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  1. INDONESIA: Australia quietly resumes military aid

    the exercise. Philip Dorling, a spokesperson for the shadow foreign affairs minister Laurie Brereton ... office hotly denied the Detikworld report. Asked what Martin would be discussing in meetings with ... briefed" on Labor's foreign affairs policy on Indonesia before leaving and that Brereton was yet to be ...

  2. Labor debates demand for troop withdrawal

    many Labor leaders — including Mark Latham and Laurie Brereton — had marched in anti-war rallies, set ... There were rumours, reported by the March 26 Melbourne Herald Sun, that the March 24 Labor shadow ... Press report, Greens senator Kerry Nettle told reporters: "[The motion] will test the Labor Party ...

  3. A crucial time for East Timor

    reporters on November 27: "I think we have gone a long way towards the autonomy process. These are very ... during his visit to Indonesia in November praised General Wiranto (the general reportedly serenaded Moore ... Laurie Brereton, the inquiry will help create the impression that Labor and the Coalition are seriously ...

  4. IRAQ: No to 'smart' sanctions

    to continue under "smart" sanctions. The February 20 British Guardian — reporting on ... Laurie Brereton on February 21 rushed to issue a press release (obviously cribbed straight from that ... morning's news reports) praising Washington's and London's "smart sanctions" before the ...

  5. Write on: Letters to the editor

    US deserters 91×ÔÅÄÂÛ̳ Weekly #619, reports that at least "5500 US military personnel have ... interest to you please disregard and accept my apology for this inconvenience. Graeme Brereton Pingelly, WA ...

  6. Jakarta detainees demand answers from Downer

    legally demonstrated and widely reported in the Indonesian and international media — that the conference ... Brereton for his comments. Open letter to Alexander Downer, federal minister for foreign affairs and trade ...

  7. War drums in the Pacific

    Isatabu Freedom Movement — signed a peace agreement. Australian Democrat leader Meg Lees is reported to ... Brereton criticised the Coalition's “minimalist” stance as an “opportunity tragically missed” and ...

  8. Anger grows over third runway

    Laurie Brereton, promised stricter policing of the 11pm-6am curfew, backed by fines of $25,000. The ... ABC's 7.30 Report raised some of the problems with Badgerys, but these have not been widely canvassed ...

  9. How government's IR bill will hit workers

    reported the finding that "union officials were considered to be more interested in their political ... non-union enterprise flexibility agreements introduced in 1993 by Labor minister Laurie Brereton with ...

  10. Shellharbour marina: an exercise in disaster

    Public Works Department produced a report of proposed sites for a boat harbour between Wollongong and ... Kiama. The report favoured South Shellharbour only because there was sufficient adjoining publicly owned ... of a harbour on the wet land adjoining South Shellharbour Beach. This report suggested that the ...

  11. JOHN PILGER: Bush, Blair, Howard, Murdoch have 'blood on their hands!'

    Almost none of this was reported at the time. Neither was the fact that most of the British who died were ... program, Four Corners, reported this fact? What are they afraid of? Why is the human cost of this adventure ... Laurie Brereton and the Greens' Bob Brown for coming to this platform today, and for speaking out. ...

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