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Loose cannons

Family values I "NEW YORK — Adelphia Communications Corporation founder John Rigas and his two sons siphoned millions of dollars from the [now bankrupt] company as if it were a 'private piggy bank', for everything from 100 pairs of bedroom

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1 WA teachers accept wage offer PERTH — On March 12, the Western Australian state executive of the Australian Education Union (AEU) announced that its members had voted to accept the government's certified agreement (CA) offer. The

On the box

Tong Tana: The Lost Paradise — A Swedish TV crew and Swiss environmentalist Bruno Manser travel to Borneo to film the devastation of the ancient forests. SBS, Friday, April 2, 2pm. Message Stick: Customary Law — Many Indigenous communities

Showing heart for refugees

Andrew Hall, Canberra Multi-coloured hearts have been signed and decorated with refugee-rights slogans and images to create the "field of hearts". This growing project provides a vehicle for people to symbolically "show their hearts for

IRAQ: US to retain control after June 30

Doug Lorimer A top US official in Baghdad, who asked not to be named, has admitted to reporters at a dinner meeting on March 21 that the planned June 30 hand-over of "sovereignty" from the US-led Coalition Provisional Authority (CPA) to an "interim

Our Common Cause: Who is killing Indigenous Australia?

In mid February, spectacular television footage of a confrontation between police and young Aborigines in Sydeney's Redfern flashed around the world. By mirroring the daily scenes of conflict from occupied Palestine, these images dramatised to the

Redfern protesters demand justice

Paul Benedek, Sydney More than 300 Aboriginal protesters and supporters marched from the Redfern Block to NSW state parliament on March 24, chanting "Too many police, not enough justice". The rally was called to protest police mistreatment of

ACEH: Military tightens grip in run-up to elections

James Balowski, Jakarta The government of Megawati Sukarnoputri declared martial law in Indonesia's northern-most province of Aceh last May. It launched an "integrated operation" to smash the Free Aceh Movement (GAM) and restore "law and order".

Socialists gain 3.5% in council election

Jim McIlroy, Brisbane Socialist Alliance candidate Coral Wynter gained 3.5% (533 votes at the close of counting on polling night) in the Central ward in the March 27 Brisbane City Council election. The Greens won 17.5% in the same inner-city

EL SALVADOR: Fear the real winner in elections

Amid a sea of red, white, and blue flags and chants of "Homeland — yes, Communism — no", the right wing held its eerie celebration on the evening of March 21, election day in El Salvador. By an unexpectedly high margin, Tony Saca, the

IRAQ: Majority oppose occupation

Doug Lorimer "An opinion poll suggests most Iraqis feel their lives have improved since the war in Iraq began about a year ago", BBC News reported on March 16. The BBC was referring to a survey of 2652 Iraqis conducted over the last six months for

John Pilger: We can win a peaceful world!

John Pilger Let us be clear on the facts of what happened one year ago on March 20. The United States, aided by Britain and Australia, attacked a sovereign country, unprovoked, and in breach of the most basic principles of international law. By