Affirmative action in the military has thrived under both Republican
and Democratic administrations. Retired General Colin Powell, US Army,
quoted in the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, October 31, 2000
The words that head this space were
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BY ALISON DELLIT
The federal government is seeking to use a two-day protest by over 160 asylum seekers held in the Port Hedland Immigration Detention Centre to justify an escalation of attacks on the human rights of refugees.
According to the
BY MAX LANE
On January 23, Budiman Sujatmiko, chairperson of the People's Democratic Party (PRD) led a delegation to meet the leadership of the Nahdatul Ulama (NU), the religious organisation which Abdurrahman Wahid led before his election as
BY PETER BOYLE
The Democratic Socialist Party has written to other left parties and prominent left activists to initiate discussions around fielding common "Socialist Alliance" candidates in the coming federal elections.
The DSP is seeking
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"I love the idea of women being women and men being men. [Charlie's Angels] is a way to put forward to girls that you can do anything, achieve anything, be anyone." Cameron Diaz, star of the film Charlie's Angels.
Charlie's Angels was the surprise
BY SEAN HEALY
While corporate media reports focused on "history" being made on the steps on Congress, where George Bush junior was sworn in as the chief executive officer of the world's most powerful state on January 20, there was far more
Networker: Dreams of abundance
In just a few weeks Canberra residents will have access to digital
services that the rest of the world can only dream about, according to
former Australian Capital Territory (ACT) chief minister Kate
BY NORM DIXON
George Walker ("Dubya") Bush wasted no time before signalling that his government will move rapidly to implement sweeping pro-big business measures and right-wing social policies. Bush and his cabinet are already training their sights
Because:
* The average women's earnings (including overtime) are around two-thirds what men earn.
* Abortion is still part of the Crimes Act in most states of Australia.
* Women are still largely judged by how they look, rather than what they
REVIEW BY MARGARET ALLUM
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There couldn't have been a better time for this issue of
BY SUE BOLAND
Governments don't mind if their policies are unpopular with the majority of the population, as long as the only reaction they provoke is passive grumbling. What they don't want is for widespread grumbling to turn into active and
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