Simon Cunich, Sydney The September 15 Students for Peace and Justice conference, attended by 50 anti-war activists from universities across Sydney and from Wollongong University, called for a week of campus solidarity actions with the Palestinian
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Stuart Harrison, Toronto A 23-year-old sergeant in the US National Guard has become the latest deserter from the US military the September 1 Toronto Star reported. Corey Glass signed up for an eight year National Guard stint in 2002, believing he
Peter Boyle On September 7, the US Senate approved a US$453 billion military budget for 2007. It included another $50 billion for the Iraq war, on top of the $314 billion spent so far on the invasion and occupation. The vote was 98-0 in favour, with
On September 13, the Australian Law Reform Commission released a report criticising the federal government's sedition laws. ALRC president Professor David Weisbrot said: "We found that there is a real problem in the current law's continued use of the
In a stroke of irony, US federal magistrate Norbert Garney issued a ruling on September 11 recommending that international terrorist, and former CIA operative, Luis Posada Carriles should be released from a Texan immigration detention centre. Posada
Soft TargetsExibition by James Lamar PetersonSeptember 29 ... October 12Art Factory Gallery, 84 Merrivale Street, South BrisbanePhone 0417 002 122 "Soft Targets" is an exhibition of recent art works by James Lamar Peterson. It incorporates
Sam Wainwright, Perth Forty workers employed by Total Corrosion Control (TCC) are being sued for up to $28,600 each for being 15 minutes late for work after a union meeting. The Australian Manufacturing Workers Union (AMWU) is being sued for
Mission impossible "You know, one of the hardest parts of my job is to connect Iraq to the war on terror." — Emperor George Bush II, September 6. Lost in space "Downgrading Pluto's status will cause psychological harm to some Californians who
Dale Mills, Sydney A NSW Ombudsman's report on the police use of sniffer dogs found that it is a waste of money that fails to catch serious drug dealers. The report said that 47% of people sniffed were under 26, and three-quarters of those who were
Marcus Greville, Melbourne "Not paying these workers is in fact theft", Electrical Trades Union (ETU) organiser Shaun Leane told Â鶹´«Ã½ Weekly. He was commenting on the refusal of electrical parts manufacturer Heinemann Electric to pay wages to
MELBOURNE — On September 10, a meeting of 52 taxi drivers at the Richmond Town Hall decided to promote the formation of the Victorian Taxi Drivers Association. Socialist Party Yarra city councillor Steve Jolly told the meeting that the VTDA needed
Emma Clancy It's official — the fees university students in Australia are paying for their education are second only to those paid by students in the United States. According to a report issued on September 12 by the Organisation for Economic
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