Actively Radical TV — Sydney community television's progressive current affairs producers tackle the hard issues from the activist's point of view. CTS Sydney (UHF 31), every Thursday, 10pm and Saturday, 7pm.
Access News — Melbourne
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Vaccination hysteria The face of Nathaniel Eason is being splashed across Australian TV screens and newspapers nationwide. His message, according to the government, is that if we don't vaccinate our children, they too will soon be hospitalised
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BRISBANE — If you were perhaps fearing that the Hanson band wagon would proceed unchecked, worry no more. The Australian Labor Party has left its best to last: one time battlers' hero and local identity Wayne Goss is keen
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I speak on behalf of members of my family and countrymen who belong to the Mirrar clan, Yvonne Margarula, Annie Ngalmirama, Junior Gardell, Stephen Nabinardi and Debbie Jentian. You might know Mirrar land to be part of Kakadu
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The Pauline Hanson phenomenon has sharply polarised opinion. Hanson's statements, and the failure of the establishment parties to counter them, have created more space for every reactionary idea and organisation to crawl out
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CANBERRA — In July 1972, the federal government used the Commonwealth Police to violently dismantle the Aboriginal Tent Embassy settlement of about 20 tents and hundreds of protesters. July 30 marked 25 years since the
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LISMORE — There is now an official Resistance branch here! Members of the Southern Cross University Resistance Club voted unanimously last week to become a fully functioning branch. While the club been active and involved in
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Resistance protests racismADELAIDE — "Defend the right to protest" and "Fight Howard's racist policies" were the main demands raised by an 80-strong demonstration here on July 28 outside a One Nation branch meeting.
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Deaths in custody continueThe death of 28-year-old Fiona Gibbs on July 19 from an alleged hanging incident which occurred on July 17 at the Brewarrina lock-up brings the NSW total of indigenous deaths in custody to 37
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On July 30, the United Nations special rapporteur on indigenous people reiterated what the National Indigenous Working Group (NIWG), church leaders and others have been saying — and what the Australian government has
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Action in Solidarity with Indonesia and East Timor (ASIET) will launch the second phase of its "Free the Political Prisoners" campaign at its national conference, in Sydney over the August 22-24 weekend. The conference — at the
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Following is an abridged version of the last media conference given by black US activist LORENZO KOM'BOA ERVIN, before he left Australia on July 24. Following a government attempt to deport him, Ervin was able to continue his tour, sponsored by Angry
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Life and deathLife and death By Brandon Astor Jones "It's commercialism gone crazy — for people to profit from something offensive like the electric chair is perverse." — Ros Brennan The Sydney Morning Herald's June 10 issue
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Pauline Hanson's neo-Nazi fan club is not restricted to North America. The notorious bovver boys of the pro-Hitler National Front — now known as the British National Party (BNP) — who have terrorised Britain's African-Caribbean
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ANU staff to strike CANBERRA — Members of the National Tertiary Education Industry Union at the Australian National University voted on July 30 to begin rolling stoppages in response to the university management's move to sack 100 staff.
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193> and ain't i a woman? More or less equalMore or less equal "For all of us." Those fateful words heralded a sharp upturn in the suffering of most of us. Under the Howard government, women, indigenous people, immigrants, the
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The restoration of the IRA cease-fire has again raised hopes of an end to 25 years of war in northern Ireland. The previous cease-fire collapsed because no meaningful negotiations were pursued. For the 18 months of the cessation,
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Since the common youth allowance was announced by the federal government in June, groups campaigning for the rights of students and young unemployed have been scrambling to find out exactly how the proposal will affect young
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We're thinking of youWe're thinking of you It may be difficult to come to terms with. Many is the strong heart that has broken under less. Have faith, for in our hour of deepest concern, there is, fortunately, no cause for grief.
