By Stephen Jolly, SP National Secretary
The Socialist Party in Melbourne is preparing a serious campaign to win a seat in the Langridge Ward at the November 27th Yarra City Council elections. This would be a big electoral breakthrough for SP and would come after over a decade of campaigning with the local community over [...]

Reviewed by Jimi Cocking, SP supporter in Tasmania
Rereleased and now showing in selected cinemas throughout Australia

By Yorran Pelekanakis, Socialist Party Melbourne City branch
Two months after the April 5th elections for the Indonesian legislature Indonesians again went to the polls to directly elect the President. Like the previous elections ordinary Indonesians were left with little choice.

By Felicia Mello and Jessica Johnston, in Justice, the newspaper of our US party Socialist Alternative
Although President Bush’s approval ratings have reached an all-time low, John Kerry has gained little, according to a CBS/New York Times poll released in late June.

Dave Carr reviews Fahrenheit 9/11
It’s not surprising that Michael Moore’s documentary Fahrenheit 9/11 is storming the US. The film’s release coincides with Americans’ growing anger at George Bush and his right-wing regime.

AUSTRALIA DEPLOYS TROOPS TO PNG
As early as August, Australian troops will be deployed to PNG. It represents the latest advance by Australia as an infant imperialist power, as foreign minister Alexander Downer said, ?It is one of the most important single developments in Australian foreign policy in recent years?.

UNITE will launch its petition this Monday in Melbourne, Bourke Street Mall. Unite aims to gather a minimum of 10,000 signatures to present to federal parliament. Lets make the politicians take note , and make casualisation an election issue! To get involved or to help out in any way contact UNITE 03 9328 1555.

Saddam Hussein appeared in court on 1 July and was charged with a list of crimes

Analyses the current critical conjuncture of the Venezuelan Revolution; takes up the uncritical analsis of President Chevas by some left groups; and offers a socialist programme for the Venezuelan working class.
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By Gregory Bradshaw, Socialist Party Melbourne
Only eleven mourners stood at the grave of Karl Marx at the Highgate Cemetery in London, 17 March 1883. His theoretical collaborator and life-long friend, Friedrich Engels, gave a short speech noting that: “the greatest living thinker ceased to think?. (but) His name and work will endure through the ages”. [...]