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Greens break silence in the chamber

BY SARAH STEPHEN Should we turn our backs? Should we wear white or black armbands? Should we sit during the standing ovation? Should we refuse to clap? After weeks of parliamentarians debating how to receive US President George Bush, all such

Bush opposed across Australia

In most Australian cities, protesters came out to voice their anger at US President George Bush. Perth protests Four-hundred people rallied in Forrest Place on October 23, to protest Bush's visit to Australia. The protest, called by the NOWAR

UNITED STATES: University targets anti-war activists

BY SID PATEL SAN FRANCISCO — Three activists at the University of California-Berkeley have been convicted of student conduct violations for participating in a demonstration on the day after the US war on Iraq began. UC administrators singled out

PALESTINE: PNA: US encouraging 'slaughter'

BY ELISABETH KEAN& NORM DIXON Beginning on October 9, a suburb of the Gaza Strip city of Rafah and three refugee camps on its fringes were invaded by the Israeli military. Israel sent more than 100 tanks and bulldozers, backed by US-supplied Apache

Unionists rally for manslaughter laws

BY LIAM MITCHELL SYDNEY — On October 22, 500 delegates from four trade unions crammed into Trades Hall to hear reports into the death of a young worker on a building site and the campaign to introduce industrial manslaughter laws in NSW. Most

Cross cross-dressers rally

BY FARIDA IQBAL PERTH — It recently came to the attention of Radio Pike and Liz Leahy that the Cutie Boutique, situated in a queer area of Perth, had a sign displayed in its window that said: "No cross-dressers. No shoplifting. Beware of cameras

Victorian Trade Union Choir's new CD

Bring Out the BannersVictorian Trade Union ChoirSend $20 to PO Box 79, Carlton South, Victoria 3053 (buy five and get one free) or visit <http://home.vicnet.net.au/~vtuc/cdpage.htm>. REVIEW BY ANNIE McGLADE Bring out the Banners is a

UNITED STATES: Public support for Iraq occupation crumbling

BY DOUG LORIMER Despite the unanimous October 16 vote by the UN Security Council in favour of a US-sponsored call for the UN's 191 member countries to contribute troops to a US-commanded "multinational" Iraq occupation force, public support in the

Newcastle demands rail line stay open

BY JON LAMB NEWCASTLE — On October 23, more than 500 people packed into a room at the Town Hall to oppose the closure of the rail line from Broadmeadow to Newcastle station. Organised by the Save Our Rail committee, the meeting was attended by

Protesters declare: 'Iraq will be your Vietnam'

BY SARAH STEPHEN Strange things happened in Canberra during the US President George Bush's visit. Residents woke on October 23 to radio reports that a Canberra hospital ward had been cleared in anticipation of a presidential emergency. The

BOLIVIA: Peasant leaders threaten new revolt

BY DOUG LORIMER Three days after a massive wave of protests forced Bolivia's US-backed president, Gonzalo Sanchez de Lozada, to resign and flee to Miami, tens of thousands of workers and peasants massed in the capital, La Paz, on October 20, vowing

UNITED STATES: 120,000 demand 'Troops out!'

On October 25, 100,000 anti-war protesters mobilised in Washington DC to demand the end of the US occupation of Iraq and the immediate withdrawal of US troops. Sponsored by two of country's largest anti-war coalitions, International Act Now to Stop