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The WTO, damned lies and statistics

BY RENFREY CLARKE It is astonishing what the bourgeoisie will let slip when they're talking to one another and don't think we're listening! In light of federal trade minister Mark Vaile's ludicrous claims that the people who protested

Begging to work

BY PHIL DOYLE You see them on street corners everywhere in the city, recognisable as people trying to get themselves out of a rut; but Big Issue vendors in Melbourne have discovered that their bosses are, well, just like any other boss. The Big

PALESTINE: Israel murders UN worker

BY ROHAN PEARCE A United Nations investigation into the killing of British UN worker Iain John Hook in Jenin on November 22 has begun. An investigator from the UN arrived in Jerusalem on November 24. The Israeli army maintains that it "responded"

WA building workers win 36-hour week

BY CHRIS LATHAM PERTH — On November 22, members of the Western Australian branch of the Construction, Forestry, Mining and Energy Union's construction and general divisions began the process of implementing of a new enterprise agreement. The

Homophobia and Islamic fundamentalism

BY LEON HARRISON SYDNEY — While I have always supported struggles for social justice in Palestine and I am opposed to the US war drive against Iraq, I find that, as a gay man, my own community is under attack from not only Christian

US hypocrisy condemned in Hobart

BY AMY GARDNER HOBART — Around 400 people gathered in Franklin Square on November 30 to protest against the planned US-led war on Iraq. The rally was organised by the Peace Coalition of Tasmania. The people then set off on a short march to

Fremantle ALP holds anti-war rally

BY EMMA CLANCY PERTH — The Fremantle branch of the ALP held a rally on November 23 in opposition to a war on Iraq, which drew around 120 people. Local MP Carmen Lawrence told the crowd that she believed "our aim should be the removal of weapons

IRELAND: The 'troubles' are back

BY CONN HALLINAN The "troubles" in Northern Ireland are back, courtesy of the British Prime Minister Tony Blair and Protestant loyalists who refuse to share power with Ulster's Catholics. The current crisis, during which the British government

Impossible to pigeonhole

REVIEW BY SARAH STEPHEN BridgesBy Tonchi McIntoshOrder at <http://www.tonchi.com.au> It is impossible to pigeonhole Tonchi McIntosh's musical style, which includes mixtures acoustic folk and rock, and touches of reggae and country. It

An Evening with John Pilger

MELBOURNE — Kino Dendy Cinemas are to present a special screening of award-winning journalist John Pilger's new documentary The New Rulers of The World, together with The Timor Conspiracy: Death of a Nation, on December 11. Both films will be

Which way forward for the left?

BY MARCEL CAMERON & TIM STEWART BRISBANE — More than 50 people attended a lively debate on November 23, sponsored by the Socialist Alliance and discussing the way forward for the left. The meeting was addressed by University of Queensland

IRAQ: US prepares for war

BY ROHAN PEARCE Ignoring the fact that Iraq is fully cooperating with United Nations weapons inspectors, Washington continues to prepare for war. The November 19 New York Times reported that the US "has quietly doubled the number of its troops in