DSP: stop the attacks and restore democracy!
The following letter of protest was sent to the Pakistan's General Pervaiz Musharraf by the Democratic Socialist Party in Australia on March 25.
We strongly protest the raids by Pakistani army and
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Jack Davis, 1917-2000
By Maureen Sexton
PERTH — Aboriginal activist, playwright, actor and poet Jack Davis died on March 17 after a long illness. He was 83 years old.
Born in Perth in 1917, Jack spent his childhood in Yarloop about 140
Big business, GMOs and technology
Review by Daniel Jardine
Genetic Engineering, Food, and the Environment: a Brief GuideBy Luke AndersonScribe Publications, Melbourne 2000192 pp., $17.95 (pb) This book should be read by everyone who eats and
Outrage at rail safety U-turn
By Daphne Liddle
Britain's deputy prime minister John Prescott is facing a public outcry after backing down on his pledge, made in the wake of the Paddington rail disaster, to remove the responsibility for rail
UN: mandatory sentencing 'racially discriminatory'
By Nick Everett
A United Nations committee has severely criticised mandatory sentencing regimes in the Northern Territory and Western Australia, describing them as "racially discriminatory", and
By Stuart Ross
Seven years ago, on a snowy Saturday in March, a record crowd braved the cold to watch Syracuse's 11th annual St Patrick's Day parade. More than 160,000 central New Yorkers enjoyed an afternoon full of bands, floats and — as they
Anti-GMO campaigners call for planting freeze
"Australian growers are being urged not to miss the GMO [genetically modified organisms] boat, but would be wise to make sure they are not boarding the Titanic", Australian GeneEthics Network
How?
By Brandon Astor Jones
My Charles, My Friend
What was perceived to be suffering and pain
Is now nothing more than memories
 Life's trials, often hard to bear
But now, a pain so deep, a hurt so real
Old and rusty but very useful
By Robyn Waite
DARWIN — When the local Action in Solidarity with Indonesia and East Timor (ASIET) here regrouped in the New Year, we decided to back up our educational and solidarity activities with direct,
Medical care for profit: a hazard to public health
By Jonathan Singer
Public money is being spent to advertise the government's latest weapon in its drive to privatise health care. From July 1, the Lifetime Health Cover policy will allow private
Brisbane Resistance Centre relocates
By Graham Matthews
BRISBANE — After 13 years at 29 Terrace Street in New Farm the Brisbane Resistance Centre has relocated. Since an arson attack on the premises in August 1998, Resistance and the Democratic
Telstra inquiry: we lose
The federal government, which wants to sell the remaining 50.1% of Telstra, announced an inquiry into Telstra service levels on March 19.
The inquiry is chaired by Tim Besley, who headed the Commonwealth Bank when it was
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