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An old-fashioned political stitch-up

BY SUE BOLTON The torrent of media speculation generated by the November 18 assault on Australian Manufacturing Workers Union (AMWU) national secretary Doug Cameron has all the hallmarks of a good old-fashioned political stitch-up. The media

Free the Five

To the land of libertyThey came in freedom's nameThey came out openlyTo expose the villain's game From Miami's emigres"The Brothers" came in '96Their goals your power playTo injure and impoverish Free the Five, free the Five So five infiltrated

UNITED STATES: Left-wing Green to runoff for mayor

SAN FRANCISCO — Voters shocked the Democratic Party establishment in the November 4 mayoral election by giving Green Party candidate and city councillor Matt Gonzalez more than 20% of the vote. He came in second to moderate Democrat Gavin Newsom,

IRAQ: Is the US empire invincible?

BY DOUG LORIMER Seven months ago, when the US army rolled into Baghdad, the US war machine seemed invincible. The US rulers seemed to be in reach of realising their goal of conquering Iraq and using it as a secure base from which to establish

TURKEY: Who benefits from terrorist bombings?

BY MICHAEL KARADJIS The recent horrific bombings of two historic Turkish synagogues and two British targets in Istanbul, which left 52 people dead and some 70 injured, raise the question of why al Qaeda would target Turkey and massacre large

HONG KONG: Voters turn against pro-Beijing party

BY EVA CHENG The pro-Beijing Democratic Alliance for the Betterment of Hong Kong (DAB) had only 62 of its 206 candidates elected in Hong Kong's District Council elections on November 23. In the last DC elections in 1999, 83 DAB candidates were

UNITED STATES: 'FTAA lite': a setback for Washington

BY EVA CHENG The United States' "free trade" push suffered another setback at the November 17-21 fourth ministerial summit of the Free Trade Area of the Americas (FTAA), held in Miami. Due to opposition, led by Brazil, to aspects of the pact, the

A woman's place is in the struggle: The business of child care

In fourth place on Business Review Weekly's 2003 young rich list was Eddie Groves, head of the child-care company ABC Learning Centres. At 14th place was his competitor Michael Gordon, who runs the new Peppercorn Management Group. Six years since the

ACT introduces industrial manslaughter laws

BY PAUL OBOOHOV CANBERRA — The ACT Legislative Assembly passed the first industrial manslaughter laws in Australia on November 27. The legislation, introduced by the ACT Labor government, was supported by two independent MLAs and Greens MLA

More than 100 communities oppose refugee deportations

BY HEATHER MARR& MARIANNE JAMIESON ALBANY, Western Australia — On December 14, towns across Australia will celebrate their communities' support for refugees on temporary protection visas, who are threatened with deportation. The Albany City

SOUTH KOREA: Big protests oppose troops to Iraq

BY LEE YU KYUNG On November 17, following a meeting with US defence secretary Donald Rumsfeld, South Korea's defence minister Jo Young Gil announced that Seoul had agreed to send 3000 additional troops to Iraq, including combat troops. They will

Save the Ridge activists step up campaign

BY PAUL OBOOHOV CANBERRA — The Save The Ridge campaign group is intensifying its campaign to defend the area of bushland threatened by the Gungahlin Drive road extension. Save the Ridge activists have begun marking endangered trees throughout