BY
LISA MACDONALD
SYDNEY Ask anyone on the street in NSW when the date
of the state election is and the odds are you'll get a blank look. This
isn't a reflection of people's disinterest in politics after all, just
three weeks ago
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MELBOURNE — Scottish folk music legend Dick Gaughan will be performing at Trades Hall for one night only on March 25. His songs evoke a deep sympathy and respect for the working class, their struggles and their victories.
A professional musician
BY ALISON DELLIT
On March 15, the day after a 2000-strong protest in Traralgon, people hit the streets in a number of regional and rural areas in Victoria to oppose the government's support for Washington's war drive.
Six-hundred people marched
Anthony Blunt:
His Lives
By Miranda Carter
Macmillan, 2001
590 pp, $25 (pb)
REVIEW BY PHIL SHANNON
In 1979, when British PM Margaret Thatcher exposed Sir Anthony Blunt
as the Fourth Man of the famous Cambridge University spy ring (Guy
BY ALISON
DELLIT
It is usual for newspapers to canvass a range of opinions following
major government speeches such as Prime Minister John Howards National
Press Club address on March 13 in which he presented his government's case
for
400 rally against war
BY GRAHAM MATTHEWS
MELBOURNE — Around 400 people rallied in Federation Square on March 14, a snap action that was called just six days before. Protesters condemned Prime Minster John Howard's speech on March 13 that
BY SARAH STEPHEN
In the past six years, there has been a rapid decline — from 80% to 70% — in the proportion of doctors who bulk-bill their patients, charging the government direct, rather than charging the patient a fee. If this rate of
BY
ALI ABUNIMAH, MICHAEL BROWN & NIGEL PARRY
The inclusion in the Israeli government of the racist National Union,
which openly calls for the ethnic cleansing of the Palestinians, has received
muted coverage in the mainstream media.
The
BY
STEVE O'BRIEN
CHARLESTOWN, NSW The newly opened campaign headquarters for the
Socialist Alliance's election campaign for the seat of Charlestown in the
March 22 NSW election is attracting the attention of voters. The windows
of the
BY JAMES BALOWSKI
JAKARTA In response to continuing protests and press criticism,
the government of President Megawati Sukarnoputri is resorting to the tactics
used by the Suharto dictatorship to suppress dissent.
A March 1 article in the
According to a poll published in the March 7 Glasgow Herald, support for the Scottish Socialist Party (SSP) has surged because of its steadfast opposition to a war in Iraq, with or without UN backing.
"The Scottish Socialist Party has made
Balmain calls for peace
BY LACHLAN MALLOCH
SYDNEY — Chants of "Come on Balmain, stand for peace, join the march on Darling Street" echoed from 300 anti-war protesters who marched through Balmain on March 15.
Led by peace drummers, the march,
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