By Sean Healy
MIRPUR, Azad Kashmir — Kashmir is a nation in torment — partitioned, brutally repressed, its people the victims of a vicious proxy war between India and Pakistan. The Kashmiri people want an independent, free Kashmir, beholden to
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Socialists, Democrats debate youth policy
WENDY ROBERTSON and PAUL BENEDEK spoke to NATASHA STOTT DESPOJA, deputy leader of the Australian Democrats, and MARINA CARMAN, the Democratic Socialists' NSW Senate candidate and a leader of the socialist
Why socialism is back on the agenda
By Pip Hinman "The United Nations annual Human Development Report confirms, yet again, that capitalism has failed the majority of the world's people", said Max Lane, the foreign affairs spokesperson for the
Semaphore community rally against racism
ADELAIDE — The serenity of the suburb of Semaphore was interrupted on September 19 by more than 100 activists rallying against the racism of Howard and Hanson. The rally, organised by the Democratic
Racism — 'the burning issue'
BRISBANE — A benefit gig titled "Racism — the burning issue" was held at Che's Lounge, Fortitude Valley, on September 18, to raise funds for repairs to the Resistance Centre.
On August 24, the centre was
Bradbury's Loggerheads on ABC TV
Controversial environmental film-maker David Bradbury explores the forest debate in his latest film, Loggerheads, screening on Tuesday, September 29, 8.30pm, on ABC TV. Bradbury highlights the distinction between
Xanana: 'A solution for East Timor'
The following is abridged from a paper written by XANANA GUSMAO and presented by Virgilio Guterres da Silva to the "Indonesia after Suharto" conference, organised by the New Zealand Asia Institute of the
On September 23, Germans will vote in the country's general elections. The following background information is abridged from a paper presented to the conferences of the American Institute for Contemporary German Studies and The American Council on
Brambles breaks guarantee
By Sarah Harris
SYDNEY — Casual workers employed by the security firm Brambles have been threatened with the sack and workers at the Beaconsfield, Smithfield and Lane Cove depots have gone on strike in protest. A
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... and ain't i a woman?: A feminist vote
Okay, you're concerned about the status of women today, and you don't buy the line that women have achieved equality.
You know that the situation of all but a small layer of female high fliers is getting
By Jill Hickson
On August 29-30, the council of the Asia-Pacific Coalition for East Timor (APCET) met in Jakarta to discuss the post-Suharto situation for Indonesia and East Timor, and the future activities of APCET. APCET is a coalition of
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