BY SUE BOLTON
MELBOURNE — The case against 16 of the unionists charged over protests at the Johnson Tiles factory and the Skilled Engineering offices on June 15, 2001, was finalised at the county court on July 30.
The 16 unionists, members of
548
BY SARAH STEPHEN
Haydar al Rahal arrived in Australia on August 13, 1999. The immigration department has refused al Rahal asylum — not because he didn't have well-founded fear of persecution if he was returned to Iraq, but because he spent time
RAMALLAH — On July 24, the Palestinian education department released a report on the impact of Israel's occupation on the education sector. It found that at least 592 Palestinian students and education workers have been killed between the eruption
REVIEW BY RJURIK DAVIDSON
The Gatekeeper: A MemoirBy Terry EagletonPenguin, 2001178 pages, $21.95 (pb)Marxism and Literary CriticismBy Terry EagletonRouledge, 2002 (originally 1976)$23Figures of DissentBy Terry EagletonVerso, 2003$46 (hb)
As a
NSW law is being moved closer to giving the fetus legal rights independent of the woman who is carrying it, following the release of a review into the state's manslaughter legislation.
In his report, released on June 25, retired Supreme Court judge
BY MAX LANE
The 2004 election campaign has started. There have been two important initiatives. The first relates to the major establishment parties, those with substantial numbers of MPs in the parliament. The second is the creation of the
BY WALTER LIPPMANN
The online version of Walter Lippmann's report from Cuba's July 26 celebrations can be found at his web site http://www.walterlippmann.com.
The complete English translation of Fidel Castro's speech is at
Marx's EcologyBy John Bellamy FosterMonthly Review Press, 2000310 pages, $32.40
REVIEWED BY BEN COURTICE
Although Marxists have taken part in the environmental movement, especially since its rapid rise in the 1970s, there has always been
BY DOUG LORIMER
While preaching "non-proliferation" of weapons of mass destruction to underdeveloped countries — and using allegations of WMD development as a justification for invading Iraq and threatening to attack North Korea, Iran and Syria
On July 23, Indigenous leaders from around the country were invited to Canberra to attend a round-table discussion on Indigenous violence. While Prime Minister John Howard has received praise from the mainstream press and sections of the Indigenous
Pages
