Jim Green, Adelaide
The federal government has been forced to abandon its six-year push to build a national nuclear waste dump near Woomera in South Australia. Polling had shown that the issue could swing marginal seats in South Australia against
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Tim Anderson
In the corporate-media-dominated two-party system that passes for democracy in Australia, there is recurrent confusion over what the Australian Labor Party actually represents.
Is Labor a force for social democracy, an "imperfect"
Unreasonable lies
"One fact is now clear: before the war, the United States intelligence community told the president, as well as the Congress and the public, that Saddam Hussein had stockpiles of chemical and biological weapons, and if left
Sun Jung Hwang
On June 22, Iraqi militants beheaded Kim Sun-il, a Korean employee of a Baghdad-based food supplier for the US army, after Seoul refused to withdraw its troops from Iraq. The South Korean government plans to send 3000 more in
Tom Flanagan, Lismore
Thirty people gathered in the departures area of Lismore airport on July 15 and chanted "shame ACON, shame" at representatives of the AIDS Council of NSW (ACON) as they waited to board their return plane to Sydney.
The
Kevin Shay, Washington
I recently saw Michael Moore's film, Fahrenheit 9/11, which even reviewers for conservative media outlets like Fox News have praised. I knew I would like the documentary, based on reviews I read. But still, I can't remember
Kay Moore, Lismore
Three-hundred women attended the 16th Network of Women Students Australia (NOWSA) conference on July 12-16. The conference discussed the impact of sexism, racism, homophobia and war on women.
Guest speakers at the conference
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Like many who have
[The following text is from a leaflet calling for an "End the lies" rally in Sydney on the Sunday before the federal election.]
Three years after the truth was thrown overboard at the last federal election, now is the time to say "No more lies!"
Doug Lorimer
In several key areas such as electricity supply, employment and health care, Iraqis are now worse off than before the US-led invasion last year.
"According to the Pentagon, in early June the population of seven of Iraq's 18
Our Common Cause: Poverty: a disease that can be cured
Australia is one of the richest countries in the world. So it's a disgrace that as many as 23% of its people are living below the poverty line, or that after 12 years of 4% GDP growth, the
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