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Left-wing unions cave on ACTU war demand

BY SUE BOLTON MELBOURNE — At a March 11 caucus of the national left unions in the leadup to the Australian Council of Trade Unions executive meeting on March 25-26, there was a discussion about whether to propose a motion to toughen up the ACTU's

'If there is a war, students will not behave'

BY GRANT COLEMAN Following on from the spectacular March 5 Books not Bombs student strike against the war on Iraq, students are getting ready to walk out of classes again on March 26. Students voted unanimously at the March 5 rallies to

Rural revolt against war

BY TONY ILTIS TRARALGON — The depth of opposition to Prime Minister John Howard's rush towards war was again demonstrated on March 14 when more than 2000 people rallied and marched in the La Trobe Valley town of Traralgon in the Gippsland region

700 Manly residents march against war

BY BENN BANASIK SYDNEY — "Peace is possible! War is not the answer!" echoed through the streets of the famous seasside suburb of Manly on March 10 as more than 700 anti-war residents joined together to show they will not support a war on the

EGYPT: Huge government-sponsored anti-war protest

More than 1 million people marched through Cairo on March 1 in a anti-war protest sponsored by Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak's ruling National Democratic Party. Members of the party, including the minister of information, marched with the

Write On: Letters to Â鶹´«Ã½ Weekly

Moral leadership Some advocates of a US-initiated war with Iraq will admit its illegality but argue that law and morality are not the same. This claim is true but, of itself, does nothing to establish the morality of war. Furthermore, if people

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UNITED STATES: Corporate media shuns UN spying story

With media attention focused intensely on the UN Security Council debate over Iraq, the London-based Observer newspaper revealed on March 2 that the United States is apparently spying on the diplomatic delegations of Security Council nations. Despite

Labor colludes with Howard to gag parliamentary debate

BY ALISON DELLIT Prime Minister John Howard's Liberal-National coalition government has taken a decision to commit to a war that Australians want no part of, and it has done so without even bothering to hold a parliamentary debate. In these

IRAQ: Washington's war goal isn't democracy

BY ROHAN PEARCE US President George Bush has increasingly resorted to the claim that the aim of his regime's planned invasion of Iraq is to spread "democracy" throughout the Middle East. The worth of this claim is belied by the US record of backing

An open letter to Jose Ramos Horta

BY ALLEN MYERS Dear Jose, I am proud to have participated in conferences and solidarity demonstrations with East Timor from the Indonesian invasion in December 1975 until the withdrawal of Indonesian troops. Twelve years ago, when I edited

Howard's dishonest case for war

Howard's dishonest case for war Prime Minister John Howard's March 13 address to the National Press Club clarified one thing — the Australian people have no reason at all to support a war on Iraq. In a speech littered with emotional