493

BY ALISON DELLIT The Greens and the Democrats oppose the “anti-terrorism” legislation and will vote against it in the Senate. Attorney-General Daryl Williams has been under considerable criticism within the Liberal Party for the botching
2, 2002, Suppression of the Financing of Terrorism Bill 2002, Criminal Code Amendment (Suppression of Terrorist Bombings) Bill 2002, Kurdistan Workers Party, PKK, Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam, Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, FARC, ETA,
BY AMY PARISH WOLLONGONG — "Refugees are willing to contribute to society but the government won't let them", Afghan refugee Riz Wakil told a public meeting, organised by the Illawarra Refugee Action Collective, at the Thirroul Senior Citizens
BY RUSSELL PICKERING PERTH — A report tabled by Western Australia's Ombudsman on April 30 has revealed the violent and uncontrolled practices of the police who patrol the city's railways. As a result of the report, several cops are to
BY ROHAN PEARCE A report released on May 13 by B'Tselem, the Israeli centre for human rights in the Occupied Territories, exposes the continuing illegal appropriation of Palestinian land by the Israeli government and Israeli colonial settlers.
BY FIDEL CASTRO The following is an abridged version of a statement issued on May 10 by Cuban President Fidel Castro in response to allegations by the US government that Cuba is developing biological weapons (BW). John Bolton, an
BY NICK SOUDAKOFF The Solidarity of Philippines Workers (BMP) labour organisation was formed in 1993 emerged from the Communist Party of the Philippines-aligned May First Movement (KMU). Today, the BMP is the largest militant labour organisation in
BY GRAHAM MATTHEWS MELBOURNE — Eighty-five people participated in a trade union seminar sponsored by the Socialist Alliance on May 11. The seminar's highlight was the presentations by union officials and political party representatives on unions
Melbourne's progressive community radio station 3CR is deeply committed to fighting injustice. It broadcasts the voices of groups and individuals who rarely have a voice in mainstream media. Most recently, 3CR has given extensive air-time to struggle
BY JON LAND During his May visit to the Pentagon, Indonesian defence minister Matori Abdul Djalil received signals that the United States is keen to renew military ties with the Indonesian armed forces. Despite reluctance by Congress to
BY SHANE BENTLEY The seafarers' sit-in aboard the CSL Yarra has ended in an Australian Council of Trade Unions (ACTU) brokered deal that was signed by Canada Steamship Lines (CSL) on May 16. The deal allows the CSL Yarra to resume cement
Heads low, grass-cropping idleunder the olive treesundressed of reins, saddle, bridleinoffensive as sheep, yet these were the flesh-tearing hoovesunder which we fell; the fused halvesof the mounted-monster man-horse, ancientoppressor raised tall