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Arguments for Socialism: Elections, democracy and beyond

By Allen Myers Despite the Coalition having received only a minority of votes in the federal election, John Howard is claiming that winning a majority of seats in the House of Representatives gives him a "mandate" to introduce a GST. Howard's claim

Life of Riley: Spit the dummy, why don't ya

Spit the dummy, why don't ya Like many of my comrades among the Greenly Left masses, I am prone to a wee bit of cynicism every now and then. There's nothing wrong with that. While ideals and the passion they engender may claim a fair share of

Jabiluka campaign moves to the cities

Jabiluka campaign moves to the cities By Pip Hinman The re-election of the Howard government hasn't fazed activists campaigning to stop the Jabiluka uranium mine. Plans to stop Energy Resources of Australia's (ERA) attempt to mine uranium in

Cardoso win spells more austerity for Brazil

By Neville Spencer Fernando Henrique Cardoso, leader of the centre-right Brazilian Social Democratic Party (PSDB), was elected for a second term as Brazil's president on October 4. With Brazil's economy on the brink of a collapse similar to those

Write on: Letters to the editor

Write on: Letters to the editor Head On I refer to the review of the film Head On ("Ethnicity, class and sexuality collide head on", GLW September 30) by Conrad Barnett and Natalie Wood: "Ari (Alex Dimitriades) takes us on a 24-hour bender and

Secondary students protest prison spending

Secondary students protest prison spending SAN LEANDRO, California — On October 2, thousands of high school students in San Leandro left their classrooms to protest against too much state spending on prisons and too little on schools.

Love, booze and social justice

Love, booze and social justice Upstairs @ Lamberti'sThe Hooligans Review by Barry Healy The Irish folk tradition is a broad church. It includes everything from the respectable, squeaky-clean Clancy Brothers and Tommy Makem through to the

Do you know anyone with a spare fridge?

Advertisement Do you know anyone with a spare fridge? Following the arson attack on the Brisbane Resistance Centre last month, the local branch of the Democratic Socialist Party urgently needs to replace the refrigerator destroyed by the fire.

91×ÔÅÄÂÛ̳'s victory for free speech

By Melanie Sjoberg ADELAIDE — The long-awaited decision on 91×ÔÅÄÂÛ̳ Weekly distributors' right to use public space was made by Adelaide City Council at its meeting of October 6. The council supported the recommendations of a report stating that

Tax reforms and tax rorts

By Michael David When ordinary people claim they want "tax reform", what they want is an end to tax rorting, legal and illegal and quasi-legal. They want equity in the tax system. During the federal election campaign, Liberal and Labor both

Election of One Nation senator condemned

Election of One Nation senator condemned By Peter Robson BRISBANE — The Democratic Socialist Party organised a speak-out of 50 people in the Queen Street Mall on October 9 to protest the election of One Nation member Heather Hill to the Senate

'Free Burma, boycott Pacrim!'

'Free Burma, boycott Pacrim!' By Adam Baker BRISBANE — "Free Burma, boycott Pacrim!" was the demand of a small but lively group of picketers outside the head office of Pacrim Energy Australia (PEA) in the inner-city suburb of Spring Hill on