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Bondi speak-out on Olympic deceit

Bondi speak-out on Olympic deceit BY MELANIE SJOBERG SYDNEY — Riding the wave of protest against the volleyball stadium on Bondi Beach and against the numerous evictions imposed by profiteering property owners in the area, a lively speak-out

Corporate think tanks assault environmentalism

BY JIM GREEN Welcome to the world of the conservative think tank, a world in which modern forestry "helps preserve wildlife habitat", "radioactive waste has a great advantage over other kinds of waste", "a camel is a horse designed by a committee",

UNITED STATES: 'The poor will not be disappeared'

UNITED STATES: 'The poor will not be disappeared' PHILADELPHIA — While the smug elite of the US Republican Party gathered here in plush hotels and a huge new convention centre to celebrate their wealth and to anoint two rich white men to lead

Loose cannons

Feel good "Black ink makes people feel there is a cover-up. To make readers feel good, the censored parts will be whited out ..." — A Thai defence ministry spokesperson on plans to re-censor a highly censored report on the crushing of the 1992

Defiant history of workers' theatre movement

Defiant history of workers' theatre movement Defiance: Political Theatre in Brisbane 1930-1962By Connie HealyBoombana Publications$21.90, 256 pp REVIEW BY DAVE RILEY This may seem like an obscure subject. Who nowadays is interested in theatre

Olympics: Troops in the streets?

BY DAMIEN LAWSON SYDNEY — With no media attention or public discussion, the federal Coalition government is using the Olympics to justify sweeping new powers which allow the military to suppress domestic unrest in Australia. Under the pretext of

S11: high school activists debate tactics

S11: high school activists debate tactics BY JODY BETZIEN MELBOURNE — Beginning September 11, this city will experience a myriad of anti-World Economic Forum (WEF) actions. There is a lot of discussion and debate about how to coordinate and

Four-year battle for reproductive rights

Four-year battle for reproductive rights BY LISA YOUNG AND PAM CURRIE BRISBANE — With women's reproductive and abortion rights under attack across the country, Queensland activist and mother of three Jennifer Morgan is leading the struggle to

On the box

Actively Radical TV — Sydney community television's progressive current affairs producers tackle the hard issues from the activist's point of view. CTS Sydney (UHF 31), every Sunday, 9-11pm. Ph 9565 5522. Access News — Melbourne community TV,

ITALY: Appeals to release Chilean dissident

ITALY: Appeals to release Chilean dissident BY SEAN HEALY Chilean leftists and indigenous activists have called for international help to force the Italian government to free Jaime Yovanovic, who is being held awaiting extradition back to his

UNITED STATES: Hypocrisy, Republican style

Hypocrisy, Republican style SAN FRANCISCO — The four-day Republican Party convention finally came to an end on August 4 with the formal nomination of Texas Governor George W. ("Dubya") Bush, as the party's presidential candidate in November.

Why Howard hates sole mothers and lesbians

Why Howard hates sole mothers and lesbians BY LISA MACDONALD When Prime Minister John Howard announced on August 2 that the federal government would move to allow states to outlaw single women's and lesbians' access to in vitro fertilisation