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Who runs Wollongong?

Nicole Hilder, Wollongong Land prices in the Illawarra region have quadrupled in the past five years, fuelled by a land shortage and an influx of Sydney "sea-change" buyers, according to the December 9 Illawarra Mercury. There has been a rush by

SCOTLAND: Socialist Voice celebrates 200th issue

The Scottish Socialist Voice, newspaper of the Scottish Socialist Party, has celebrated the publication of its 200th issue. The Voice was initially published in 1996 as the fortnightly paper of Scottish Militant Labour, and became the paper of the

Leila Murray: source of strength and inspiration

Honouring Leila Murray: Heart of JusticeEdited by Roderic Pitty and Ruth Braunstein$7.95, available from http://www.gleebooks.com.au REVIEW BY CHRIS MARTIN "Leila Murray was a great source of strength and wisdom to all her large family, to all

Testimonies from Timor Leste

East Timor: TestimonyElaine BriereBetween the Lines Books128 pages, 64 photographs, $56.95 REVIEW BY STEPHEN LANGFORD For people involved in East Timor's struggle, this book is a must-read. I have Elaine Briere to thank for my start in East

Labor's rightward trajectory

The Origins of the ALP: A Marxist AnalysisBy Jim McIlroyResistance Books, 200458 pages, $5.95Available from your local Activist Centre (see page 2) or email <info@resistancebooks.com> REVIEW BY CHRIS ATKINSON The further 2.4% swing to

Powerful and inspiring songs

Songs for MahmudDavid Rovics$25 from Hobart Activist Centre, phone (03) 6234 6397 or $US12 from <http://www.davidrovics.com>. REVIEW BY ALEX BAINBRIDGE Like the other CDs David Rovics has released in the last few years, Songs for Mahmud

SHOCKFACTS: Forest destruction

Since European settlement, half of Australia's forests have been cleared. Only 5% of the country has any forest cover remaining. Over 85% of the southern temperate woodlands has been completely cleared. Between 12 and 15 billion trees have been

Write on: Letters to the editor

Zionist myths Rachel Freeman's diatribe (Write On, GLW #609) against Doug Lorimer's obituary for Yasser Arafat (GLW #607) repeats many Zionist myths created to demonise Arafat and the Palestinian people. If Freeman had done even an ounce of

Standing up to neoliberalism

The following is abridged from a speech given by Stephen Jolly, Socialist Party member and Yarra city councillor, to the council's swearing-in ceremony at Richmond Town Hall on December 1. Last Saturday, 91% of voters in this area voted for what

IRAQ: Only life is cheap

Donna Mulhearn, Baghdad It all happened so fast as we turned the corner. The US humvee seemed to come out of nowhere. It drew close to the car, aimed its machine gun at us and forced the car off the road. A checkpoint heavy with Iraqi soldiers

OUR COMMON CAUSE: Drop the charges against refugee-rights activists!

The Socialist Alliance has joined the call for the dropping of all charges against four people accused of helping asylum seekers who had escaped from detention to obtain false passports so they could get to a country that would offer them protection.

CUBA: Communist youth debate battle of ideas

Dick Nichols The Eighth Congress of Cuba's Union of Communist Youth (UJC) took place in Havana's Convention Centre, on December 3-6. At the centre of discussion was the Battle of Ideas: the campaign of cultural, educational and social work launched