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Doug Lorimer In the last few weeks, the US occupation of Iraq has suffered a series of blows, as pressure mounts upon its allies to pull their troops out. The latest comes from European Union president Romano Prodi, a former Italian prime minister,
Rohan Pearce Osama bin Laden's al Qaeda network was originally not a terrorist organisation but as part of the ragtag group of warlords and Islamic religious fanatics trained and funded under the auspices of the CIA to fight against the left-wing,
Our Common Cause: Are Labor governments the friends of unions? Unionists are desperate to get rid of the Coalition government. The government's anti-union laws, its 1998 attack on the wharfies and the ongoing attack on building industry
Dave Holmes Although small, Sydney-based Resistance Books can lay claim to being Australia's largest socialist publishing house — indeed, it is really the country's only socialist publisher. Currently, its catalogue lists almost 70 books and
Seabed mining I am a Pakeha (Greek/French/Irish) who, along with my wife, has recently become a citizen of New Zealand. From our home base in Wanaka, we have become alarmed and active, generally on environmental issues such as opposing the release
Simon Jones, Newcastle On March 31, 550 people crowded into a public meeting against the NSW Labor government's planned part-privatisation of the Mater Hospital. The meeting was organised by the Newcastle Trades Hall Council's Defend Public Health