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  • Howard bullies East Timor again

    After lengthy negotiations spanning several years, the Coalition government has finally bullied East Timor into accepting the terms of the new Timor Sea treaty. Talks had stalled in recent months because of the Australian government's

  • Protest against poison bait

    HOBART — On February 12, forest activists showed what they think of Premier Jim Bacon allowing Forestry Tasmania to use carrots laced with 1080 poison as bait to kill native animals. The poison causes a painful death, and is not monitored

  • Loose Cannons

    Doing the job for Wall Street "The United States' record is not one of imperialism. It is one of doing the job, bringing peace, restoring order and getting a responsible government in place." — US Secretary of State and UN slide shows Colin

  • Socialists call on opposition parties to block supply

    The Socialist Alliance on March 3 called on Greens, Australian Democrats and ALP senators to demonstrate their opposition to Australia's participation in a US war on Iraq by blocking supply when treasurer Peter Costello delivers the

  • Anti-war activist notebook

    Bankstown against the warSYDNEY — On March 2, 70 people gathered in the Bankstown City Gardens for a "Peace Picnic". Local anti-war activists used the get-together to form the Canterbury-Bankstown Peace Group. Following a

  • More support for anti-war convergence

    CANBERRA — The planned March 23-24 national convergence on Parliament House has received more support, including endorsement by Unions ACT and more regional activist interest. A Unions ACT meeting on March 5 unanimously

  • Feminist marches oppose war

    Across Australia on March 8, women, men and children took to the streets, using annual International Women’s Day marches as an opportunity to say “no” to US President George Bush and Prime Minister John Howard’s war on

  • Socialist Alliance defends Greens

    SYDNEY — "The Murdoch-owned Sunday Telegraph's attack on the NSW Greens on March 2 reveals how nervous some are about the Greens likely successes in the NSW elections", said Sam Wainwright, Socialist Alliance candidate for

  • 'Let the Timorese asylum seekers stay!'

    DARWIN — Local community organisations, politicians and activists — meeting regularly as the Refugee Action Network (RAN) — are campaigning to allow all 1800 East Timorese asylum seekers to stay in Australia. A public

  • Students answer education ministers

    HOBART — Tasmanian education minister Paula Wriedt and federal education minister Brendan Nelson have publicly chastised secondary students planning to join the March 5 national student strike against the war on Iraq. Student

  • Anti-war activist notebook 2

    Socialist candidates endorse student strikeMELBOURNE — The Socialist Alliance candidates standing in the Maribyrnong and Brimbank council elections will participate in the March 5 student strike against the war and the

  • Momentum for Canberra convergence grows

    CANBERRA — The idea of a mass national convergence in Canberra on March 23-24 has caught the imagination of many anti-war activists. The proposed mass demonstration will coincide with federal parliament's last week of