Rachel Evans, Sydney
Sydney's Daily Telegraph fed readers a bucket-load of prejudicial rubbish on May 29. In a front-page article titled "Nursery revolt", we were told: "Parents, family groups and the Federal Government are demanding a Sydney
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Melissa Hughes & Pip Hinman
On the May 15 edition of ABC TV's Lateline, Northern Territory Crown Prosecutor Nanette Rogers went public with reports of violence and abuse of children in NT communities. She cited cases that were "beyond most people's
David Spratt
"The peace movement" is one of those odd phrases: it means everything to everybody, and often nothing in particular.
While opposition to war, militarism and the global arms race are common threads, practically speaking "peace"
On May 19, former University of the Philippines president Francisco Nemenzo, now chairperson of the left coalition Laban ng Masa (Struggle of the masses), denounced the murder of Movement for National Democracy (KDP) leader Analiza Gandia in Balanga,
Sue Bolton
Dick Williams, the Queensland state secretary of the Electrical Trades Union (ETU), believes the Howard government "is waging a class war", and that unionists are prepared to fight as long as union leaderships are prepared to lead.
Sue Bull, Melbourne
Anonymous late-night phone calls, threats of jail for non-appearance at interviews or for withholding information, allegations of illegal conduct at events up to two years previously and closed courts — such police-state
Josue Wilson, Merida
Venezuelanalysis.com reported on May 30 that "Classes at the University of the Andes [ULA] were suspended again yesterday, as disturbances and protests continued in Merida for the fourth straight business day". The violent
I'm a 16-year-old high-school student who commenced casual work on March 15th. My employer was Pulp Juice Bars Operations Pty Ltd.
I was told that I would be paid $9.52 per hour on weekdays and $14.28 on Sundays, but that all changed after the
Doug Lorimer
"Word that US Marines may have killed two dozen Iraqi civilians in 'cold-blooded' revenge after an insurgent attack has shocked Americans but many Iraqis shrug it off as an every day fact of life under occupation", Reuters reported on
The Malaysian Socialist Party (PSM) held its eighth congress in late May. Over the past period, the party has been involved in campaigns against the privatisation of health care, against the goods and services tax and against the fuel price hike,
Rob Riley, an Aboriginal Leader's Quest for JusticeBy Quentin BeresfordAboriginal Studies Press, 2006374 pages, $39.95
REVIEW BY BARRY HEALY
Rob Riley was a major leader of Aboriginal Australia whose influence was felt from the streets of Perth,
Michael Karadjis
Montenegrins voted for independence for their tiny republic in a referendum on May 21, in a move that essentially formalised an already existing situation.
Following the collapse of the former Socialist Republic of Yugoslavia
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