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Mugabe's Congo war unpopular

By Norm Dixon Zimbabwe president Robert Mugabe's claim that his regime's military expedition into the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is motivated by a selfless need to turn back "foreign aggressors" has not been enthusiastically accepted at

Advertisement: Who pays for a socialist election campaign?

Advertisement Big business pays for its parties but who pays for a socialist campaign? Labor and Liberal can afford expensive advertisements in the mass media mainly because they are given millions of dollars by big business. Last year the Libs

Things you should never ever swallow

Things you should never ever swallow Synopsis, being a summary of what has gone before, for the benefit of new readers: AUSTRALIA, a dry brown land mass 10 degrees south of the equator, is having an election. Purpose of election: To chose by

Youth poverty increasing

Youth poverty increasing By Ema Corro CANBERRA — "The impact of the Coalition government's attacks on youth incomes has had a devastating effect", Democratic Socialist candidate for Canberra, Nikki Ulasowski, told Â鶹´«Ã½ Weekly. Ulasowski

Declassified documents detail US role in Chile

On September 11, the National Security Archive, a Washington-based non-profit research group, posted declassified US government documents on its web site which detail US attempts from 1970 to 1973 to prevent the Socialist Party's Salvador Allende

Choice survives in Canada

By Will Offley CANADA — Abortion providers in Canada and Québec are facing a new threat. A systematic and well-organised campaign now under way aims to identify and expose abortion providers, increasing the risk of terrorist attacks

Black, White and Pink oppose racism

By Cassandra Pomroy SYDNEY — More than 300 people attended the "harmony afternoon of reconciliation" at the University of Technology on September 12. Organised by Black, White and Pink, the forum addressed the need for gays and lesbians to take

Burma democracy activists rally

Burma democracy activists rally By Shosheena Stoneand Nikki Ulasowski CANBERRA — Last week, the Burmese National League for Democracy (NLD), led by Daw Aung San Suu Kyi, announced the formation of a provisional government in Rangoon. Since

Write on: Letters to the editor

Write on: Letters to the editor Capitalist advertising Whilst agreeing with Margaret Allum's article in GLW #333 "Women's Right to Work", I cannot agree entirely with her interpretation of the commercial in question. Nor can I agree with the

Balance of power

Balance of power In a cynical vote-catching ploy, the Australian Democrats have adopted a new slogan for the federal election: "Vote Democrat to stop One Nation dividing Australia". The Australian Democrats' battle with One Nation for the

Nowra reconciliation meeting

Nowra reconciliation meeting By Margaret Perrott NOWRA — More than 80 people attended a "meet the candidates" night organised by the Berry Aboriginal Reconciliation Committee. The meeting, held at the Nowra Aboriginal Cultural Centre on

Sri Lankan military condemned by jurists

IN A REPORT released in Geneva on September 9, the Center for the Independence of Judges and Lawyers, a component of the International Commission of Jurists, called for the prosecution of armed forces, police and local militia personnel who, it says,