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IRAQ: Clean lies, dirty wars

IRAQ Clean lies, dirty wars BY PATRICIA AXELROD Twenty-two months after Desert Storm, I was finally on my way to Amman, Jordan, the gateway to Iraq. Somewhere over Europe, I caught a glimpse of the Kafkaland to come when I heard that

Psychiatrists demand changes to Australia's refugee policy

BY SUSAN REES & SUSAN AUSTIN CAIRNS — More than 300 psychiatrists, health academics, mental health practitioners, advocates and cons- umers converged on Cairns from September 12-14 for the triennial conference of the Royal Australian and New

Should there be an anti-WTO march on November 14?

BY NICK EVERETT SYDNEY — For the last two months, a coalition initiated by the Australian Fair Trade and Investment Network has been meeting to organise a “Stop the WTO agenda” rally for noon on November 14 in Hyde Park. Another coalition,

Truce in Victorian AMWU

BY SUE BOLTON On October 24, the Victorian state council of the Australian Manufacturing Workers Union appointed Dave Oliver as state secretary of the AMWU, and industrial officer Steve Dargavel as assistant state secretary, with responsibility for

Students tackle 'border protection'

BY SIMON ABRAHAMS MELBOURNE — Creative arts students from the University of Melbourne have responded to Australia's treatment of asylum seekers with Asylum, a theatrical work that addresses issues of "border protection" and the farce of the

INDONESIA: Anti-terror laws, foreign influence debated

BY MAX LANE JAKARTA — While Indonesian police investigations, conducted in cooperation with Australian, US, British and other police forces, continue into the October 12 Bali bombings, the policy responses to the bombing by President Megawati

Trade unionists want one left party

BY CHRIS CAIN As an active delegate and trade unionist and also being actively involved in the Socialist Alliance as an independent, it is my opinion that the proposal from the Democratic Socialist Party (DSP) has not come quick enough. It should

Write On: Letters to Green Left Weekly

Weapons of mass destruction Our politicians and other theorists, who will not be at risk at the sharp end of action, talk glibly of the need to eliminate weapons of mass destruction (WMD). We know they are talking about weapons such as chemical,

Huge protest supports Kingham

BY SUE BULL MELBOURNE — Some 10,000 workers rallied in support of Construction, Forestry, Mining and Energy Union (CFMEU) leader Martin Kingham as he marched to the Magistrates Court on October 24. Kingham, who is the CFMEU state

Centrelink workers to discuss EBA offer

BY JIM MCILROY BRISBANE — Members of the Community and Public Sector Union (CPSU) employed by Centrelink, the federal government's social services agency, will meet across Australia over the two-week period beginning October 28, to the

Songs of solidarity for the new century

MayDay, MayDay: Songs of Solidarity Various artists Wobbly Radio and Unions NSW REVIEW BY DANIELLE BUHAGIAR There has been a proud history of pro-worker tunes dating back to the early days of the 20th century. In 1915, Ralph

RUSSIA: The view from the West

BY BORIS KAGARLITSKY MOSCOW — There are times when the image of Russia in the Western press calls to mind the consciousness of a schizophrenic. On the one hand, we are told that everything is fine; on the other, that everything is