By Ben Reid
MELBOURNE — Members of the East Timorese community and their supporters from around Australia gathered here on August 12 and 13 for a solidarity conference organised by the East Timor Relief Association. Reverend Bishop Hilton
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By Russell Carr
TOWNSVILLE — I am the northern district organiser of the AMIEU (meatworkers union) and have written this article to explain the story of the struggle against live cattle exports in north Queensland. While our union has always
By Margaret Allan
NEWCASTLE The Greens have announced their candidates for the September 9 elections for the City Council. Apart from the ALP, the Greens are the only political party to stand candidates in all of the wards.
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Appeal for Mordechai Vanunu Mordechai Vanunu, the Israeli technician who revealed the truth about that country's nuclear weapons arsenal, remains in solitary confinement after nine years of imprisonment. Fredrik S. Heffermehl, chairperson of the
By James Balowski
On August 17, the Indonesian minister of justice, Oetojo Oesman, announced that seven prisoners, including two long-serving political prisoners, are soon to be executed. These will be the first political executions since
Anti-nuke demo at Chinese consulate MELBOURNE — The Chinese consulate refused to accept an anti-nuclear protest letter from 30 activists here on August 23. The rally, organised by Greenpeace and the Australian Conservation Foundation, blocked
Some concern "I have some concerns, particularly as some of the changes they [banks] have made are actually contrary to the recommendations in our report." — Dr David Cousins, head of the Prices Surveillance Authority, when banks raised fees
By Estoy Evangelista
More than 4 million Filipino overseas contract workers are scattered all over the world. Add the Filipinos who have permanently migrated to other countries, and this number would easily reach 10 million (out of a total
By Jennifer Thompson
An August 20 statement by the Solidarity Bureau in Brussels declared the end of a hunger strike by 10,000 Kurdish prisoners in Turkish jails and hundreds of supporters in other countries. It said that the strike, begun on
By Jennifer Thompson
The federal Liberal Party's election campaign has begun with John Howard delivering two of six "headland" speeches and launching an attack on Labor's economic management. But despite Howard's attempt at image
The Silent Feminists: America's First Women Directors — A look at the women who pioneered in the US film industry in the 1920s. SBS, Saturday, September 2, 1.45pm.
Songolo: Voices of Change — A celebration of black resistance culture
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