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Dave Riley, Brisbane What was once simply known as Brisbane has morphed over the past 20 years into a new entity: South East Queensland. SEQ, as it is generally referred to, doesn't just straddle the Brisbane River at its mouth, but stretches from
Doug Lorimer Some 400 members and observers attended the sixth annual conference of the Scottish Socialist Party, held in Edinburgh over the weekend of March 27-28. It was the first SSP conference since the election of six SSP members to the
Free your mind — "to those who never give up!" Free your mind When you feel alone, When you get down, 'cause life just belongs, to those who settle down. Free your mind When things have gone wrong, When they put you behind bars, 'cause here,
Bryan Sketchley, Melbourne If any Victorian trade unionist had an inkling that Premier Steve Bracks' Labor government would deliver a half way decent deal for workers, they would, by now be sadly disappointed. With the current round of enterprise
The Wide Blue RoadDirected by Gillo PontecorvoWritten by With Yves Montand and Alida ValliAvailable on Region 1 DVD only, US$27. REVIEW BY LOUIS PROYECT In a remote and picturesque fishing village on an island off the coast of southern Italy,
Robyn Marshall, Caracas There is some objective news reporting in Venezuela, although the country's media — newspapers, television and radio — is massively dominated by the powerful, right-wing corporations owned by mega-magnate Ricardo
Doug Lorimer In the last few weeks, the US occupation of Iraq has suffered a series of blows, as pressure mounts upon its allies to pull their troops out. The latest comes from European Union president Romano Prodi, a former Italian prime minister,
Rohan Pearce In the imperialist countries such as Australia, people are conditioned to react differently to the violence of the oppressed and the oppressor. So, for example, the March 11 terrorist attacks in Madrid claimed some 200 lives and the
Sarah Stephen The rise in the Greens' vote in the March 27 NSW council elections, which almost doubled the 28 council positions they held previously, has firmly established the Greens as the third force in electoral politics. The strongest
Iggy Kim, Sydney The March 27 NSW local government elections resulted in an increased vote for candidates whose general policy positions are to the left of the ALP, with the Greens registering significant improvements. The Greens more than
Seabed mining I am a Pakeha (Greek/French/Irish) who, along with my wife, has recently become a citizen of New Zealand. From our home base in Wanaka, we have become alarmed and active, generally on environmental issues such as opposing the release
Norm Dixon Rupert Murdoch's hacks have been at it again — shamelessly manipulating, distorting and fabricating "news". The Murdoch media empire's lynching of Willie Brigitte illustrates wonderfully why working people should never trust a word