By Carol Booth
BRISBANE — A Hinchinbrook Legal Fighting Fund with a target of $50,000 was launched here on August 25. The fund will pay for a High Court challenge to federal environment minister Senator Robert Hill's consent to Keith Williams'
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Armed police raid Porgera villagers
More than 200 armed PNG police raided houses along the Porgera River on August 31. Police claimed they were attempting to recover property stolen during a riot by disgruntled landholders at the Porgeras gold
What's in a name?
"I'm a supporter of the death penalty. But we don't want people to say 'Jackson' and the first thing they think of is the electric chair. We don't want to be labelled. We feel very uncomfortable. Since the electric chair is there,
Community activist awards
MELBOURNE — The Inaugural Community Activist Awards are being organised as a fundraiser for Access News, the alternative news segment on Channel 31 community TV. Access News comes from a left-wing, trade union and
ACT budget fire-sale
By Tim Gooden
CANBERRA — The ACT budget, released on September 24, puts Action Buses and three ACT government buildings up for sale in a controversial effort to balance the books through $100 million worth of asset sales.
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