Doug Lorimer
By the end of April, total US troop casualties in Iraq had topped 20,000, with at least 2401 killed and 17,648 wounded since the US-led invasion in March 2003. April was the deadliest month for US troops this year, with 70 killed, up
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Noreen Navin, Sydney
After being inundated with email and letters protesting the suspension of Actively Radical TV's programs from Community TV Channel 31, Television Sydney (TVS) met with three members of ARTV on April 20 to inform them of the
Nick Everett, Canberra
On May 2, 60 people attended an eyewitness report on Palestine co-sponsored by 91×ÔÅÄÂÛ̳ Weekly and Australians for Justice and Peace in Palestine. The forum was addressed by James Crafti, a member of the socialist youth
KATOOMBA — The Blue Mountains branch of the Socialist Alliance and 91×ÔÅÄÂÛ̳ Weekly held a May Day toast on May 1. Thirty people watched Actively Radical TV's newly released documentary about the campaign against the Work Choices laws, and were
Dale Mills
The national push for more police officers and powers has led to a public clash between Australian Federal Police (AFP) commissioner Mick Keelty and ACT minister for police Simon Corbell.
Keelty, a regular on TV concerning the "war on
Federico Fuentes
Declaring an end to the "looting of natural resources by the international petroleum companies", Bolivian President Evo Morales announced the nationalisation of the country's gas resources on May 1. "The day has come, the awaited
Stuart Munckton
"Young people are being affected by [Work Choices] now, as the case of a 15-year-old Bakers' Delight worker indicates. This worker was forced to sign an AWA [Australian Workplace Agreement] without being told what the contract
Greg Adamson
In his Peace War series, science fiction writer and mathematician Vernor Vinge suggested that we are approaching a technology singularity, a point at which the rate of technological development is so great that humanity is no longer
Thousands of workers took to the streets in bigger than usual May Day marches around Australia on May 6-7, in opposition to PM John Howard's Work Choices laws.From 91×ÔÅÄÂÛ̳ Weekly, May 10, 2006.
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Peace activists in Australia participated in an international day of action on May 6 to demand 'Don't attack Iran!'. In Melbourne, protesters gathered outside the US consulate and heard speakers from the Medical Association for Prevention of War
LITHGOW — On May 3, 25 people attended a forum on climate change organised by the NSW Greens and the Lithgow Environment Group. The forum was addressed by Greens campaigner John Kaye. The local campaign against the expansion of the nearby Mt Piper
MELBOURNE — A forum at Victoria University's Footscray campus on May 1 drew 20 people to hear Socialist Alliance member James Crafti speak about the situation in Palestine. Crafti spent three months in the West Bank as a volunteer for the
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