News
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By Sean Martin-Iverson PERTH — Westrail plans spend $3 million on a campaign against a small group of Aboriginal youths accused of terrorising people on Perth trains. It will increase the number of special train constables from 87 to 107 and
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BRISBANE — On July 29, the Ipswich City Council banned the use of council facilities by the racist Pauline Hanson's One Nation party. The next day Brisbane Lord Mayor Jim Soorley said he fully supported Ipswich council's decision
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Apology In the March 12, 1997, Issue No. 266 of 91×ÔÅÄÂÛ̳ Weekly, an article covering an interview relating to the Hindmarsh Island Bridge affair appeared. In this article, we referred to the bridge construction company. In referring to this
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Campaign Against Racism debates strategySYDNEY — Around 60 people attended the July 29 Campaign against Racism (CAR) organising meeting held at Trades Hall. The main issue discussed was how to respond to any Hanson or
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PERTH — According to an Equal Opportunity Tribunal (EOT) decision on July 25, the eviction of the Aboriginal Martin family by WA state housing agency "Homeswest" was not a case of racial victimisation. A look at the facts
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Yet another government anti-worker bill is to go before the next Senate sitting. Industrial relations minister Peter Reith's amendments to the Commonwealth Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation (SRC) Act are aimed at
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Join the Frankston protest against One Nation The Campaign Against Racism has called a protest rally outside the Frankston launch of Pauline Hanson's One Nation party on Wednesday, August 6 at 6.30pm, Mechanics Institute Hall, Nepean Highway
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Queensland CPSU president resignsBRISBANE — The Community and Public Sector Union's Queensland president, Andrew Finegan, resigned on July 14 citing the union's poor leadership in the campaign to protect public sector
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Tasmanian local governments face an uncertain future as the Liberal state government pushes ahead with a program of forced amalgamation. As part of his "Directions Statement", a mid-term attempt to address the malaise in the
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UQ union members meetBRISBANE — A rally of 100 National Tertiary Education and Industry Union members at the University of Queensland on July 31 discussed the enterprise bargaining process currently taking place. The
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BLACKWATER — Now in the 13th week of their strike, 158 mineworkers at the central Queensland Curragh open cut mine are holding firm in defence of conditions against the giant US company ARCO. If ARCO succeeds in destroying
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Students' camp backs stand against Jabiluka By Mamu DARWIN — Students from many Australian universities in July attended the Students and Sustainability Conference in Townsville. Jacqui Katona, spokesperson for the traditional Aboriginal
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Big demonstration against Holsworthy airportWOLLONGONG — Twenty thousand people rallied on July 27 against the construction of Sydney's second airport at Holsworthy, south-west of Sydney. The action was boosted by news that
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Around 200 people attended a rally to protest the launching of Pauline Hanson's One Nation party in Toowoomba on July 27. The lively demonstration, organised by the Brisbane and Toowoomba Anti-Racist Campaigns,
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The NSW Teachers' Federation lifted its ban on skills tests after its executive voted on August 1 to accept an agreement with the Department of Education. The skills tests, taken each year by 120,000 students in years three and
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In the work of privatising education, the seemingly neutral government proposal that teaching and student results be tested is dangerous cover for gathering evidence to argue that private education "works better", that public
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Hands up "Labor women have a great deal of difficulty in getting preselected for safe seats because the boys always put their hands up for them." — Anne Scott, seeking ALP preselection for Oxley but likely to lose out to former Queensland
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Youth Against Racism launchedWOLLONGONG — On July 26, Youth Against Racism held its first meeting. YAR was initiated by Resistance as a broad coalition to combat the formation of Pauline Hanson's One Nation youth group. The
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Fighting homophobia on campusCANBERRA — An anti-homophobia speak-out was held at the University of Canberra on July 30. Part of the Queer Market Daze festival organised by the Rubber Rose Ranch queer club, the speak-out
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HOBART — On July 30, at 1.30pm, students across the University of Tasmania campus blew 500 whistles distributed to protest against the university administration's decision to reduce the end of year exam period, and introduce
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BRISBANE — On July 28, the Anti-Racist Campaign (ARC) adopted a set of aims and objectives which included: "In its campaign against racism ARC will attempt to build actions that challenge the basis for racist ideas and
Analysis
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Editorial: Media racism Media racism @box text intro = "Korean gangs blamed for new city crime war" was the banner headline on the Sydney Morning Herald on July 28. What better way to spur newspaper sales on a slow news day than to publish
World
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Journalist killed in KalimantanOn July 25, Naimullah, a reporter with the Jakarta daily Sinar Pagi, was found dead in his car in Pantai Peniungan, about 90 kilometres from Pontianak, the capital of West Kalimantan. He had
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US youth barred from going to CubaPARIS — Around 500 young activists from the United States have been blocked by the US government from attending the 14th World Festival of Youth and Students, being held in Havana, Cuba.
