Alex Milne, Melbourne
Helen Caldicott's book Nuclear Power is not the Answer to Global Warming or Anything Else was launched at Trades Hall on June 3. Speaking with her were Hillel Freedman from Nuclear Free Australia, former Nuclear Disarmament
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Kerry Smith, Sydney
On July 14, the Australian Radiation Protection and Nuclear Safety Agency (ARPANSA) announced that Lucas Heights would be given an operating licence for its new reactor.
The decision will allow the Australian Nuclear Science
On July 10, Samsul Bahri, the chairperson of the Centre for Information on Aceh Referendum (SIRA) in the Tamiang region, and Saharuddin, SIRA chairperson in the Blang Pidie region, were arrested by security officers and taken to the police
The following is abridged from a July 6 blog entry by Lama Hourani, the coordinator of the Palestinian Working Women Society for Development in Gaza.
Hanan, a field educator in our organisation, lives in the northern area of Gaza City. A beautiful,
Coral Wynter & Jim McIlroy, Caracas
Merida is a lovely city located high in the Andes. It is a famous resort, well-known to tourists. On the afternoon of June 21 students were watching a game of football on the TV set in the cafeteria of the
CANBERRA — Ali Kazak, head of the Palestinian delegation in Canberra, and James Crafti from the Socialist Alliance addressed an emergency rally on July 13 organised by Australians for Justice and Peace in Palestine. The protesters called for an end
Sunday, August 6
No nuclear power, no uranium mining, troops out of Iraq and Afghanistan and no attack on Iran
Sydney
1pm rally at Hyde Park North for a march through the city. Ph Diane 0413 003 148
Brisbane
2pm rally at Queens Park.
A Rebel's Guide to MarxBy Mick GonzalezBookmarks Publications 200657 pages (Available from <http://www.bookmarks.uk.com>)
REVIEW BY ALEX MILLER
Karl Marx is a notoriously difficult author: despite writing some of the most effective
Peter Boyle
Have you had enough of the tug of war between John Howard and Peter Costello over who gets to run the government of the corporate rich in Australia? You promised me I could be PM, whines Costello. Howard responds with standard Howardian
SYDNEY — The Department of Corrective Services' decision to reduce family contact with women prisoners, and children seeing their mothers, is "heartless mismanagement that will have disastrous effects on prisoners' rehabilitation" said Kat
SYDNEY — At least 120 people assembled outside the Egyptian consulate here on July 15 to condemn Israel's aggression against Palestine and Lebanon. The protest, called by Hizb ut-Tahrir Australia, also condemned Arab leaders, particularly Egyptian
Alex Miller
Prime Minister Tony Blair's government has announced that nearly 900 additional troops are to be sent to Afghanistan, bringing the total number of British troops there to around 4500.
The July 11 British Guardian reported that an
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