Dale Mills
Victoria
The Terrorism (Community Protection) Act 2003 was passed in Victoria because the government and police said it was needed to combat terrorism. However, a year later, none of its provisions had been used. The law allows police
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Rice-Rumsfeld Reception Committee, Adelaide
The following call to action was issued by the Rice-Rumsfeld Reception Committee.
Come to Adelaide in November and protest against the presence of Condoleezza Rice and Donald Rumsfeld, two central
Home Among the Gum TreesArtwork by Gabrielle AlexanderThe Artery Fitzroy87-89 Moor St, FitzroyOpening September 21, 6pmExhibition September 20-October 2Phone Zola on (03) 9415 9200 or email <info@theartery.com.au>
BY GABRIELLE ALEXANDER
Jim McIlroy, Brisbane
A vigil on the steps of King George Square on September 11, called in support of Cindy Sheehan, mother of a US combat soldier killed in Iraq, led off several protest actions in Brisbane against the Iraq war and in defence of
MondovinoWritten & directed by Jonathan Nossiter
Opens in Sydney and Melbourne on September 15
REVIEW BY BRENDAN DOYLE
Don't know your Beaujolais from your bubbly? You can still enjoy Mondovino in moderation. Corporate crooks, carping critics,
Jamal Juma, Jerusalem
Twenty-three years ago, on September 17-19, 1982, at least 2000 Palestinians in the Beruit refugee camps of Sabra and Shatila were brutally massacred under the guidance of then Israeli defence minister Ariel Sharon. Today this
The United Auto Workers has presented a gift of US$880,000 to members of the Aircraft Mechanics Fraternal Association, who are on strike in protest at the union-busting efforts of Northwest Airlines. More than 4400 workers have been striking since
Marce Cameron
"How could this be happening in the United States?", asked the headline of a September 3 Washington Post article in the wake of Hurricane Katrina. "People around the world cannot believe what they're seeing", the Post reported. "From
Nick Everett, Canberra
On September 7, long-time Community and Public Sector Union activist and delegate to Unions ACT council Paul Oboohov was removed from the CPSU's delegation to the council. Oboohov was also disendorsed as a CPSU representative
Doug Lorimer
On September 13, the UN General Assembly approved a 38-page document for submission to a summit in New York of 150 heads of governments marking the 60th anniversary of the United Nations Organisation. The document is a considerably
My Life is My Sun Dance: Prison Writings of Leonard Peltier. Leonard Peltier is one of the United States' longest-serving political prisoners.
Cuba and psychiatry
Rachel Evans' rejection of drug therapy (Write On, GLW #640) is akin to blaming all industrial technology for ecological destruction. The most enlightened country, Cuba, uses psychiatric drugs such as the generic version of
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