Vigil for justice
By Sue Bull
CANBERRA — To mark the 30th anniversary of the 1967 referendum which granted Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people citizenship on May 27, a 500-strong all-day vigil for justice was held in front of
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By Michael Burville
MELBOURNE — A campaign to retain the independence of the auditor-general is being waged by individuals and organisations, with the Victorian Council for Civil Liberties taking a leading role. A public meeting on May 14
CPSU incumbents returned on reduced vote
By Bruce Marlowe
The Wendy Caird leadership of the Community and Public Service Union (CPSU) has been returned in elections for the main national office-holder positions in the union. With over 95%
It pays to be mellowIt pays to be mellow
Prime Minister: Mr President, my government and I wish to congratulate you on your election victory. And what a stunning victory it was.
President: Mr Howard, you are just too kind.
Prime
By Eva Cheng
June 30 will be the last day of Britain's 155 years of colonial rule in Hong Kong. A majority of Hong Kong's people are keen for the end of a long period of humiliating subjugation. Around 98% of the population is ethnic Chinese,
Actively Radical TV — Sydney community television's progressive current affairs producers tackle the hard issues from the activist's point of view. CTS Sydney (UHF 31), every Thursday, 10pm and Saturday, 7pm.
9point = Access News — Melbourne
Greenhouse gases: Australia tries to block agreement
By Pip Hinman
In a little more than six months, parties to the Framework Convention on Climate Change, signed at the 1992 Earth Summit in Rio de Janeiro, will meet in Kyoto, Japan,
Murris rally for Referendum Day
By Bill Mason
BRISBANE — "May 27, 1967, represented a significant first step towards genuine reconciliation", Murri Watch president Sam Watson told a rally of more than 600 Aborigines and white supporters
By Pip Hinman and Jennifer Thompson
Coming in the wake of Pauline Hanson's strident anti-Asian views, the government's decision to cut the family reunion program — a move which will largely affect Asian migrants — reveals, once again,
By Renfrey Clarke
MOSCOW — When the Russian government fails to pay wages and slashes state subsidies and investment programs, it runs a definite risk: that energy and water supply systems will cease functioning, and that the collapse of
Poem: The reply of the orange-bellied parrot
The reply of the orange-bellied parrot
"... not the orange-bellied parrot. They're just trumped up corellas." — Jeff Kennett, Premier of Victoria.
Hey, Jeff, it's that "not" that worries
Reconciliation requires justice
@box text intro = Prime Minister John Howard's offensive performance at last week's Reconciliation Convention in Melbourne made it abundantly clear, if it wasn't already, that his government is determined to
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