Colin Mitchell On August 23, Sydney architect Faheem Lodhi was sentenced in the NSW Supreme Court to 20 years for preparing to commit a terrorist act. After Jack Thomas had his terrorism charges quashed on August 18 by the Court of Appeals on the
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Zoe Kenny With the price of crude oil predicted to remain high, a voter backlash against record petrol prices and the predicted dire consequences of climate change would seem enough to motivate any government into breaking Australia's dependence on
SYDNEY — Speaking at a public meeting on August 25, Rob Stary (pictured), the defence lawyer for Jack Thomas (who was convicted on terrorism charges, but released on appeal on August 13), argued that the federal government has still not provided
Vannessa Hearman Solidarity organisations in the United States and East Timor have accused the Australian government of holding up the extension and expansion of the United Nations mission in East Timor, in particular the deployment of peacekeeping
One hundred and seven members of the WA Construction, Forestry, Mining and Energy Union employed by Leighton Kumagai (LKJV) to build the Perth to Mandurah rail line will face court on August 29 after the Howard government's Australian Building and
SYDNEY — On August 24, around 80 people attended a UNSW Law Society forum to hear John von Doussa QC, president of the Human Rights and Equal Opportunities Commission. HREOC is concerned about the consequences for human rights of the "anti-terror"
John Pilger, London If the alleged plot to attack airliners flying from London is true — remember the lies that led to the invasion of Iraq, and to the raid on a "terrorist cell" in east London — then one person ultimately is to blame, as he was
Farida Iqbal Life is often painfully difficult for young people who are gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender or intersex. They are faced with a choice — to live a life of shame and isolation in "the closet", or to "come out". Coming out often means
Pablo Stefanoni, La Paz "Move from words to action." This phrase flew around in the evaluations and self-evaluations in August of the strengths and weaknesses of the Bolivian government. First it was the turn of the social movements close to the
Lily Wright, Sydney On August 25, a meeting of National Tertiary Education Union (NTEU) members employed at the University of NSW condemned UNSW's August 23 announcement that it would shed up to 500 administrative and support staff jobs, and decided
Paul Benedek, Brisbane In the wake of horrific racist treatment of Indigenous people across Queensland, a rally against racism, police violence and black deaths in custody will be held on September 1. The action will put pressure on the hearing into
On August 20, miners on strike at the Escondida copper mine rejected BHP Billiton's latest pay rise offer, which fell way short of the strikers' demands. The miners have been on strike since August 7 over pay, bonuses and working conditions. The
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