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Musicians mobilise

Musicians mobilise

Musicians unite to win without warMusicians United to Win without War is a loose coalition of contemporary musicians who feel that in the rush to war by the Bush administration the voices of reason and debate have been trampled and ignored. We feel that war is not...
Going beyond protest

Going beyond protest

1,000 ‘Voila Moments’ to stop the warAt the Pentagon they call it the ‘Voila Moment’.That’s when Iraqi soldiers and civilians, with bombs raining down on Baghdad, suddenly scratch their heads and say to themselves: “These bombs...
20th anniversary of the Hawke government

20th anniversary of the Hawke government

Assessing the Hawke government, seriouslyThis month (March 2003) a political anniversary of national significance is reached. It marks 20 years since the election of the first Hawke Labor government. It was an election that ushered in 13 years of Federal Labor rule...
The first casualty

The first casualty

The War Correspondent as Hero and Myth-Maker from the Crimea to KosovoThis is the 2000 edition, updated from the classic 1975 version to include chapters on the Falklands, the first Gulf War and the conflict in the former Yugoslavia.Copies are available for $32.95...
A question of media coverage

A question of media coverage

A memo to the mediaDear Editor, Publisher, Producer, Reporter:We are writing to convey a level of heightened expectation in your forthcoming coverage of the US-Iraq situation.War coverage and coverage of the period preceding war test the reliability of our news media....
The first casualty is well and truly upon us

The first casualty is well and truly upon us

Propaganda wars a no-man’s land for investigative reportersWith the dogs of war yowling you can be pretty confident that the first casualty is well and truly upon us. Truth has been going out the window in war coverage ever since these affairs began to be...