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APEC: what it is and how to fight it By Dick Nichols [This is the edited text of a talk to the Slam APEC conference in Manila in November.] APEC brings out all the greed of Australian big business. Multinational mining companies like BHP,
Comment by Ted Trainer Green Left has frequently urged us to block the budget and fight the cuts. If you agree, I think you might be making some serious mistakes. Capitalism ran into major over-production in the 1970s. The factory owners now cannot
Aboriginal residents of the Block in Redfern have decided to fight back. They have decided to resist their eviction, which is being pushed by a racist alliance of governments, developers and one of the most corrupt police forces in the country.
By Maree Roberts At a recent National Conference of Federated Ethnic Communities Councils (FECCA), Pauline Hanson and the attacks on migrants were squarely on the agenda. However, the responses of the ethnic representatives at the conference (and
BHP — A Share Prospectus There is a company called BHP drilling for oil in the Timor Sea, that's why we can't set Timor free we've all got shares in BHP. Don't talk to me about democracy human rights or humanity, 'cause we're drilling
Budgeteer Junior Hello. This is easy! Hello. Hello. Can I write my name? Keiran. My name is Keiran — K.E.I.R.A.N. What do I say next? I am six years old. I am in grade 2. I like Power Rangers, Batman and the Simpsons. And I like the computer. I
Hate mail The Tasmanian Gay and Lesbian Rights Group may be able to help the police track down neo-Nazi groups operating in Tasmania. Group spokesperson Rodney Croome said on January 28 that high profile gay and lesbian advocates have been
By Adam Hanieh Speculation is increasing in Israel on the possibility of a government of national unity between the two major parties, Labour and the ruling Likud. Despite the impression given by much of the big business press that these two
By Marina Cameron Many an internet enthusiast will rave about the joys of "surfing" and the liberating nature of new communications technology. Some post-modernists even argue that expanding technology is breaking down traditional social divides
Attack on South African woman activist By Anthony Benbow Two recent events have pushed the shockingly high incidence of violence against women in South Africa back into the public spotlight. The first was a brutal rape committed on Robben Island,
By Linda Kaucher Minister for resources Warwick Parer released the government's "Sustainable Energy'" green paper over the Christmas period, obviously hoping that no-one would notice. It's a shocker. In a cynical play on words, "sustainable energy"
Brisbane IWD By Sarah Callinan BRISBANE — On January 30, more than 20 women attended an International Women's Day organising meeting. Widespread government attacks on women and cuts to community services have motivated women from various