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Leading Italian revolutionary socialist Livio Maitan died in Rome on September 16, at the age of 81. Livio was born in Venice on April 1, 1923. He graduated in classics from the University of Padua. He became politically active in the socialist
Nick Everett, Canberra On September 20, 70 people demonstrated outside the foreign affairs department to demand the Australian government stop trying to steal East Timor's oil and gas resources. The protest coincided with the resumption of
Doug Lorimer "Almost every day, in campaign speeches, [US President George] Bush speaks with bravado about how he is 'winning' in Iraq... But, according to the US military's leading strategists and prominent retired generals, Bush's war is already
Tent embassy burnt down Nicole Hilder, Wollongong In pre-dawn hours of September 19 the Sandon Point Aboriginal Tent Embassy (SPATE) was destroyed by fire while five occupants were asleep inside. The tent embassy had stood on the site for more
Amanda Zivcic High school students in Wollongong launched a "pre-emptive strike" against the Coalition government, holding mock federal election ballots on several schools. The ballots, organised by high school members of Resistance and the
"Howard has been a disaster for working people. $43 million is spent on the military every day. This money should be spent on health, education and social services. We need solidarity, not attacks on Muslims, refugees and our civil liberties." —
"John Howard must answer for lying to the Australian people about asylum seekers, Iraq, Timor's oil and climate change. He must be held accountable not only at the ballot box, but in the parliament of the streets. Howard should vacate the Lodge to
More individuals, unions and organisations have joined the fight to free Craig Johnston. A statement calling for his release now has signatories from 15 different countries, and a number of white collar unions have passed motions of support. Those
The following letter was sent by imprisoned union militant Craig Johnston to "Bagman" (AKA Denis Evans) 3CR Community Radio's Stick Together Show. Please thank all your listeners for their support. I am doing extremely well and in high spirits. All
[The following is a statement by the national conveners of the Socialist Alliance issued on September 11.] The September 11, 2001 terror attacks on the World Trade Center in the United States made it much easier for the Bush administration to
#3 NTEU strikes at two universities MELBOURNE — Members of the National Tertiary Education Union (NTEU) held 24-hour strikes at RMIT and the Victoria University of Technology on September 23. Staff at both universities are in the midst of
"For the past twenty years, working people have suffered under economic rationalist policies. While billions of dollars have ended up in the hands of the rich, we have suffered neglected schools, run-down hospitals and a dilapidated welfare system.