The Iron WallDirected by Mohammed AlatarBenefit screening for Melbourne Palestine Solidarity NetworkArt Auditorium of the Victorian College of the ArtsSeptember 28, 7pmDownload or purchase at . REVIEW BY MICHAEL SHAIK Ever had friends who say that
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Avery Vincent, Melbourne On November 18-19, the G20 summit of finance ministers and central bank governors from the world's 19 largest national economies — Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Britain, Canada, China, France, Germany, India, Indonesia,
Barry Healy Pope Benedict XVI, when known as Cardinal Ratzinger, was notorious as "the Pope's Rottweiler", the theological enforcer who silenced progressives. On September 12, he began a new role - "dog whistler" for Islamophobia. Dog whistle
Max Lane Several prominent Indonesian historians have come under criminal investigation for writing an official history textbook in 2004 in which they no longer insisted that the Communist Party of Indonesia (PKI) was the mastermind of an attempted
NEWCASTLE — Forty people attended a meeting on September 17 to hear anti-war activist Donna Mulhearn describe last December's inspection of Pine Gap by Christians Against All Terrorism. Pine Gap plays a vital role in aiding US-led wars and
Kim Bullimore Since June 25, when the Israeli assault on Gaza began, at least 263 Palestinians have been killed, including 51 children and 12 women. In the past three months nearly 1000 Palestinians have been injured by Israel military attacks,
HOBART — "The reason the nuclear industry has collapsed worldwide is because of the unresolved dangers of weapons and waste", Greens Senator Christine Milne told a forum at the University of Tasmania on September 20. Explaining that nuclear energy
Eva Cheng Tainted by allegations of corruption and shady dealings of his family and key staffers, since mid-year President Chen Shui-bian has faced an escalating campaign seeking to unseat him. A week-long protest, culminating in a 300,000-strong
BRISBANE — Queensland Department of Boating and Fisheries Patrol staff struck for 24 hours on September 17. The patrol workers, members of the Queensland Public Sector Union, are negotiating an enterprise agreement and protesting the lack of
The Victorian Labor government, crying poor, wants to use the controversial private-public partnerships (PPP) model to remedy the decaying state of its public schools. This is a system in which a government service, or private business venture, is
Brianna Pike, Melbourne Fourteen RMIT students marched into the main cafeteria of the university's city campus on September 21 to hold a "kiss-off" against homophobia, as part of the RMIT queer collective's Week of Sexuality. Marti Fooks, organiser
Jim McIlroy & Coral Wynter, Caracas A feature article in the August 21 Newsweek International criticised the role of state-owned oil companies (dubbed the "Seven Sovereigns") that compete with privately owned oil multinationals in the world market.
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