BY LEO ZEILIG
Madagascar is best known for its unique wildlife and as a destination for Western tourists, who are keen, according to a recently published tourist guide, for a "taste of the exotic". However, largely ignored by the international
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BY JAMES CAULFIELD
CANBERRA — The Liberal Party received a "Racists of the Year" award from 150 protesters on May 1, during the M1 rally and justice tour. Awards were presented by a "neo-liberal grim reaper" to several companies and organisations
BY ALISON DELLIT
With the conclusion of two public hearings into proposed "anti-terrorist" laws, the Labor and Coalition parties are beginning to define their positions on the package of legislation.
The package looks likely to pass with
BY PETER LEWIS
[The following comment appeared on Workers Online, the NSW Labor Council web site, on May 3. The author is the site's editor.]
Unionists watching the shambolic and violent affair that was the M1 protest could be forgiven for
Green Left Weekly spoke to M1 protesters at the morning blockades of Australasian Correctional Management in Sydney and the immigration department in Melbourne, about why they decided to protest.
Kylie Evans, a student at Melbourne University said
100 protest for M1 in Adelaide
ADELAIDE Darcie Gannon reports that 100 people attended M1 protests in
Adelaide outside the department of racism the Department of Immigration,
Multicultural and Indigenous Affairs. Protesters demanded an
BY DON FITZ
The Bush administration found September 11 to be a golden opportunity to push for control of world resources, to crush political dissent, and to trample the Bill of Rights.
The cornerstone of its propaganda offensive is portrayal of
BY DALE MILLS
On the M1 demonstration in Sydney on May 1 2002 a number of concerns
were expressed about the police. Individuals who have complaints should
date and sign a written statement detailing the nature of their complaint.
Please be
BY PIP HINMAN
SYDNEY Irene Xavier, a labour activist from Malaysia, warned a
May 3 public meeting that any Australian anti-terrorism laws will go
beyond their stated purpose. Xavier, from the Friends of Women Organisation,
and Mabel
BY MICHELLE BREAR
SUVA — Parading as a champion of the poor and landless, Fiji's Prime Minister Laisenia Qarase is backing two parliamentary bills that will transfer government-controlled land to the Native Land Trust Board (NLTB), the authority
Third World movements need women leaders
Few of the Third World guests who attended the second Asia Pacific International Solidarity Conference in Sydney at Easter were women. This reflects the oppression women in the Third World face. It also
BY EMMA CLANCY
PERTH — "How long will the US continue to cover up Israel's war crimes?" Ali Kazak, head of the Palestinian Delegation in Australia, asked M1 protesters. "We cannot have two sets of principles, one for Israel and one for everyone
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