Murray Smith, Paris
Over the last four years, France's right-wing government has forced through a whole series of neoliberal policies. Sometimes resistance has been fierce, such as to the reform of the pension system in 2003. But overall the
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Kerry Smith
The UN Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) adopted a de facto moratorium on "Terminator" technologies in 2000. Terminator technology sterilises crop seeds, preventing the ancient practice of seed saving and giving patent owners
By the time you read this, we'll know the results of the March 18 Tasmanian state election. It's been an election dominated by efforts to keep the Greens out of government.
Several years ago, in an effort to exclude the Greens, the state Labor and
Venezuela's communication and information minister Yuri Pimental has proposed the formation of Radiosur, a Latin America-wide radio station. Venezuela, with the participation of Cuba, Uruguay and Argentina, has already launched the Latin America-wide
Jon Lamb
On February 6, US President George Bush confirmed his intention to commit the US to a program of reprocessing nuclear fuel. Touted as a key measure in the "Advanced Energy Initiative", outlined in Bush's January State of the Union speech,
Paul Ferris & James Robertson, Sydney
On March 16, Sydney University played host to US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, who spoke to a crowd of select students and members of the university administration at the Conservatorium of Music (the
On March 17, Tirso Cruz from the United Luisita Workers Union was shot dead by gunmen as he walked home. Cruz is a key witness in the November 2004 Hacienda Luisita massacre, in which the army and police attacked a picket line, killing 14 people
Doug Lorimer
In a speech to the March 2002 annual conference of the Welsh nationalist Plaid Cymru party, Elfyn Llwyd, its parliamentary leader, branded Tony Blair "George's Bush's poodle" for the British Labour PM's willingness to commit British
Graham Matthews & Sue Bolton
At its March 7 meeting, the Australian Council of Trade Unions executive passed a resolution that called for "A week of activities, June 25-July 2, with rallies to be held on Wednesday 28 June 2006, under the National
Sarah Stephen
On April 2, protesters will rally around Australia in support of a free and independent West Papua, and to demand immediate asylum for the 43 West Papuans who remain on Christmas Island awaiting the outcome of their applications.
Kerry Vernon
Despite an emergency accommodation crisis, minister for community services John Cobb said on ABC Radio on February 27 that NSW will not receive extra funding for the Supported Accommodation Assistance Program (SAAP).
The NSW Council
West Papuan protesters demanding the closure of the US-owned Freeport-McMoRan gold and copper mine were attacked by police on March 16, who used tear gas and batons before firing on the crowd. Several police and protesters were killed in the clashes.
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