And ain't i a woman?: Free Raihana Diani!
On November 7, Raihana Diani appeared for the third time in the Banda Aceh court house in Aceh, Indonesia. She is a 20-year-old university student studying to be a teacher. She was arrested on June 16,
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BY JANO GIBSON
SYDNEY — Despite allegations by NSW police minister Michael Costa that it would be used to promote violent behaviour against police, organisers of a civil disobedience forum held at Parliament House on November 8 asserted that
BY CHRIS SLEE
MELBOURNE — More than 100 people attended the annual general meeting of the Royal Park Protection Society on November 13, at which they heard speeches from candidates in the November 30 Victorian election.
Labor candidates,
BY RYK MOLON
A young Middle Eastern woman sits in the middle of the room at the Port Hedland immigration detention centre. She is surrounded by women of differing ages, all admiring their earlier handiwork of dressing her up and applying make-up.
BY NORM DIXON
Within a day of the United Nations Security Council passing its November 8 resolution to impose "enhanced" weapons' inspection rules and shortened deadlines on Iraq, US and British officials were openly discussing how they might use
BY RUSSELL PICKERING
PERTH — Left unity was the topic of discussion at a November 12 Socialist Alliance public meeting, attended by 40 people. The speakers at the forum included Democratic Socialist Party (DSP) district secretary Nikki Ulasowski,
Thirty per cent of the US working class earn less than US$8 per hour and Barbara Ehrenreich wanted to know how these "working poor" managed to survive.
BY BARRY SHEPPARD
SAN FRANCISCO — The November 5 elections in the United States saw modest gains for the Republican Party, which now controls both houses of Congress (the House of Representatives and the Senate). However, the Congress remains
BY STUART MUNCKTON
Right-wing opponents of elected Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez have gone on a new offensive aimed at destabilising the country and bringing Chavez down. In recent weeks there has been a general strike supported by national and
BY KARL MILLER
MELBOURNE — On November 2, the Socialist Alliance held a very successful dinner. Around 110 people filled the Flemington Community Centre to celebrate achieving electoral registration in Victoria.
Every party that was affiliated
A peace protester in Rochester, New York, USA, was arrested in September for playing a song called "Hey, Hey, USA: How Many Children Have You Killed Today?" at high volume outside a military recruitment office. He was fined for "disturbing the
BY GRAHAM MATTHEWS
MELBOURNE — "Victorian economy surges past NSW" announced the November 14 Age. Heralding the growth of the Victorian economy, the article praised the state government. Photos of a serious looking Premier Steve Bracks and
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