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Why socialists should preference Greens before Labor

For the November 10 federal election, the Socialist Alliance is directing preferences to the Greens ahead of Labor in the Senate. Some affiliates and members of the alliance disagreed with this. Here, Democratic Socialist Party member and Socialist

Students target Kemp over war, racism

BY JESS MELVIN MELBOURNE — Federal education minister David Kemp was shocked to be interrupted mid-speech by screams of "You racist warmonger" during an October 23 forum of 1500 high school students in the Melbourne Town Hall. Kemp was

and ain't i a woman?: Women pollies opposed to violence?

The speakers' lists at Reclaim the Night rallies across Australia were littered with election candidates from all political parties — in Adelaide it was Democrats Senator Natasha Stott Despoja and the Coalition's Trish Draper; in Sydney it was

Anti-war movement cannot ignore refugee issue

BY GRAHAM MATTHEWS& MARGARITA WINDISCH The US-led war on Afghanistan is killing hundreds and displacing tens of thousands of Afghan civilians. Millions are threatened with starvation, and many of these will attempt to flee from Afghanistan in order

Resistance in action

Students form anti-war group CANBERRA — Following a student walkout on October 19, a dozen students from Narrabundah College have formed a new anti-war student group called Students Protesting Against Needless Killing, SPANK. The group

The spirit of Genoa

BY JAMES VASSILOPOULOS We are a nurse, illegally striking, to protect the health of patients. We are a student at the Australian National University, working two jobs to pay for uni. We are an S11 protester, beaten up by the cops. We are an ex-ALP

PALESTINE: Assassination reveals intifada's dilemma

BY AHMAD NIMER RAMALLAH, Palestine — The October 17 assassination of tourism minister Rehevem Ze'evi, a hated leader of Israel's racist right, was greeted with huge public approval from the Palestinian street, but has since then provided a

Socialist Alliance campaign launched in Brisbane

BY JIM MCILROY BRISBANE — "No to war! No to racism! Tax the rich!" were the main themes of the October 24 campaign launch of the Queensland Socialist Alliance team, attended by around 90 supporters. Karen Fletcher, one of the two Socialist

Loose cannons

Majorities are another question Fighting terrorism "must never be an excuse to persecute minorities". — US President George "The Crusader" Bush. Foot 'n mouth disease is enough "I do not have anthrax." — George the Crusader again.

Left loses at Griffith University

BY SIMON BUTLER BRISBANE — The left-wing Activist Left ticket failed to win any major office-bearer positions in the October 8-12 Griffith University Student Association election. The left lost despite the fact that the right wing ALP-Liberal

ASIA PACIFIC: Lame duck APEC flounders in troubled waters

BY EVA CHENG If US President George Bush hadn't dominated this year's October 17-21 summit of the Asia Pacific Economic Co-operation (APEC) in Shanghai, China, with his "anti-terrorist" war drive, the peak regional body of 21 economies would have

Looking out: For each other's sake

For each other's sake "In my opinion, the young generation of whites, blacks, browns, whatever else there is: you're living at a time of extremism, a time of revolution, a time when there's got to be a change. People in power have misused it, and