Peter Boyle
Green Left Weekly's Caracas bureau got a mention in Time magazine last week. But our two journalists were dismissed by the cynical Time reporter as "revolutionary tourists".
But they were in good company. As Time put it, "Actor Danny
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MELBOURNE — The employer of two workers who were sacked and then reinstated after a community picket at their workplace subsequently encouraged Channel Nine's A Current Affair show to film the two workers at the factory against their wishes,
On May 15, two West Papuans were shot dead by police outside the Wamena court. Serpi (Sodema) Hubi and Mokanineak Kossy were among a group of protesters demonstrating outside the court house in support of a local man facing corruption charges, where
Pip Hinman
Dr Salam Ismael, an Iraqi doctor and one of the first medicos to get into Fallujah following the US army's first siege of that city in April 2004, is touring Australia describing life under US occupation. Ismael will address the Unity
Duncan Meerding, Hobart
A May 11 meeting of workers employed at the Beaconsfield goldmine in northern Tasmania called for an independent judicial inquiry into the rock fall in the mine on April 25 that resulted in the death of miner Larry Knight,
Susan Austin
"When I was diagnosed with schizophrenia as a teenager, I was told I would have this disease all my life, I would need to take medication all the time and I might just be able to cope. Recovery has been about reclaiming my future and
Peter Boyle
On budget night last year, federal treasurer Peter Costello said that he hadn't cut the top marginal income tax rate for individuals because "only 3% cent of Australians will be on that top rate.
"For 97% of Australians, that top rate
George Monbiot
Civilisation has a new enemy. He is a former coca grower called Evo Morales, who is currently the president of Bolivia. On May 15 he stood before the European parliament to explain why he had sent troops to regain control of his
Around 120,000 public sector workers returned to their jobs on May 15 after they were laid off for two weeks. On May 1, the Puerto Rican government laid off 95,000 employees, closing down the public school system and partially closing almost half of
Message Stick: The Lost Ones — Academic Henry Reynolds and Queensland woman Bron Nurdin are trying to trace their Aboriginal heritage, their families and where they belong. ABC, Friday, May 26, 6pm.
The Chaser's War on Everything — Confronts
Labor Party
I read an article sourced from the Australian Associated Press (AAP) on April 17, in which Labor treasury spokesperson Wayne Swan said a number of research projects pointed to the need for an overhaul of the tax and welfare systems. He
On May 15, the US announced that it would halt weapons sales to Venezuela due to its alleged lack of cooperation in the US "war on terrorism". In response, Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez told the BBC during a recent London visit: "If it's true that
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