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Aboriginal activists pursue charges of genocide

By Dan CANBERRA — Aboriginal activists — Wadjularbinna Nulyarimma, Kevin Buzzacott, Isobell Coe and Robbie Thorpe — have begun legal action against John Howard, Tim Fischer, Brian Harradine and Pauline Hanson, and all federal

Racism: the record of the Coalition and ALP

Racism: the record of the Coalition and ALP By James Vassilopoulos Peter Beattie, the Queensland Labor premier, was quoted in the August 8 Courier-Mail responding to charges by Resistance that both major parties had carried out racist policies

On the box

Actively Radical TV — Sydney community television's progressive current affairs producers tackle the hard issues from the activist's point of view. CTS Sydney (UHF 31), every Thursday, 10pm and Saturday, 7pm. Ph 9565 5522. Access News —

Forrest Gump goes to war

Forrest Gump goes to war Saving Private RyanDirected by Steven SpielbergWith Tom Hanks, Edward Burns, Tom Sizemore, Matt DamonIn major cinemas from August 24 Review by Louis Proyect The only thing surprising about Saving Private Ryan is how

Dishonest opportunism in anti-racism campaign

Dishonest opportunism in anti-racism campaign Comment by Nikki Ulasowski CANBERRA — Socialist Worker, otherwise known as the International Socialist Organisation (ISO), has reprinted the August 28 anti-racism walkout promotional leaflet

Fair go!

Not an advertisement Fair go! ACOSS and poor people are complaining about a GST on food. But what about multimillionaires? We haven't paid taxes on much of anything for years, and now the government is going to make us (or our companies) pay GST

Russian government turns to repression of miners

By Renfrey Clarke MOSCOW — The last hopes held by Russian coal miners in the regime of President Boris Yeltsin, historians may yet decide, expired on August 11 in a potato field south of the Ural Mountains city of Chelyabinsk. That was where some

Western Sydney anti-racism campaign

Western Sydney anti-racism campaign By Rupen Savoulian PARRAMATTA — Despite driving rain, about 50 people representing many of western Sydney's migrant communities rallied here on August 22 against racism and the One Nation party. The rally

Resistance: 'Why we are socialists'

Resistance: 'Why we are socialists' By Allen Myers Resistance, the socialist youth organisation, has become well known in recent weeks for its role in organising actions against racism by secondary students and other young people. Students from

Young socialist to contest federal seat of Canberra

Young socialist to contest federal seat of Canberra CANBERRA — The Democratic Socialists have announced 23-year-old Nikki Ulasowski as their candidate for the federal electorate of Canberra. Ulasowski is an active environmentalist and campaigner

Student left set for election campaign

Student left set for election campaign By Keara Courtney SYDNEY — The left — organised in a grouping called Activate! — is set for a strong showing in Students Representative Council elections at the University of Sydney in September.

More budget cuts for schools

More budget cuts for schools By Melanie Sjoberg ADELAIDE — South Australia's specialised adult re-entry schools are facing cuts of $1 million each year for the next three years. Adult re-entry schools cater for people returning to study, as