Andre Gunder Frank
On February 23, Andre Gunder Frank, renowned left-wing academic, writer and activist, passed away after a lengthy battle with cancer. Once suggested as a possible Cuban economy minister by Che Guevara, Frank packed his 76 years'
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Ray Fulcher
Most of people recoil at the use of torture, Most people would say that the perpetrators and their governments were guilty of crimes against humanity and should be severely punished. Not so according to two Australian academics who
HOBART — On March 19, hundreds of health professionals around Tasmania stopped work for two hours to attend rallies organised by the Community and Public Sector Union (CPSU) and the Health and Community Services Union to protest the state Labor
ARMIDALE — On May 17, 50 people braved cold and rainy weather to protest against foreign minister Alexander Downer when he visited the University of New England to deliver the annual Earl Page College politics lecture.
The protesters voiced
Federico Fuentes
In 1967, Che Guevara died at the hands of CIA-backed Bolivian soldiers while attempting to lead a guerrilla struggle in Bolivia. In the small town where his body was uncovered 30 years later, graffiti is scrawled declaring: "Che:
Annolies Truman, Perth
Twenty-four per cent of Aboriginal children in Western Australia are at high risk of clinically significant emotional or behavioural difficulties, a ground-breaking report has found. Adele Cox and Sven Silburn from the
ARMIDALE — The Armidale Club, a quiet little pub in rural NSW, was rocked by the sounds of revolution on May 11, when Friends of Green Left Weekly sponsored a screening of The Revolution Will Not be Televised.
About 30 people watched the
South African Municipal Workers Union members clashed with police in central Cape Town on May 17, after 2000 workers marched through the city against the privatisation of water and electricity. One man was arrested. Union officials delivered a
Sarah Stephen
The trial of accused people-smuggler Khaleed Daoed began in the Brisbane Supreme Court on May 18. Daoed faces up to 20 years' jail for his involvement in the ill-fated SIEV X voyage in 2001, when a boatload of asylum seekers sank in
American Dream
"Working and low-income families from New York to California face an affordable-housing shortage that threatens to spoil the 'American Dream' of a decent home if you get a decent job. A recent Center for Housing Policy study found
Ben Reid, Newcastle
On May 18, 400 people attended a joint student-staff "Save Our Uni" rally at Newcastle University to oppose the impending loss of 450 jobs from the campus. The rally was organised by the National Tertiary Education Union (NTEU)
CANBERRA — A May 10 Australian Industrial Relations Commission decision delivered a wage increase of between $6 and $148 per week to more than 15,000 childcare workers in Victoria and the ACT.
Joanne Schofield, Liquor Hospitality Miscellaneous
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