Graham Matthews
On February 13, Danna Vale, federal Liberal MP for the NSW seat of Hughes, weighed into the debate over RU486 warning that the number of abortions being carried out each year would eventually lead to Australia becoming predominately
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Long-time Venezuelan activist and deputy to the Latin American Parliament Carolus Wimmer will be touring Australia in late February-early March, hosted by the Australia-Venezuela Solidarity Network. 91×ÔÅÄÂÛ̳ Weekly's Jim McIlroy and Coral Wynter
Doug Lorimer
In a widely reprinted story, the February 8 Washington Post reported that Iran has completed drawings of an underground shaft that could be used for testing a nuclear weapon. Citing unnamed US officials who claimed to have examined
Gillian Davy, Melbourne
A powerful video message from Herman Wainggai, spokesperson for 43 West Papuan asylum seekers incarcerated on Christmas Island, was a highlight of a Free West Papua Collective public forum attended by 120 people on February
Bronwen Beechey & Grant Morgan, Auckland
History was made on February 12 when 800 fast-food workers and supporters met in the Auckland Town Hall. The meeting was organised by the Unite union, which wants a NZ$12 minimum wage, no youth rates, and
PERTH — On February 12, a protest against threats to 91×ÔÅÄÂÛ̳ of Kalamunda Hospital drew hundreds of residents to Stirk Park in Kalamunda. The WA Labor government has announced the closure of obstetrics and paediatrics at Kalamunda, although
Harrison Healy
Mohammad Mansour, a Palestinian activist involved in the International Solidarity Movement (ISM), was due to face trial on February 16. The case has been postponed until March 21. If found guilty, Mansour could go to jail and
Trent Hawkins & Amanda Zivcic
Voluntary Student Unionism (VSU) is a government policy designed to silence the dissent that has traditionally come from students. Despite tens of thousands of students joining protests against VSU last year, the
Richard Dennis, Greens parliamentary staffer, addressing a February 6 rally at the ACT Legislative Assembly marking the first anniversary of the signing of the Kyoto Protocol on reducing greenhouse gas emissions. The rally called on the federal
Michael Ascroft, Melbourne
Azlan McLennan has been called everything from a terrorist to an anti-Semite. In his short career as an artist he has repeatedly hit the right right-wing buttons.
Azlan studied fine arts in Canberra while producing
We Are Australians Too: Women Against RacismCasula Powerhouse Arts Centre, Liverpool Regional MuseumMarch 8 to April 1Tuesday to Saturday, 10am-4pmPhone (02) 9824 1121Free admission
REVIEW BY VIVIAN MESSIMERIS
The Cronulla race riots of December
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