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ZIMBABWE: Women march against unjust laws

On August 1, more than 300 women from Women of Zimbabwe Arise (WOZA) and more than 20 men marched in Bulawayo to hand over a letter to the provincial governor for President Robert Mugabe. The letter called for the repeal of unjust laws and the

World's deadliest gun: Australian storm of metal terror

Wanda Fish It is only one who is thoroughly acquainted with the evils of war that can thoroughly understand the profitable way of carrying it on. — Sun Tzu, The Art of War In the wake of the London bombings and angry condemnation of terrorism,

BRITAIN: Ethiopian refugee beaten

Girma Belay, a 52-year-old Ethiopian refugee who has lived in London for 12 years, was detained for six days in connection with the London bombings. He told the August 4 Guardian that he was at a friend's apartment when officers burst in and forced

Pilkington workers protest threat to jobs

Sue Bolton, Melbourne When General Motors-Holden's contract with Pilkington Glass to supply windscreens and back windows for cars ends at the beginning of 2006, 120 jobs will be lost from the Geelong and Laverton plants in Victoria, and the Pooraka

Defending our rights on campus

Nathan Verney The National Party's proposed "compromise" with the Liberals on the "voluntary student unionism" (VSU) bill will weaken free speech on campus and should be opposed. The Nationals' proposal is for a compulsory fee for services only

Case for Socialism: Capitalism creates a sick society

Capitalism is above all a contradictory social system, and this is very evident in the area of human health and well-being. At the same time that capitalism has greatly increased the potential to curb disease and improve health, it squanders this

SAUDI ARABIA: Western leaders mourn despot's death

Rohan Pearce The August 1 death of Saudi Arabia's King Fahd bin Abdul Aziz al Saud triggered a predictable, and nauseating, flurry of tributes from the "Coalition of the Willing" — the Iraq invasion alliance of Australia, Britain and the US. In

Write on: Letters to the editor

Hiroshima Good editorial [on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, GLW #536]. Here's something you missed: In a documentary, The Day After Trinity, narrated by Robert Oppenheimer (head of the Manhattan Project), he said, paraphrasing, "We put Hiroshima and

University forum slams racist professor

SYDNEY — On August 5, 300 people attended a forum at Macquarie University to discuss the university's decision to ban racist academic Andrew Fraser from teaching his classes in the public law department. Speakers from several university

Nuclear-test workers still to get compo

SYDNEY — Roland Oldham, president of MoruroeTatou, an association of former workers from the French nuclear test sites of Moruroa and Tangataufa, told a meeting on August 3 that no Tahitian worker had yet received compensation for their part in the

Right to protest attacked in Darwin

DARWIN — Two political activists were convicted on July 29 for trespass after they participated in a peaceful protest against PM John Howard during his visit to Darwin in September 2004. Justin Tutty and Stuart Highway were arrested at the protest

US peace activist: Bush faces 'deficits' in Iraq

Jim McIlroy and Pip Hinman The US government faces "deficits" on a number of fronts in its occupation of Iraq, peace activist and author Phyllis Bennis commented at a meeting sponsored by the Brisbane Social Forum and Just Peace Queensland on July