DARWIN — The local No War committee has begun meeting to organise for the March 20 global day of protest against the occupation of Iraq. The rally also will demand a stop to plans for a new US base in the Northern Territory. The rally will be held
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Nicole Colson, Iowa
"Friends, the piece of news that I have is historic," Brian Terrell announced to a crowd of 150 cheering protesters gathered at the federal building in Des Moines, Iowa on February 10. "The subpoenas against the four of us were
Peter Robson
On December 4, the Senate passed federal education minister Brendan Nelson's legislative package of "reforms" to higher education. The Nelson legislation is the most regressive changes to the education system since the abolition of
Lee Sustar
The media have a standard story line to explain the uprising in Haiti — one-time populist leader Jean-Bertrand Aristide has become a corrupt authoritarian who is relying on armed gangs to crush a popular uprising. In reality, the
Doug Lorimer
The radical government of Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez has accused the US government of financing a conspiracy to carry out an anti-government coup. Washington regards the burgeoning Bolivarian Revolution in Venezuela — an
Tamara Pearson, Sydney
Forget the artist's impression of the Sydney western suburb of Auburn: the sleek and slender buildings, clean wide streets, happy people walking dogs in pretty parks with tall, blooming trees.
As construction on the Collex
Ray Fulcher, Melbourne
On February 1, Victoria Police dragged Raymond Merritt through the broken window of an allegedly stolen car and smashed his head against the roof.
Merritt, an Aboriginal man, is wanted by NSW police as a suspect in a series
Sarah Stephen, Sydney
"A journalist recently asked me whether the average Australian cared any more about the unravelling case for war", Andrew Wilkie told a Stop the War Coalition public meeting on February 15. "It's true that some have taken PM
Anna Samson, Sydney
Will Saunders and David Burgess commenced their first weekend of periodic detention on February 14.
The pair were found guilty of malicious damage after painting the words "No war" on the highest sail of the Opera House. They
Gold Warriors: America's Secret Recovery of Yamashita's GoldBy Sterling and Peggy SeagraveVerso, 2003332 pages, $49.95 (hb)
REVIEW BY PHIL SHANNON
In June 1945, with US tanks less than 30 kilometres away, General Yamashita, head of the Japanese
Murray Smith, Paris
As campaigning for the March regional elections moves into top gear, the familiar odour of corruption is once again wafting across the French political scene.
Ex-prime minister Alain Juppe, president of the governing Union for
In early February there was a flurry of media coverage about 25-year-old Palestinian Aladdin Sisalem — the lone asylum seeker detained in the Australian-financed Manus Island detention centre. It was revealed by the February 11
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