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Protest outside Mortdale One Nation meeting SYDNEY — On September 16, nearly 200 demonstrators met the 50 people attending the first One Nation party meeting in Mortdale in Sydney's inner south-west. One Nation director David Ettridge

RMIT referendum: students and staff unite against fees

By Marcel Cameron MELBOURNE — Students and staff at the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology have joined forces to campaign for a "no" vote in the referendum on up-front fees for undergraduates. The referendum will be held from September 29

Indonesian troops rampage through campus

Indonesian troops rampage through campus By James Balowski Scores of university students, workers and lectures were injured when Mobile Brigade troops went on a violent rampage through the campus of Syiah Kuala University, according to a

Meeting opposes Hydro sale

Meeting opposes Hydro sale By Tony Iltis HOBART — The proposed sale of the Hydro Electricity Corporation was the subject of a Politics in the Pub organised by the Tasmanian Greens on September 19. Senator Bob Brown and Trades and Labor

Clean production

Clean production The most effective way of dealing with hazardous liquid waste is not to generate it in the first place. There are many ways to cut the generation of hazardous waste. One program is the US state of Massachusetts' Toxics Use

Unionist 'consent' stifles Irish peace talks

By Dave Riley The start of Irish peace negotiations may have marked a crossroads in Irish history, but signs of such a momentous event were hard to find. At Stormont Castle in Belfast, Sinn Féin took its seats at the negotiating table

Hinchinbrook protesters assaulted

Hinchinbrook protesters assaulted By Tim Walgers BRISBANE — On September 14, a group of around 60 protesters and media representatives were physically attacked by Port Hinchinbrook development site workers and supporters of the project.

Study shows danger of nuclear waste traffic

Study shows danger of nuclear waste traffic A serious accident involving a ship carrying highly radioactive nuclear waste through the waters of the Federal States of Micronesia would result in increased cancer risks, require a ban on the

Native title conference tells it how it is

Native title conference tells it how it is By Martin Iltis CANBERRA — More than 150 people attended a conference here on September 13 titled "Native Title: Whose Title?" organised by Reconciliation in the ACT. Mary Lou Buck, a participant

Dog Day Afternoon meets The Gods Must Be Crazy

Jump Ralph, JumpCarlton Courthouse Theatre, MelbourneWednesday to Sunday, September 25 to October 12, 8.30pmTickets phone 11566 or at the door, $15/$12. Preview by Bronwen Beechey Craig Friemond's play Jump Ralph, Jump examines universal human

Greek Anti-Racist Festival

By Michael Karadjis Athens — The second Anti-Racist Festival was held here over the weekend of September 12-14, gathering thousands of people together in discussions about how to confront rising racism in Greece and in Europe and to fight for

Cuba arrests Salvadoran for bomb attacks

On September 10, the Cuban government announced that it had arrested a Salvadoran mercenary responsible for a number of bomb attacks against tourist sites in Havana, including the September 4 Copacabana hotel bombing that left an Italian tourist