news the other night and one of those gruesome reports of another day of war in Iraq flashed on the screen. My nine-year-old daughter said: "Why don't they stop this war? They are just killing more and more
Alison Dellit, Canberra
On June 7, the ACT Labor government announced the closure of 39 schools (and the loss of 160 teaching jobs), the cutting of another 500 public service jobs and severe cuts to superannuation for the remaining workers, two new
Farooq Tariq, Lahore
On June 5, Anjaman Mozareen Punjab (AMP), an organisation fighting for land rights at the military farms in the Okara district, organised a successful public meeting at Probanabad in Depalpur, despite extreme attempts by police
MELBOURNE — Thousands of people marched on June 4 to mark World Environment Day and call on the state Labor government to protect Victoria's old-growth forests. The world's largest "tree hug" took place when a 70-metre-long banner, representing the
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