Michael Organ
The following is an edited version of remarks made in the House of Representatives by Greens MP Michael Organ on August 12.
I rise today to speak in memory of my dear friend Bill Whiley, who passed away last Thursday evening, August
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"Dumping Howard on October 9 will send a clear message of our opposition to his government's unjust and illegal war on the people of Iraq. We have to repeat the lesson the Spanish people dished out to their warmongers and vote out a government that
Alison Thorne
In this federal election, the Citizens Electoral Council (CEC) is standing candidates for the Senate and in many lower-house seats across the country. The CEC aims to tap into popular concerns and has recently been campaigning against
Rohan Pearce
Investors certainly know what to make of the findings of the NSW commission of inquiry into James Hardie Industries, released on September 21. After the report was released, the killer corporation's share price rose 4.8% — its first
On October 9, it's time to go Johnny.
After more than eight years of neoliberal attacks against working people and the poor; after sending Australian troops to fight unjust wars; after locking up thousands of refugees who came here seeking asylum;
Roj Shuhe, Toronto
During the last year, the larger protests against the war in Iraq here have featured sizeable and militant contingents from the Kurdish community. At the time of the invasion, the Kurdish population was deeply and evenly divided
Leading Italian revolutionary socialist Livio Maitan died in Rome on September 16, at the age of 81.
Livio was born in Venice on April 1, 1923. He graduated in classics from the University of Padua. He became politically active in the socialist
Nick Everett, Canberra
On September 20, 70 people demonstrated outside the foreign affairs department to demand the Australian government stop trying to steal East Timor's oil and gas resources. The protest coincided with the resumption of
Doug Lorimer
"Almost every day, in campaign speeches, [US President George] Bush speaks with bravado about how he is 'winning' in Iraq... But, according to the US military's leading strategists and prominent retired generals, Bush's war is already
Tent embassy burnt down
Nicole Hilder, Wollongong
In pre-dawn hours of September 19 the Sandon Point Aboriginal Tent Embassy (SPATE) was destroyed by fire while five occupants were asleep inside. The tent embassy had stood on the site for more
Sue Bolton, Melbourne
A petition seeking the release of jailed trade union leader Craig Johnston was launched at a 250-strong public meeting of unionists from Melbourne and Geelong on September 23. It is envisaged that thousands of people from
"Howard has been a disaster for working people. $43 million is spent on the military every day. This money should be spent on health, education and social services. We need solidarity, not attacks on Muslims, refugees and our civil liberties." —
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