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BY RUSSELL PICKERING PERTH — A report tabled by Western Australia's Ombudsman on April 30 has revealed the violent and uncontrolled practices of the police who patrol the city's railways. As a result of the report, several cops are to
Always read the fine print "Asia's poor countries briefly thought they had hit the jackpot on Saturday when Japan promised a staggering $500 billion to a regional poverty reduction fund. Speaking in Japanese to an annual meeting of the Asian
BY SHANE BENTLEY The seafarers' sit-in aboard the CSL Yarra has ended in an Australian Council of Trade Unions (ACTU) brokered deal that was signed by Canada Steamship Lines (CSL) on May 16. The deal allows the CSL Yarra to resume cement
BY SARAH STEPHEN In response to the Easter protests outside the Woomera and Villawood detention centres, immigration minister Philip Ruddock declared that there were no refugees in Australia's detention centres, only "rejectees". They are not
BY GRAHAM MATTHEWS MELBOURNE — Eighty-five people participated in a trade union seminar sponsored by the Socialist Alliance on May 11. The seminar's highlight was the presentations by union officials and political party representatives on unions
Melbourne's progressive community radio station 3CR is deeply committed to fighting injustice. It broadcasts the voices of groups and individuals who rarely have a voice in mainstream media. Most recently, 3CR has given extensive air-time to struggle
ICAM — Julie Nimmo takes to the streets of Sydney's Waterloo to speak to Indigenous kids living rough. SBS, Thursday, May 23, 7.30pm. Unreported World: The Philippines — A look at the Abu Sayyaf terrorist group. Will the US "war against
John QDirected by Nick CassavetesWith Denzel Washington, Anne Heche, Robert Duvall and James WoodsAt major cinemas REVIEW BY MARTHA GRUELLE John Q is a drama about a man's love for his child and his desperate attempt to save the boy. But the
Museworthy: Spine-Scar Light comes inthrough darkness All yesterday's shedshave fallen Living things squatin destruction's beauty Opening their backsto pain BY MTC CRONIN MTC Cronin has had seven books of poetry published, the most
BY URI AVNERY RAMALLAH — "They want us to enact a constitution? No problem! I shall ask Israel to send me a copy of theirs and copy it word for word!" Yasser Arafat sent me an amused look. Israel, of course, has no constitution. That was on the
Students for Refugees launched HOBART — On May 8, students at the Hobart campus of the University of Tasmania launched a Students for Refugees group. Shua Garfield told 91×ÔÅÄÂÛ̳ Weekly: "The formation of this group shows that you don't need
All out for June 22-23! Federal immigration minister Philip Ruddock isn't the sort to admit to making errors of judgement. But try as he might, these days his nauseating smirk doesn't appear so convincing. While the tide of