Only attack those who can't hit back
"There are countries which are developing weapons of mass destruction and we will deal with them appropriately. One country is Iraq... if they won't [disarm], we'll lead a coalition to disarm them. Another
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BY DAVE WRIGHT
BRISBANE — Centrelink workers have overwhelmingly rejected management's
new enterprise agreement. More than 70% voted against what was an attack
on Centrelink workers' wages and conditions. The vote was even more emphatic
in
BY ANDREW HALL
CANBERRA — Certified agreement negotiations in the Department of Employment and Workplace Relations (DEWR), finalised with an all-staff vote on 18 December, were bitter and protracted. Department secretary Dr Peter Boxall, a
BY SARAH STEPHEN
Since the December-January fires in five refugee prisons, there has been much corporate media attention on those charged, or accused (and locked up without charge) of starting them. But we have seen few reports of the brutal
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BY
EVA CHENG
In the biggest political demonstration in Hong Kong since China resumed
sovereignty over the territory in 1997, 60,000 people took to the streets
on December 15. The protest was against the Hong Kong government's attempt
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Taking part in protests and demonstrations can be good for your physical and mental health, a British study released on December 23 has found.
Psychologists at the University of Sussex found that people involved in campaigns, strikes and political
BY KERRYN WILLIAMSÂ
On December 12, federal sex discrimination commissioner Pru Goward
released her final proposal for 14 weeks of government-funded paid maternity
leave, to be included in the 2003 federal budget.
Under the scheme,
BY PHIL GRIFFITHS
The rebellion at Australia's immigration detention centres was no surprise to most refugee advocates.
The government and the corporate media have lied about the cause of the fires. The first fire started at the new detention
BY SARAH STEPHEN
On January 8, the Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Act came into effect in Britain. Its impact on asylum seekers will be severe, withdrawing entitlements to living allowance and accommodation from those who do not claim asylum
national secretary John Percy; Sydney University student activist Ashisha Cunningham; former BHP steelworker now teacher Geoff Payne; Sudanese political refugee and refugee-rights activist Osama Yousif; feminist activist and trainee teacher at
BY ANDREW HALL
CANBERRA — Activists have taken to the streets in support of refugees in increased numbers early in 2003 to explain why refugees have a cause to rebel.
An emergency Refugee Action Committee meeting on January 6 was attended by
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