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Pol Pot's jungle trial in Anlong Veng was not only unfair, but also fake. Nate Thayer, a correspondent for the Far Eastern Economic Review, who was presumably invited by Khmer Rouge hard-liners Khieu Samphan, Ta Mok and Pol Pot
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FAROOQ TARIQ, 42, is general secretary of Jeddojuhd Inqilabi Tehrik (Revolutionary Struggle Movement), a left-wing organisation committed to the promotion of working-class politics and socialism in Pakistan. JIT was founded by the supporters of the
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The Melanesian Solidarity members of the PNG parliament, led by Melsol general secretary Peti Lafanama and newly elected Western Highlands regional MP Father Robert Lak, have defended themselves against charges of betrayal for
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Public servants strike in South AfricaMore than 370,000 public sector workers went on strike in South Africa on July 25 in support of their demand for a 9% wage increase. Tens of thousands of teachers, nurses, public
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James Vassilopoulos The struggle by the Liverpool dockers — now in its second year — is gaining momentum. A 24-hour international solidarity strike has been set, and last month the dockers stopped an attempt by the Transport and General
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On July 2, extensive coverage was given by the Spanish media to masses of Spaniards celebrating the release by the Spanish police of a man held hostage by Basque separatist organisation ETA. The hostage, Ortega Lara, was
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More East Timorese disappear The Melbourne-based East Timor Human Rights Centre (ETHRC) fears for the safety of Santina Morreira Belo, aged 22, and her baby aged under one, who disappeared after Santina Morreira Belo was arrested on July 12 by
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TIJUANA — To cross the border from southern California to the Mexican town of Tijuana is a remarkably simple process. A 30-minute trolley ride from San Diego to the border town barrio of San Ysidro and then a seven-minute walk
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Indonesian commemorations attackedScores of people were injured and 85 arrested when the Indonesian military attacked peaceful protesters commemorating the first anniversary of the July 27, 1996, riots in central Jakarta.
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Workers strike against 'Brutish' AirwaysBritish Airways cabin crews struck for 72 hours July 9-11 to protest against a £42 million pay and conditions cut. Picketers carried signs saying "Brutish Airways". The
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Like a stubborn mantra, Maulindo's feet still trudge through my head. Under star and moon, through sun and shadow, over roots and rocks, up, down and right into paddy, mountain and river, I stomped for a fortnight through the
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Basques rally for a political solution In spite of heavy police deployment, 30,000 Basques took to the streets on July 27 in what some news agencies described as the largest ever demonstration in support of Herri Batasuna. More than 500 police
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Budget deal marks further shift to the rightThe Congressional Republican leadership has made a deal with the Clinton White House on a new federal budget that will slash Medicare (the program to help elderly people
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MOSCOW — Staging a two-week march on the Russian capital, nuclear power workers have forced the government to agree to pay out large sums in overdue wages, in an episode that has also focused attention on the dangerous state
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Ali Kazak, head of the Palestinian delegation to Australia, has condemned those responsible for the terror bombing of a Jerusalem market on July 30, which killed at least 13 people and wounded more than 100. He added, however, that the Israeli
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International youth campBRIODE, FRANCE — "A Breach In Fortress Europe" was the theme of the 14th annual youth camp hosted by JCR-Red, the French youth section of the Fourth International. Around 500
Culture
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Factor Four: Doubling Wealth — Halving Resource UseBy Ernst von Weizsäcker, Amory B. Lovins and L. Hunter LovinsAllen & Unwin, 1997. 322 pp., $24.95 (pb) Review by Allen Myers Is there a "technological fix" to the ecological crisis?
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Activist TV: a better viewMELBOURNE — In May, while a protest against uranium mining on native title land was occurring outside the headquarters of CRA, a swan became stranded on the nearby Princes Bridge. TV news
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The WellDirected by Samantha Lang Stars Pamela Rabe, Miranda Otto, Paul Chubb Review by Margaret Allan Announced by the critics as the next big Australian movie, The Well is an intense film whose visual impact and well-crafted imagery
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Crop CirclesBy Urban Theatre ProjectsThe Performance Space, Sydney from July 24, then Newcastle Uni (Aug 8), Uni of Western Sydney, Nepean (Aug 14). Info 02 9601 8011. Review by Brendan Doyle At the Performance Space in Redfern, you're always
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Brassed OffWritten and directed by Mark HermanOpens August 14 Review by James Vassilopoulos "When god created humanity he had too many bodies and not enough fuckin' brains, hearts and vocal chords. So he thought to himself, what will I do with
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A short story by Craig Cormick Rod Taylor took Tippi Hedren by the hand and carefully led her out of the house. One of the seagulls pecked viciously at his ankle. Tippi Hedren froze. But Rod kept walking. He guided her past the gulls and crows
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With a Little Help from My FriendsSuzanne CloudEncounter RecordsSend US$21 to Dreambox Media, PO Box 8132, Philadelphia, PA 19101-8132 USA. Review by Norm Dixon "If you're a female singer in jazz, you're stuck with the standards, the pretty love
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Raymond Chandler: A BiographyBy Tom HineyChatto & Windus, 1997. 310 pp., $39.95 (hb) Review by Phil Shannon The New York Times called him "a hater of the human race". Respectable book reviewers wrote him off as a lowbrow writer of pulp
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Gay and lesbian rights book launchedSYDNEY — Around 40 people attended a launch of the Democratic Socialist Party's new book, Socialism and the Struggle for the Rights of Lesbians and Gay Men, on July 26. The meeting was