Kerry Nettle
On March 22, following the Greens call to have Australian troops out of Iraq by the end of June, I asked the following question of defence minister Robert Hill:
"Is the minister aware of evidence that General Peter Schoomaker, the
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By Dale T. McKinley, Johannesburg
On the morning of March 21, South African police opened fire with stun grenades on members of the Gauteng Anti-Privatisation Forum who were protesting against water privatisation and the installation of pre-paid
Cass Ilia
ALP leader Mark Latham's promise to bring the troops home has been welcomed by many anti-war organisations and parties, including the Socialist Alliance.
Lisa Macdonald, who is the alliance's candidate for Reid in the federal election,
Simon Tayler, Sydney
Sydney's community TV channel, Channel 31, will remain on air for now, after a win in the courtroom for the many supporters of the station's current broadcasters.
On March 18, the Australian Broadcasting Authority announced
Paul Benedek
Controversial decisions by the state Labor government to forcibly amalgamate several councils dominated the March 27 NSW council election.
In the City of Sydney lord mayoral contest, the thinly veiled ALP manoeuver to gain Labor
Stuart Munckton,Edward Ashscoft &Jason Cahill
The campaign by students to oppose university administrations moving to increase fees has started to take off and spread from one campus to another.
Last December, ignoring public opposition, the
He's always been there for us... We'll always be there for him! Defend Craig Johnston Fundraiser, 6pm, April 2, at MUA rooms, 46-54 Ireland Street, West Melbourne.
Mass rally, 9am, May 10, at County Court, corner William and LaTrobe streets.
For
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
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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
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
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
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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