BY SARAH THIRDEETUTH
DARWIN — The NT News reported on September 7 that Oenpelli, an Aboriginal community of 1200 people in western Arnhem Land, had been without water for three days. It is the end of the dry season, with no rain in sight, and the
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BY BRONWEN BEECHEY
ADELAIDE — Refugees on trial for their involvement in August protests at the Woomera Immigration Detention Centre have been remanded in custody for a further month, following a court hearing here on September 22.
After being
BY SEAN HEALY
Victorian Premier Steve Bracks is under heavy fire over his enthusiastic support for the vicious assaults by the Victoria Police on S11 protesters. The uproar has caused him to cancel a planned barbecue to thank police for their
BY STEPHEN O'BRIEN
NEWCASTLE — The Che Guevara sign, which hangs at the front of Newcastle's new Resistance Centre, was formally switched on on September 22.
Abelardo Cueto Sosa, a member of the International Relations Department of the Central
BY RICHARD PITHOUSE
Tracks, Bruce Springsteen's most recent release, is a beautifully packaged four CD collection. Although 56 of the 66 songs have never before been released in any form, such was the faith of loyal Springsteen fans that on the day
The raids on two houses by the Australian Federal Police, searching for information on who leaked secret files on East Timor, have shown yet again the real basis of Australian foreign policy: lying to the Australian people and to the world.
The
MANILA — In a full-scale military assault reminiscent of the worst days of martial law under former dictator Ferdinand Marcos, the Philippines government on September 16 launched an attack on the southern islands centred on Jolo, allegedly to crush
MANILA — More than 13,000 people attended two mass rallies here on September 21 to commemorate the declaration of martial law by former Philippine dictator Ferdinand Marcos in 1972. The main demand was for an end to the government of President
MELBOURNE — On September 13, a peaceful demonstration by people with disabilities stopped the city's trams for two hours. Eighty people who use wheelchairs and their allies, supporters and advocates were there. The blockade was organised by the
PRAGUE — More than 11,000 police, mostly in riot units, will be deployed on city streets during the IMF and World Bank meeting. They will be assisted in their tasks by more than 1600 troops.
The Czech troops will deploy six armoured personnel
BY GRAHAM WILLIAMS
GEELONG — Production workers at the Godfrey Hirst carpet factory here have voted to accept a company offer of a 5% pay rise over 11 months, after a successful industrial campaign involving work bans, 24- and 48-hour strikes and
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