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LEBANON: Hezbollah: its origins and aims

Michael Karadjis The United States and Israel claim the horrific attack on Lebanese civilians is necessary to destroy the "terrorist" organisation Hezbollah, which is also routinely referred to as an "Islamic fundamentalist" movement. Some such

Solidarity with WA construction workers grows

Ian Jamieson, Perth Messages of support continue to pour into the Construction, Forestry, Mining and Energy Union's (CFMEU) Western Australian branch office for the 107 construction workers on the Mandurah to Perth rail line who are facing $22,000

Trashing-in on consumerism

Gone Tomorrow: The Hidden Life of GarbageBy Heather RogersThe New Press, 2005288 pages, $39.95 (hb) REVIEW BY PHIL SHANNON Three human-made objects are visible from outer space — the Great Wall of China, the pyramids, and another "towering

Striking Amcor workers defy AIRC

Mick Bull, Melbourne A community assembly was set up on August 4 outside the gates of Amcor Flexibles' factory in the northern suburb of Preston to support union delegates and members victimised by the anti-union packaging giant. The workers belong

INDONESIA: Protest condemns Israel's wars

On July 31, some 200 protesters from Indonesian Solidarity for Palestine and Lebanon held a solidarity march to the US embassy in Central Jakarta to protest Israel's war against Palestine and Lebanon. The action — the first solidarity action since

BRITAIN: Military families' court victory

The families of four British soldiers killed in combat in Iraq have won a court appeal enabling them to apply for a judicial review of PM Tony Blair's decision to involve Britain in the March 2003 invasion of Iraq. A previous bid for a judicial

On the box

Citizen King — Explores the life of Martin Luther King in his crusade for the human rights of all people. SBS, Saturday, August 12, 7.30pm. Broken News: Bolivian Crisis — Satirical, tongue-in-cheek look at the proliferation of 24-hour rolling

SOUTH AFRICA: 'More realistic to face police bullets'

Steve O'Brien, Durban "It is less risky and more realistic to face police bullets than it is to sit at home and do nothing without electricity", a young settlement activist comment on the opening panel at a July 21-22 workshop on the World Social

Geelong anti-war group re-activated

GEELONG — Forty people joined a rally on August 4 to protest against Israel's war on Lebanon and Palestine. The action was organised by the Geelong Anti-War Coalition, which has re-activated its networks to campaign against the war. The protesters

GEELONG — Forty people joined a rally on August 4 to protest against Israel's war on Lebanon and Palestine. The action was organised by the Geelong Anti-War Coalition, which has re-activated its networks to campaign against the war.