BY STUART MUNCKTON
Right-wing opponents of elected Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez have gone on a new offensive aimed at destabilising the country and bringing Chavez down. In recent weeks there has been a general strike supported by national and
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BY SAM KING
BRISBANE — Victory for the left-wing Ignite ticket has caused a radical change in student union politics at Griffith University, as Socialist Alliance members Paul Jacobs, Stephen Martin and David Lafferty were elected as 2003
BY RUSSELL PICKERING
PERTH — Left unity was the topic of discussion at a November 12 Socialist Alliance public meeting, attended by 40 people. The speakers at the forum included Democratic Socialist Party (DSP) district secretary Nikki Ulasowski,
BY GRAHAM MATTHEWS
MELBOURNE — "Victorian economy surges past NSW" announced the November 14 Age. Heralding the growth of the Victorian economy, the article praised the state government. Photos of a serious looking Premier Steve Bracks and
Thirty per cent of the US working class earn less than US$8 per hour and Barbara Ehrenreich wanted to know how these "working poor" managed to survive.
BY SARAH STEPHEN
SYDNEY — Green Left Weekly spoke to STEPHEN HOPPER, a solicitor who has been representing a number of the Indonesian-Australian families who were raided by the Australian Federal Police (AFP) and ASIO at the end of October.
It is a sign of how strong opposition to a war against Iraq has become that the Labor Party federal caucus on November 12 shifted its position slightly. But the shift is an illusion. Come a war, the ALP will almost certainly support it.
The ALP now
BY KARL MILLER
MELBOURNE — On November 2, the Socialist Alliance held a very successful dinner. Around 110 people filled the Flemington Community Centre to celebrate achieving electoral registration in Victoria.
Every party that was affiliated
BY JIM GREEN
A US-led attack on Iraq is likely to result in between 48,000 and 260,000 deaths during the first three months of combat. Post-war health effects could result in a further 200,000 deaths, according to a report by the International
Fatima is a widow and grandmother who has been in Australia for 10 years, living with her family who are financially supporting her. She has no remaining close family in East Timor and has grown very close to her grandchildren here.
BY SEAN MARTIN-IVERSON
PERTH — On October 28, the Environmental Protection Authority (EPA) issued an environmental impact assessment supporting a proposed marina resort development at Mauds Landing on the Ningaloo Reef.
An ongoing campaign has
Christmas parade for peace
LAUNCESTON — "Peace on Earth and Goodwill to all" — As the US and its allies plan for war on Iraq and asylum seekers in Australia languish in detention, this simple Christmas message couldn't be more relevant.
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