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People act in solidarity with refugees

They are not alone! @box text intr = WOLLONGONG — Drizzly rain couldn't stop more than 100 people acting in solidarity with refugees in the Wollongong mall on February 7. The candlelight vigil, organised by the Illawarra Refugee Action Collective

Socialists excluded from Sydney Palm Sunday Committee

BY NICK EVERETT On February 5, I attended a meeting of Sydney's Palm Sunday Committee on behalf of the Free the Refugees Campaign (FRC). I had received an email that day from Labor for Refugees co-convenor Amanda Tattersall that explained, "there

Bush's racist war on the Third World

By Leigh Hughes "Every nation, in every region, now has a decision to make. Either you are with us, or you are with the terrorists. From this day forward, any nation that continues to harbor or support terrorism will be regarded by the United

Activist denied visa for stepfather's funeral

BY LUKE WILLIAMS Peter Tatchell, renowned for his fight for gay liberation and human rights, has been denied a visa to Australia. The debacle has prevented him from attending his stepfather's funeral. He was refused entry despite repeated requests

Write on: Letters to the editor

Nutters I'm scared! I am afraid! I really am frightened — that great superpower (the United States of America) is now being ruled by nutters — a cabal of nutters. Its president, and his mates (Richard Wolfowitz in particular) are talking of

SCOTLAND: Socialist MP puts up school meals bill

BY SARAH PEART GLASGOW — The latest report released by the National Child Helpline (NCH) Scotland on January 22 shows that 310,000 children (42%) across Scotland are living in poverty. It also shows that nearly half of all children live in

Class showdown looms in Venezuela

BY DICK NICHOLS CARACAS — Venezuela's wealthy elite is using every resource at its disposal to force President Hugo Chavez Frias to retreat or resign. Their offensive reached its highest point yet on January 23, when their "March for Freedom and