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Palestinian leader calls for support

BY KERRYN WILLIAMS CANBERRA — "The Palestine question is a question of justice, human rights, international law and fairness", Ali Kazak, the head of the Palestinian Delegation to Australia told an April 10 Resistance forum on the Australian

IRAQ: Arab masses' anger disrupts US countdown to war

BY NORM DIXON The US and British governments' carefully scripted countdown to a massive military attack on Iraq is being disrupted — possibly delayed — by mounting popular anger throughout the Middle East provoked by Israel's murderous

CQU management, NTEU in stalemate

BY TERRICA STRUDWICK ROCKHAMPTON — Central Queensland University (CQU) Student Association staff, along with the National Tertiary Education Union (NTEU), has been fighting for an enterprise agreement since last May. Top management refuse

Pakistani socialist concludes speaking tour

BY LISA MACDONALD SYDNEY — Pakistani socialist Farooq Tariq wrapped up his Australian speaking tour with an April 12 public address at the Lidcombe offices of the Construction, Forestry, Mining and Energy Union (CFMEU). Tariq, who is general

Cruelty in refugee prisons revealed

BY MARK ABBERTON Two recent public meetings, one in Canberra and another in Melbourne, have revealed the cruelty that takes place in Australia's refugee prisons. Wayne Lynch worked as a nurse and counsellor at the Woomera refugee detention centre

Children at Woomera

I am going to plant peace in the desertI am going to plant hearts and hands togetherIn the desert of my blank pageI am going to draw a peace dove in the sky of WoomeraI am going to draw an open gate for the detention centre. I am going to draw a

April 19 to be day of Palestinian solidarity

BY JENNY LONG SYDNEY — Palestine's supporters have continued to protest against Israel's brutality, and the Australian government's unwillingness to oppose it. After almost daily vigils, many at the Israeli consulate, activists met on April 10 to

Who is Ariel Sharon?

BY ROHAN PEARCE The brutality of the Israeli government toward Palestinians should be no surprise to anyone aware of the background of Prime Minister Ariel Sharon. Sharon was born in Kfar Mala in 1928 and joined the Haganah, a military

CMG meatworkers reject deal

BY TERRICA STRUDWICK & SAM KING ROCKHAMPTON — At a 2000-strong mass meeting on April 13, meatworkers locked out by Consolidated Meat Groups (CMG) voted unanimously to reject a new proposed enterprise bargaining agreement, after the Queensland

and ain't I a woman?: Still fighting for equal pay

and ain't I a woman?: Still fighting for equal pay Thirty-two years after Australian law first demanded equal pay for equal work, women are still receiving just two-thirds the average weekly pay of men. According to the Australian Bureau of

Israeli settlements: Frontline of the occupation

BY ROHAN PEARCE  The rather prosaic sounding “Jewish settlements” within the Occupied Territories are well-armed virtual fortresses, designed to legitimise Israeli sovereignty over large areas of the West Bank and Gaza Strip. The

Stop Laughing, this is serious

SYDNEY — Grab a hankie and get set for some serious laughter at New Theatre. Stop laughing, this is serious celebrates 70 years of political revue at New Theatre. It will be an evening of the songs, singers and musicians who brought you last