Official harassment I was selling GLW outside the Newcastle performance of Rod Quantock's political comedy piece The Annual Report. It was at the Town Hall. I was at the entrance doorway. Rod is a well-known supporter of GLW, and he stopped to buy
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On September 12, the Baloch Yekjehti Committee and Labour Party Pakistan held a joint rally in Karachi condemning the August 26 killing of Nawab Akbar Bugti, a leader of the Baloch national liberation movement in Pakistan's south-western Balochistan
Stuart Munckton "Plagued by wars and the threat of new wars, the world we live in becomes more unjust and unequal with each day that passes" — this was the indictment of the current international order offered by Carlos Lage, vice-president of
Zoe Kenny In his documentary film An Inconvenient Truth, former US vice-president Al Gore describes global warming as the greatest crisis humanity has ever faced. Australia is singled out twice in the film, along with the US, for not joining most of
Alex Miller, London It was a torrid week for Prime Minister Tony Blair. On September 6, the normally Blairite defence minister, Tom Watson, resigned in protest at the PM's refusal to specify a timetable for handing over his job to a successor. The
Ian Jamieson, Fremantle The International Confederation of Free Trade Unions has added its support to the campaign in solidarity with the 107 construction workers facing fines of up to $28,600 each for going on strike. The ICFTU said the Howard
On September 6, thousands of residents from Orange Farm (a township south of Johannesburg) blockaded the Golden Highway, a major arterial road in Gauteng. The protesters demanded that Johannesburg's mayor address their lack of access to basic
On September 14, PM John Howard threatened to end Canberra's $85 million per year "aid" package to the Solomon Islands, upon which the Solomons' government is dependent to meet its budget. Howard's threat came shortly after Canberra imposed visa
Doug Lorimer Following two days of talks in Vienna with Ali Larijani, Iran's chief nuclear negotiator, European Union foreign policy chief Javier Solana told journalists on September 10 the discussions had been "positive" in seeking a compromise
Paul Benedek, Brisbane "Peter Beattie's axing of Indigenous affairs as a stand alone ministry, just days after the election, is a disgrace", Murri leader Sam Watson told a protest on September 15. Around 40 people rallied outside the Queensland
Kiraz Janicke, Sydney Although US imperialism today is immensely powerful, it is facing some severe challenges. Unable to subjugate the people of Iraq despite a brutal invasion and occupation, the US empire also faces a continent-wide rebellion
Margarita Windisch, Melbourne The issue of decriminalising abortion is part of the ALP's platform for the November 25 Victorian state election, but Premier Steve Bracks is keen to downplay this. Pregnancy termination services (abortion) remain on
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