The federal opposition and the Australian Greens have both slammed Prime Minister Kevin Rudd for delaying his promised report card on Indigenous affairs for a second year in a row, saying it is a telling indicator of the government's commitment to Indigenous people.
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HOBART 鈥 A group of Aboriginal activists faced court on February 4 over a protest that halted work on the Brighton Bypass in November.
Forty-five people attended a public forum called "Indigenous Survival and Resistance: Solutions 鈥 Rudd vs Chavez and Morales鈥 in Sydney鈥檚 Resistance Activist Centre on January 30. The forum was co-sponsored by Socialist Alliance and the Sydney Latin American Social Forum.
The Medical Association for Prevention of War has called for an independent inquiry into Australia鈥檚 involvement in the Iraq War.
On January 29, the federal court granted the Australian Crime Commission (ACC) access to confidential medical files held by the largest medical clinic servicing remote Aboriginal communities in the Northern Territory 鈥 breaking doctor-patient confidentiality.
An historic gathering took place in Faisalabad, the third largest city in Pakistan, on January 29.
MELBOURNE 鈥 A pre-sentence hearing began on February 2 for three Tamil men who have pleaded guilty to providing money to the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE), a group that fought for three decades for self-determination for the oppressed Tamil people of Sri Lanka.
James and Erica Packer have just had a baby. Luckily this time it's a boy.
A February 4 Daily Dispatch Online article said soil fertility expert Xolobeni said the proposed heavy minerals mining project at Xolobeni is located in South Africa鈥檚 Eastern Cape Province in one of the 鈥渕ost environmentally sensitive habitats鈥 ever investigated for mining in the country.
When, after destroying Malcolm Turnbull, the Liberal Party took a surprise turn and embraced Tony Abbott as leader, there were those on the left who greeted the news with combined incredulity and glee.
Optimistic about Cuba Cuba is supposed to be a dangerous communist country. I spent January in this Caribbean island about the size of Victoria and suffering a trade embargo. My mobile phone stopped working at the US border. What about climate
鈥淕ay-rights campaigners and secularists called on Tuesday for protests during a visit to Britain by Pope Benedict XVI this year after he condemned equality legislation seen as friendly to gays鈥, AFP said on February 1.
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