The Chaser's War on Everything — Confronting and lampooning key players from the world of politics, business, religion, media and culture. ABC, Friday, June 23, 10.15pm.
Sixty Thousand Barrels — Nancy Hillier, a defiant and audacious
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PERTH — A 10-year-old Aboriginal girl was pepper-sprayed and handcuffed by four police officers at Millen Primary School in East Victoria Park on June 14.
According to an Aboriginal tutor at the school, the girl was denied the right to go to
Aurora Morales, member of the Venezuelan National Assembly and secretary for international relations for the Movement for the Fifth Republic (MVR) party, was a guest speaker at an international conference, "Socialism in Latin America: Experiences in
On June 11, Suzanne Swift was arrested at her mother's house in Eugene, Oregon. Swift, a soldier in the military police, had refused to return to Iraq. The Register-Guard reported on June 15 that Swift says she will not redeploy because "she was
Ian Lowe, emeritus professor of science at Griffith University and president of the Australian Conservation Foundation, spoke to Green Left Weekly's Dave Riley about the nuclear debate.
The Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation
A 15-country poll by the Pew Research Center for the People & the Press had found that people believe the US-led occupation is a greater threat to stability in the Middle East than Iran, Associated Press reported on June 13. People in Britain,
On June 14, West Papuan non-violent activist and human rights advocate Jonah Wenda was arrested in the West Koya area, about 30 kilometres from the Papua New Guinean border, and later transferred to Jayapura, where he is being detained. Wenda was
Robyn Marshall & Bill Mason
On May 27, the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC), the country's main revolutionary guerrilla movement, marked 42 years of struggle. Speaking from a jungle camp, Raul Reyes, secretary for international
Sue Bolton, Melbourne
In cities across Australia on June 15, nearly 1000 people joined rallies and marches to demand a "fair deal for cleaners". Rallies were held in Adelaide, Brisbane, Canberra, Darwin, Hobart, Melbourne, Perth and Sydney. The
Ian Bray
Everyone is aware of the implications of the terrible Work Choices legislation. However, there is another Trojan Horse the government and employers are using to attack our rights and conditions — the so-called skills shortage is being