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'We won't be dictated to by rich developers'

BY ANDREW HALL CANBERRA — With the ACT Liberal government targeting public spaces such as nature reserves, ovals, lake shores and parklands for privatisation, nearly 400 people rallied in opposition on November 18. Community groups from across

Dead Prez: Uhuru hip hop

REVIEW BY WULLIE MCGARTLAND Let's Get FreeBy Dead PrezLoud RecordsOrdering details at <http://www.loud.com> You could be forgiven for thinking that hip hop nowadays is all about flashy cars, big guns, scantily clad women and men

Imprisonment and abuse: how refugees are treated by Australia

Maqsood Alshams was released from Sydney's Villawood Detention in April after 16 months of imprisonment and abuse. He was interred under Australia's racist mandatory detention policy for asylum seekers. Maqsood sought asylum in Australia because he

PALESTINE: Masses not impressed by Arab summit

BY SANA KAMAL AMMAN — The outcome of the “emergency” Arab summit convened to adopt a unified Arab position towards the Palestinian uprising did not come as a surprise to most Arabs. But it was a great disappointment to those who had hoped

Civil disobedience and the global anti-corporate movement

BY PETER BOYLE The new movement against corporate globalisation has been built around a series of mass civil disobedience actions dogging the gatherings of some of the main institutions of global capitalism. As a result, these institutions are now

End forced labour in Burma!

BY RUTH RATCLIFFE Canberra — The Burmese embassy will be the site of a demonstration on November 30, the deadline set by the International Labour Organisation (ILO) for forced labour to end in Burma. The ACT Trades and Labour Council (TLC) will

KOSOVA: Kosovars demand independence

BY MICHAEL KARADJIS Newly elected Kosovar leader Ibrahim Rugova immediately demanded that Kosova's independence be recognised following his party's success in the October 28 Kosova municipal elections. US State Department spokesperson Richard

UNITED STATES: Ralph Nader:'We can do better'

The following are remarks made by US Greens presidential candidate Ralph Nader to the National Press Club on November 8: The Green Party is alive and well. This campaign has established the Greens as a viable political force. We are now third

World Heritage Committee to discuss Jabiluka

BY SAROJINI KRISHNAPILLAI For the third consecutive year, the Jabiluka uranium mine in the Northern Territory is on the agenda of UNESCO's World Heritage Committee (WHC), the international body charged with protecting the World Heritage values of

Supporters of public education organise

By Noreen Navin SYDNEY — The federal governments' education funding bill has been passed by the Senate with 23 amendments. If the bill is passed by the House of Representatives, it will result in windfall increases to elite private schools like

Solidarity with Iraqi women

BY CATHERINE GOLDEN SYDNEY — On November 18, the Sydney and Parramatta International Women's Day (IWD) collectives held a speak-out in conjunction with the Committee in Defence of Iraqi Women's Rights (CDWIR) to raise awareness about the plight

and ain't i a woman?: Stop blaming the victim — again

In recent years, the backlash against feminism has made significant ground — as evidenced by the resurgence of blatantly sexist advertising, government cuts to child care funding, and the propensity of morally conservative ideas fed to us in films