BY SUE BOLTON
Since September 11, many Muslims and migrants from South Asia and the Middle East have copped racist abuse, and even violence, on the street. But that's not the end of it: many have even suffered harassment from workmates or
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BY ALISON DELLIT
Watching Kim Beazley fall on his sword on November 10, I was struck by how incongruous this was. Just six months ago, it appeared inconceivable that John Howard could lead the Coalition parties into a third term of government with
BY MICHAEL KARADJIS
Following the September 11 World Trade Center atrocity, the US produced a list of countries which allegedly "harbour terrorists" or where "terrorists" have bases. In the Balkans the list consisted of Bosnia, Albania, Macedonia
BY JOHN PILGER
LONDON — The war against terrorism is a fraud. After three weeks' bombing, not a single terrorist implicated in the attacks on America has been caught or killed in Afghanistan. Instead, one of the poorest, most stricken nations has
BY EVA CHENG
United States pro-war "hawks" are fast lining their pockets from the war on Afghanistan — including a company linked to President Bush.
With high stakes in extensive war-related investments, the Carlyle Group is one company that
BY SARAH STEPHEN
In the days before the November 10 federal election, the Australian government's punitive policy toward asylum seekers began to backfire on the Coalition government. A wave of former prime ministers, former Labor and Liberal
BY CHRISTOPHER PERKINS
WOLLONGONG — The year-long Illawarra TAFE library industrial dispute came to an end on November 1 with the signing of a dispute resolution agreement that restricts temporary staffing arrangements across the Illawarra
BY JO ELLIS
DARWIN — On November 6, 50 people attended a forum organised by the No to War and Racism collective (NOWAR). Under the slogan "War is not the answer", the speakers addressed how peace can be achieved.
Prath Prathapan, president of
The regroupment of the revolutionary left in the Philippines has taken a great leap forward, with the August announcement by the Sosyalistang Partido ng Paggawa (SPP, Socialist Party of Labour) and the Partido ng Manggagawang Pilipina (PMP,
BY AMIR SUHAIL
RAWALPINDI — Thousands of peace activists protested in the northern city of Rawalpindi on November 6, demanding an end to the US bombing of Afghanistan and denouncing the terror of religious fundamentalism.
The rally was
The re-election of Prime Minister John Howard's Coalition government in the November 10 federal poll was the result of resurgence of anti-Arab racism and xenophobia, whipped up by the government and the corporate media. This has been used to justify
[The following statement is being circulated throughout the union movement.]
We share the horror of people around the world and condemn the terror attacks in the US on September 11. The killing of almost 7000 people, including many trade unionists,
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