The disruption of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) summit in Seattle for three days last November by thousands of people, and the follow-up protest actions in Washington in mid-April showed the increasing anger about the blatant inequality and
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BY MARTIN ILTIS
MELBOURNE — "In the new period, new struggles, we need new heroes", East Timorese independence leader Xanana Gusmao told those attending the launch of his autobiography here on May 4. He was explaining why he did not think he
BY DAVE HOLMES
WOLLONGONG — Since its reopening in February, emissions from Port Kembla Copper's smelter here have made life miserable for residents in nearby suburbs. For those with health problems, it has often been life threatening. The main
COMMENT BY ROGER RAVEN
PERTH — An election in Western Australia is certain within the next 12 months, maybe even within the next three, and another Labor loss seems likely. The release of Labor's state industrial relations policy won't delay the
BY KIM BULLIMORE
NEWCASTLE — Accusing Prime Minister John Howard of attempting to "whitewash the past" and arguing that his stance on reconciliation has "nothing to do with justice or equality for indigenous people", the newly formed Indigenous
INDONESIA: Budiman Sujatmiko: democracy is yet to be won
BUDIMAN SUJATMIKO, chairperson of Indonesia's People's Democratic Party
(PRD), has been active in the movement for democracy in his country since
1988, when he was a student at
Media spotlight on a socialist
By Margaret Allum
The newspapers of the establishment do, from time to time, cover the activities of those fighting against the system that the rich and powerful uphold. Occasionally, the media even interview them.
The perfect pretext
Review by Sean Healy
The Legacy: Murder and Media, Politics and PrisonsWritten, directed and produced by Michael J. MooreScreening on SBS, Sunday, May 21, 8pm In life, Polly Klaas was a pretty normal, 12-year-old, white girl;
May Day around the world
A different sort of May Day
May 1, the annual day of action to mark working-class struggle and internationalism was celebrated in many countries this year with greater enthusiasm and broader participation than has been
Life of Riley: Elian, the bogyman's here
Elian! Elian! Where is that boy? Elian, you come to your uncle this minute! Dammit. I got the US government on my doorstep and the friggin' kid's no where to be found. Elian! Elian! Oh, he's like this
A 'wogs'-eye view of white Australia
Review by Peter Johnston and Bill Posters
Looking for AlibrandiStarring Pia Miranda, Greta Scacchi and Anthony LaPagliaDirected by Kate Woods This charming movie is a coming-of-age drama that leads us through
Anti-choice brigade's emotional blackmail
BY LISA MACDONALD
A predictable list of right-wing commentators lined up last month to heap praise on the latest ideological onslaught against women's right to choose abortion. Melinda Tankard Reist's new
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