Hypocritically surprised
Recently I received the following in a letter from an Australian friend, Stephanie Wilkinson:
"A few days go I met the delightful Mrs Lettie Scott. Lettie is the widow of an Aboriginal man, the late Mr Douglas Scott, who
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By Gaetano Greco and Lorella Di Pietro
The secretary of the ACTU, Bill Kelty, has finally come around to the idea of shorter working hours as a means of reducing unemployment. It's about time. In the past decade the ACTU has not been willing even
Treasurer Peter Costello's threat to call a double dissolution election over the Senate's rejection of some of the Coalition's vicious anti-immigrant, cost-slashing measures is nothing to be feared. Those who oppose Canberra's reactionary policies
By Daniel Kelly
Results of the recent Community and Public Sector Union elections within the Department of Education, Employment, Training and Youth Affairs have confirmed significant support for a more militant response to government attacks on
Defending the ALP
At its meeting following the very successful rally it organised on November 23, the Anti-Racism Campaign (ARC) in Ipswich discussed the outcome of the rally. One non-aligned activist said that it was extremely positive to hear a
Serbian independent radio jammed
December 2 was the third consecutive day on which the single independent radio station in Belgrade, Radio B92, was jammed during its reports of the huge anti-government demonstrations in the Serbian capital. The
Sarah Stephen (Resistance organiser, Hobart):
We see wars and conflicts, oppression, hunger and cruelty on TV all the time. We aren't given the tools to understand it, but it disturbs our true human compassion that has not yet been distorted by
MELBOURNE — In the largest anti-racism demonstration in the country so far this year, more than 30,000 people rallied here on December 8. Organised by the People for Racial Equality coalition, which was set up from a Victorian Trades and Labour
Howard's Christmas present
Back in dim dark history, when federal finance minister John Fahey was NSW premier, he distinguished himself by noticing a serious social problem: given the option, many women and children would rather live in emergency
On November 25, protest actions of 183 unions erupted in Metro Manila, demanding the release of BMP leader Filemon "Popoy" Lagman, illegally arrested by intelligence agents of the armed forces on November 12. The actions included mass walkouts, work
By Stephen Marks
MANAGUA — The Supreme Electoral Council (CSE) has dismissed challenges to Nicaragua's recent elections. On November 22 it formally declared Arnoldo Alemán the next president of Nicaragua and announced the composition of
An Anti-Christmas Poem
Unwillingly dress up as Santa,
Put up with their tedious banter
Feed your unwanted relations,
With their loud offspring have patience.
Don't trip over kiddies' toys,
Somehow stand the eternal noise,
Funny hats,
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