BY SEAN HEALY
MELBOURNE — At the end, those blockading the World Economic Forum were exhausted and euphoric, in equal measure, but with only a taste for the magnitude of what they'd achieved. At S11, the veil which separates the people from the
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BY SIMON BUTLER & BRONWEN BEECHEY
Ten Iraqi asylum seekers, charged with inciting the desperate riots at the Woomera detention centre in August, are now being systematically denied even their most basic rights as prisoners, according to lawyers
BY JOHN GAUCI
SYDNEY — Pressure on Nike has been stepped up by an "Alternative Opening Ceremony" organised by NikeWatch, which challenged the sportswear giant to live up to the "Olympic ideal of human dignity".
The September 11 ceremony, in
Sodexho Alliance, a multinational based in France, and its Australian
division, Sodexho Australia, won the contract to cater for several Olympic
venues — Stadium Australia, the Olympic village (for sponsors and the media)
and the Sydney Opera
BY ALLEN MYERS
"John Howard sounded nervous when he rose to speak", Michelle Grattan began her Sydney Morning Herald commentary on the prime minister's speech to the United Nations Millennium Summit on September 7. She went on to point out that the
The article "A song for an apology" in last week's 91×ÔÅÄÂÛ̳ Weekly contains an editing error in stating that Triple J radio had excluded the previous Simon Hunt (Pauline Pantsdown) song "I Don't Like It" from its play list. It is only Simon's new
For a complete record of the three-day S11 protests against the World Economic Forum in Melbourne, check out 91×ÔÅÄÂÛ̳ Weekly's Global Action web site,http://www.greenleft.org.au/globalaction/s11.
The site contains not only a comprehensive daily
The Republican and Democratic conventions are now over with absolutely no surprises or revelations to record. George W. Bush and Albert Gore received their party's endorsement, as predicted months ago. The two are now touring the country with their
REVIEW BY SIMON BUTLER
Deadly Deceits: My 25 years in the CIABy Ralph McGeheeOcean Press, Melbourne.231pp. $26.95 (pb)
"My view, backed by 25 years of experience is, quite simply, that the CIA is the covert action arm of the Presidency. Most of
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Straight off I need to apologise. Regular visitors and the occasional tourist to this column have come to expect a certain sarcasm emanating from this printed space. I am what is often referred to locally as a professional knocker. That
Sam's Big RoosterThe Savoy-Doucet Cajun BandArhoolie records<http://www.arhoolie.com>
REVIEW BY BILL NEVINS
Cajun music is people's music at its deepest. It is the songs and dances of survivors of colonial wars, religious and class
BY RAY FULCHER
MELBOURNE — Left-wing students have won a landslide victory in elections for control of the Melbourne University Student Union, held here September 4-8. The Left Focus ticket won all office-bearer positions and won a majority on
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