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Historic breakthrough for Australian left
The Australian Left has had a long history of fragmentation. A variety of small groups, none of them with more than 500 active members, have often put more energy into sectarian squabbles than in seeking ways of working together against the common capitalist enemy. The Australian Left has had a long history of fragmentation. A variety of small groups, none of them with more than 500 active members, have often put more energy into sectarian [...]
Tampa crisis sparks furore
The refusal of the Australian Prime Minister to allow 450 refugees to land on Christmas Island has sparked off a furor both here and around the world. The refugees, mostly from Afghanistan, had earlier been picked up from their sinking boat in the Indian Ocean by the Norwegian freighter, the Tampa. Inevitably, comparisons have been drawn between the Tampa affair and the case of the St. Louis in 1939. The St Louis, which sailed from Hamburg in [...]
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