How can I put this without giving offence? There are some in our society who live off the labour of others. Don't get me wrong. Most of us get along without recourse to such means, but there are an anonymous few who exploit their fellow human beings
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Kim Bullimore
Despite mass rallies, acid attacks on police and troops, and threats of suicide by fanatical right-wing Israeli settlers, Israel began the implementation of its Gaza Strip disengagement plan on August 17, deploying about 20,000 police
New Zealand Education Institute-Te Riu Roa (NZEI) members have offered solidarity to support striking teachers, health workers and public servants in Tonga. Tonga's 1400 teachers are among the 3000 public servants who began a national strike four
Susan Price, Sydney
In the aftermath of the NSW Coroner's inquest into the death of 16-year-old Joel Exner, who died in October 2003 after falling 12 metres while working on a building site at Eastern Creek, the Construction, Forestry, Mining and
Hope yet for Flat Earth Society
"Part of education is to expose people to different schools of thought... You're asking me whether or not people ought to be exposed to different ideas and the answer is yes." — Emperor George Bush II, August 1,
Sue Bolton
Federal Coalition MP Wilson "Iron Bar" Tuckey was at it again last week. He already has a reputation for racist comments about Aborigines; now he's slandering trade unionists as well — all from the safety of parliament house
Kerry Smith
Couriers, transport workers and heavy vehicle drivers converged on Canberra's Parliament House on August 16. The turnout was so big that many trucks had to be parked on the Lake Burley Griffin foreshore, two kilometres away.
The
Rohan Pearce
The murder in the southern Iraqi city of Basra in early August of Steven Vincent, a US freelance journalist and well-known pro-war blogger, who had reported from Iraq since late 2003, threw the spotlight on the operation of US-backed
Stuart Munckton, Caracas
The system of imperialism was put in the dock during the 16th World Festival of Youth and Students in Caracas. The festival hosted an Anti-Imperialist Tribunal on August 13 and 14 to hear testimonies from representatives of
Kerry Smith, Canberra
Following the publication of his article, "Unions ACT changes protest plans", in Green Left Weekly #636, Community and Public Sector Union member Paul Oboohov was informed on August 10 via email that CPSU ACT secretary Graham
The 2005 Tibetan Film FestivalChauvel Cinemas, Paddington Town Hall, SydneyAugust 26-27Phone (02) 9361 5398 to book tickets.
The 2005 Tibetan Film Festival will provide a wider perspective of the Tibetan situation than has ever been seen before in
Alex Miller
Strike action by 1000 British Airways baggage handlers and ground staff brought BA flights at London's Heathrow Airport to a standstill on August 11. The BA staff walked off the job in support of 675 workers who had been summarily
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