Jon Lamb, Darwin
East Arm Wharf is a new sprawling development on the edge of Darwin that is fast becoming the hub of the town's maritime trade. Established in 1999, the site has next to no facilities for seafarers, waterside workers and others who
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Liberated health care
"Patients and hospital employees [at Fallujah General Hospital] were rushed out of rooms by armed soldiers and ordered to sit or lie on the floor while troops tied their hands behind their backs." — New York Times, November
Former Victorian secretary of the Australian Manufacturing Workers Union Craig Johnston was jailed on August 27 for 9 months for taking part in an industrial protest in defence of jobs. Former AMWU delegate Steev Mansour explains why he supports
Kerryn Williams & James Caulfield, Canberra
"The refugee movement is here to stay. We are becoming stronger by the day. We will fight on to free the refugees!" This declaration from Big Brother's Merlin Luck captured the determined mood of up to
Kim Bullimore, West Bank
International Solidarity Movement activist Hannah James was singled out and arrested by the Israeli secret police, the General Security Services (GSS) as she took part in a peaceful demonstration against the expansion of
Rohan Pearce
Anyone naive enough to think that the Iraqi elections scheduled for January will produce a genuinely, as opposed to formally, independent government is likely to have their illusions shattered by a new crackdown on political opposition
Ian Jamieson, Fremantle
With the support of the Greens in the Western Australian Legislative Council in October, Labor Premier Geoff Gallop's government finally succeeded, after four years, in getting its much-vaunted workers' compensation
Fred Fuentes
The left-wing Sandinista National Liberation Front (FSLN) made big gains in the Nicaraguan municipal elections held on November 7. Despite an overall increase in voter abstention from 38% to 44%, the FSLN's vote climbed from 618,821 in
Tim Anderson
Hidden behind the rhetoric of "democracy" in the 458-page report titled "Commission for Assistance to a Free Cuba", and underlying US President George Bush's regime's plan for a "transition" in the island nation, are all the major
Andrew Martin, Brisbane
Jailed unionist Craig Johnston "put his own neck on the line to defend his members", former Victorian state secretary of the Australian Manufacturing Workers Union (AMWU) Frank Fairley said on November 20. Fairley was
Review by Peter Boyle
The SpookWritten by Melissa ReevesDirected by Neil ArmfieldWith Eugenia Fragos, Russell Kiefel, Tom Long and Steve Le Marquand Tuesday 6.30pm, Wednesday to Friday 8pm, Saturday 2pm and 8pm Sunday 5pmBelvoir St Theatre, Sydney
Â鶹´«Ã½ Weekly's James Caulfield and Kerryn Williams spoke to some of those present at the November 16 convergence on parliament about why they joined the protest.
Lesley Bond was representing the Taree Residents For Refugees, established less
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