Poverty I
The Howard government stands condemned for its callous dismissal of the Senate committee's report on poverty in Australia. The government's cynical response displays contempt for the two-year inquiry process and for the 260 organisations
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Pip Hinman
Mark Latham's March 23 promise that an ALP government would bring Australian troops out of Iraq — preferably by Christmas — has been welcomed by the peace movement. However, just three days later, in the face of pressure from the US
Robyn Marshall & Alison Dellit
On March 23, the constitutional chamber of Venezuela's Supreme Court overturned a ruling of the court's electoral chamber regarding the validity of 876,017 signatures submitted as part of a campaign to unseat
Barry Weisleder & Ahmed Nimer, Toronto
As the reports are collated, it has become clear that millions of people worldwide joined the March 20 protests against the occupation of Iraq.
Doug Nesbitt of the British Stop the War Coalition has collated
Kerry Nettle
On March 22, following the Greens call to have Australian troops out of Iraq by the end of June, I asked the following question of defence minister Robert Hill:
"Is the minister aware of evidence that General Peter Schoomaker, the
By Dale T. McKinley, Johannesburg
On the morning of March 21, South African police opened fire with stun grenades on members of the Gauteng Anti-Privatisation Forum who were protesting against water privatisation and the installation of pre-paid
Cass Ilia
ALP leader Mark Latham's promise to bring the troops home has been welcomed by many anti-war organisations and parties, including the Socialist Alliance.
Lisa Macdonald, who is the alliance's candidate for Reid in the federal election,
Simon Tayler, Sydney
Sydney's community TV channel, Channel 31, will remain on air for now, after a win in the courtroom for the many supporters of the station's current broadcasters.
On March 18, the Australian Broadcasting Authority announced
Paul Benedek
Controversial decisions by the state Labor government to forcibly amalgamate several councils dominated the March 27 NSW council election.
In the City of Sydney lord mayoral contest, the thinly veiled ALP manoeuver to gain Labor
Stuart Munckton,Edward Ashscoft &Jason Cahill
The campaign by students to oppose university administrations moving to increase fees has started to take off and spread from one campus to another.
Last December, ignoring public opposition, the
He's always been there for us... We'll always be there for him! Defend Craig Johnston Fundraiser, 6pm, April 2, at MUA rooms, 46-54 Ireland Street, West Melbourne.
Mass rally, 9am, May 10, at County Court, corner William and LaTrobe streets.
For
Doug Lorimer
A top US official in Baghdad, who asked not to be named, has admitted to reporters at a dinner meeting on March 21 that the planned June 30 hand-over of "sovereignty" from the US-led Coalition Provisional Authority (CPA) to an "interim
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