Saudi Time Bomb?WGBH FrontlineSBSTuesday, February 5, 8.30pm
REVIEW BY NORM DIXON
This program opens with US President George Bush's famous September 20 warning that justified Washington's war on Afghanistan: "Either you are with us or you are
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BY PETER BOYLE
When the US government declared an open-ended "war on terrorism" in retaliation for the September 11 terror attacks in New York and Washington, world politics shifted into a new and more dangerous phase. US President George Bush
BY ALISON DELLIT
The attention David Hicks has received from the Australian government differs markedly from that enjoyed by Kerry and Kay Danes, following their December 2000 arrest for alleged embezzlement in Laos.
Kerry Danes, an SAS officer
The Coalition government is facing a serious political crisis. The desperate and heroic actions of more than 300 hunger strikers at Woomera and Maribyrnong detention centres have again focused the spotlight on the inhumanity and illegality of the
BY SAM WAINWRIGHT
Lost amid the Howard government's refugee bashing re-election hype was the news of its success in trying to crush another one of its targets, the union movement.
In November the long-running Federal Court case brought against
Got everything he wished for
"But all in all, it's been a fabulous year for Laura and me." — George the Crusader, speaking on new year's eve.
Bushonomics
"The first condition to make sure that people can find work is to make sure our nation
BY ANTHEA STUTTER
HOBART — Abortion access in southern Tasmania will resume after the January 18 announcement that a privately run clinic is to be established in Hobart city centre. Public hospital doctors withdrew abortion provision late last
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On January 12 Lakes Creek Consolidated Meat Group (CMG), owned by Kerry Packer, broke the news to Rockhampton 1350 meatworkers that it was closing its doors and they no longer had jobs.
Lakes Creek CMG management claims the plant's closure is due
GLW sets fundraising target
BY JON LAND
2002 will mark an important milestone for the Â鶹´«Ã½ Weekly — the 500th issue comes off the presses mid-year. With the contraction of media ownership in Australia during that decade, GLW is an
BY NORM DIXON
The United States government and military is prepared to exploit the horror of the September 11 mass murders in order to win public acceptance for the use of nuclear weapons in the "war against terrorism" and "rogue states". A report
BY SARAH STEPHEN
Woomera detention centre is hell on Earth. Located in the middle of the South Australian desert, it can reach 40 degrees in summer and is freezing cold in winter. There are no trees or shade, nothing but the scorching sun. Opened
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