Margarita Windisch, Melbourne
Up to 1800 people marched on Victorian state parliament on October 13 to protest the proposed toxic dump site at Hattah in north-western Victoria.
A "toxic" truck and eight busloads of people left Mildura before dawn
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Sue Bolton, Melbourne
On October 12, a Federal Court judge ordered the Howard government's Building Industry Taskforce to stop accessing the personal banking details of members of the Construction, Forestry, Mining and Energy Union (CFMEU) employed
Kim Bullimore, West Bank
Thirteen-year-old Iman Alhamas was shot dead on October 6 as she walked to school in the Rafah refugee camp. One of 30 children killed during the 18-day Israeli offensive into Gaza, Iman's body was riddled with 20 bullets.
Sam Watson
Peace, love and solidarity to all. We fought a great fight and we achieved great things; but PM John Howard's forces lied and intimidated the Australian people and they dominated the ballot box on the day.
This nation does not have a
Tim Vollmer
October 15 marked the first anniversary of the death of Joel Exner, the 16-year-old who fell 15 metres to his death on his third day of work. Joel's death highlighted the need for tougher laws to bring an end to the hundreds of deaths
Blind faith and ...
"I'm not a politician and the decisions aren't mine to make, but I think oftentimes our commander in chief has a much broader view of things than your average Joe who is for or against the war." — US Marine chaplain Josh
Chris Latham, Perth
On October 13, Alcoa was charged with the unauthorised discharge of a prohibited substance. This followed a toxic spill that released between 300,000 and 1.3 million litres of caustic soda at its Alumina refinery at Kwinana,
Alex Miller
The opening of the new Scottish parliament building in Edinburgh by Queen Elizabeth II on October 9 was upstaged by an alternative republican ceremony organised by the Scottish Socialist Party (SSP) and other Scottish republicans.
As
Alison Dellit
As the dust settled on PM John Howard's decisive victory, across Australia social justice activists have been trying to make sense of the election outcome. This discussion has not been restricted to the opinion pages of the print
Zimbabwean anti-globalisation activists, social movements, NGOs, community-based organisations, faith-based groups and unions opposed to neo-liberalism and corporate-led globalisation which were scheduled to hold the second Zimbabwe Social Forum from
Ruth Ratcliffe
"Aceh — the struggle for independence", an exhibition of photos taken by freelance photographer William Nessen, toured to the small town of Toronto on Lake Macquarie on October 15-16.
Nonie Hodgson from Action in Solidarity with
Croc country
The dude who was on the menu of the croc up north should spend the rest of his life kissing the ground of the brave lady who rescued him walks on. If it'd been me there, I'd a waved him goodbye from the back of my ute where I'd a been
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