Simon Cunich & Katie Cherrington, Sydney
Glebe Town Hall was filled with political discussion and campaign planning on July 8-10 as more than 170 people participated in the 35th Resistance national conference. Themed "Unfuck the world: fighting for
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The Real Oliver Twist: Robert Blincoe — A Life that Illuminates an AgeBy John WallerIcon Books, 2005468pp, $39.95 (hb)
REVIEW BY PHIL SHANNON
The beatings and tortures were cruel and constant — Robert Blincoe, a mere child, would be kicked
Anti-terror laws
Human rights are always a touchy subject, particularly when it comes to the Australian/US/British anti-terror laws. it seems that as far as all three governments are concerned, the anti-terror laws are simply a loophole in the law
On June 24, draft legislation was presented to the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress — China's rubber-stamp law-making body — that would require reporters to ask for official permission before reporting on incidents of
Alby Dallas
Hendrik Ervan Baldus from the People's Democratic Party of Indonesia is the chairperson of the Papuan National Student Front. He attended the 35th Resistance national conference, giving greetings from both organisations.
Baldus
BRISBANE — Workers at garage-door company Gliderol became a test case for Howard's new industrial relations laws. According to Darren Needham, the Australian Manufacturing Workers Union (AMWU) delegate at Gliderol, the company refused to negotiate
Today, more people are deeply disillusioned with the capitalist system than for many decades. The permanent wars, gross inequality and ecological unsustainability of the system are undeniable. There is widespread awareness that something is
Simon Cooper, Istanbul
In three successive days, criminal investigations were launched against five leaders of the pro-Kurdish Democratic Society Party (DTP) by Turkish government authorities. The alleged crimes are of "praising and aiding" the
Andrew Hall
Nearly five years after their boats entered Australian waters, 45 Afghan asylum seekers, along with many others including children, remain trapped in dehumanising Australian-funded camps in Lombok, Indonesia.
Twenty-three-year-old
Tony Iltis, Melbourne
Following an emergency demonstration of 150 people on July 5 to call for a halt to Israel's military assault on Gaza and recognition of Palestine's national and democratic rights, a second rally supporting these demands and
MELBOURNE — The annual Network of Women Students Australia conference was held at Melbourne University on July 10-14. The national conference brought together more than 60 women students for a week of discussion around the theme "Pushing
Lisa Macdonald
The Howard government's wide-ranging assault on democratic rights was last month extended into the electoral arena. On June 22, federal parliament passed amendments to the electoral laws that make it even more difficult to challenge
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