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AMWU national council attacks militants

BY SUE BULL MELBOURNE — As the picket line set up by Victorian Australian Manufacturing Workers Union officials and their supporters reached its 12th day on August 26, an emergency AMWU national council was meeting. The workers, striking

Moving images from the Vietnam War

Viet Nam VoicesAn exhibition of art, photos and videosQueensland Museum, South Bank, BrisbaneDeveloped and toured by the Casula Powerhouse Arts CentreUntil September 29 REVIEW BY JIM McILROY The Viet Nam Voices exhibition is deeply moving,

IRAQ: A war based on lies

BY JOHN PILGER LONDON — The Blair government was told in January by the Americans that there was no justification for attacking Iraq in the "war on terrorism" and that their main aim was getting rid of Saddam Hussein, who stood in the way of the

Mine ignores Indigenous tribe

BY WILL KNIGHT Dinny Tumbler, a sixty-five-year-old Aboriginal man, camps in a small room attached to the home of his daughter and son-in-law at the Bellary Aboriginal community, between Paraburdoo and Tom Price in north-west Western Australia.

PACIFIC: Australia blackmails Pacific Islands Forum

BY MICHELLE BREAR SUVA, Fiji — As the South Pacific region's major imperialist power, Australia is in a strong position to influence regional political and economic decisions. At the Pacific Islands Forum (PIF), held here on August 19-20,

Basslink: a 'waste of public money'

BY ALEX BAINBRIDGE Basslink is a proposed under-sea cable linking the Tasmanian and Victorian electricity grids. The Tasmanian government is a strong proponent of the Basslink project and has officially approved it, while the Victorian and federal

Loose cannons

Via cruise missile "We don't seek revenge. We seek justice out of love." — George "The Crusader" Bush, August 28. As long as they don't live in Iraq "My call to people in this country is that if you want to join on the war on terror, if you

UNITED STATES: What's behind right-wing anti-war dissent

BY ROBERT JOHNSON PORTLAND, Oregon — There is a significant amount of dissenting noise regarding President George Bush's mad rush to war against Iraq coming from portions of the US right-wing. Brent Scowcroft, George Bush senior's national

Telstra sell-off: Regional customers will suffer

BY ALISON DELLIT "Barry ... said Sammy looked a little bit blue and he was gasping... [Barry] went to ... use the phone and it didn't work, so then he said 'I'll run [to the farm down the road] and I'll get an ambulance'... Later, Sammy made this

Socialist Alliance applies for registration

BY GRAHAM MATTHEWS MELBOURNE — The Socialist Alliance lodged its application for registration as a political party with the Victorian Electoral Commission (VEC) on August 29, submitting the details of its 763 Victorian members. Success in the

Campuses protest on Tampa Day

Curtin University JANE ARMANASCO & MARK HEWITT report that Curtin University Refugee Rights Action Network activists set up a mock detention centre and campaigning stall on August 26. More than 1000 leaflets were distributed to questioning students

Socialist Alliance selects candidate

BY PAUL MILLER MELBOURNE — The Melbourne West branch of the Socialist Alliance on August 27 selected Justine Kamprad as its candidate for Footscray in the next Victorian election. Kamprad is an activist in the Australian Manufacturing