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and ain't i a woman?: Women's liberation in Cuba In capitalist societies, particularly in the Third World, women have fought, and continue to fight, to overturn the inequalities they face. These include unequal access to education, less
BY AMIE HAMILTON PERTH — Despite a 200-strong student general meeting at which students voted overwhelmingly to hold a referendum in order to declare the University of Western Australia a refugee safe haven, it is unclear whether the referendum
BY TIM STEWART BRISBANE — Three hundred people attended a September 14 forum organised by Australians for a Just Peace around the slogan “our grief is not a cry for war”. The forum was chaired by ABC radio presenter Sandy McCutcheon,
BY SARAH STEPHEN For two years, Kevin John Enniss was a paid informant of the Australian Federal Police (AFP). He was also at the heart of the people-smuggling business in Indonesia. Enniss went far beyond the normal role of an informant. At the
BY MARG PERROTT WOLLONGONG — The Illawarra Socialist Alliance met on September 8 and unanimously endorsed Chris "Will" Williams as its candidate in the October 19 federal by-election for the NSW seat of Cunningham. Williams is a 24-year-old
BY CHRIS SLEE MELBOURNE — Members of the Community and Public Sector Union (CPSU) employed by the Australian Taxation Office (ATO) held stop-work meetings during the week of September 9 to 13, at which they voted to hold a two-hour strike on
BY PHIL CHILTON PERTH — On September 9, about 60 people staged a vigil outside the Department of Immigration and Multicultural and Indigenous Affairs in Perth. The vigil was for Steven Khan. Khan is one of the asylum seekers locked in
Labor sells out on war The “me-too” approach that Prime Minister John Howard and his cabinet have taken to the US war drive against Iraq has given the ALP some leeway to appear to be an opposition on this issue. It isn't. Both the
BY IGGY KIM On September 11, the Indonesian army in Aceh announced that it had taken into custody two foreigners — Lesley McCulloch, an Australian academic of British citizenship, and Joy-Lee Sadler, a US nurse — and their Acehnese
BY KATELYN MOUNTFORD In the last 25 years, capitalism's neo-liberal offensive has extended like a gag around the women of the world. It has stripped and privatised public services, pushing the duty of care back onto the family unit and, by
BY LISA MACDONALD SYDNEY — Bands and performers from a range of music styles have joined forces with refugee-rights activists to organise a Rock for Refugees benefit concert next month. The all-ages, seven-hour concert on October 27 will
Chile: The Other September 11 Edited by Pilar Aguilera and Ricardo Fredes Ocean Press, Melbourne 2002 80 pages, $11.95 Order at <http://www.oceanbooks.com.au> REVIEW BY VANNESSA HEARMAN For those tired of the patriotic