BY JON LAND
SYDNEY — Unlike most of the media coverage commemorating the first anniversary of East Timor's vote for independence, a day-long seminar organised by the Australia East Timor Association held at the Leichhardt Town Hall on August 30
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BY LINDA WALDRON
MELBOURNE — On August 25 Brunswick Town Hall confirmed its reputation as a long-time sanctuary for capitalism. Jeff Kennett's most prominent publicist, comedian Rod Quantock, refereed a brutal debate between two teams of
BRISBANE — In the wake of the S11 protests in Melbourne there will be a street theatre workshop in Northgate on September 17 from 1pm to 4pm.
The format is based on the following themes:
being heard;
being seen;
having something to say;
Since the island nation of Cuba experienced its successful revolution in 1959 its prison system has been evolving. Despite accusations of harsh human rights abuses from its neighbours to the north, Cuba today maintains a prison system that is in many
BY REBECCA MECKELBURG
ADELAIDE — An Adelaide University student was banned from entering 91×ÔÅÄÂÛ̳ of the university on August 31 by student election returning officer Ian Cannon, who is also chief executive officer of the student union.
Cannon
BY SUE BOLAND
Anglo-Australian company Rio Tinto, the world's largest mining company, has more than 60 operations in 40 countries. Antarctica is the only continent that has escaped its ravages.
In every continent where Rio Tinto operates the
BY SUSAN PRICE
MELBOURNE — The ALP-controlled Melbourne University Student Union (MUSU) on August 31 succeeded in scuttling a student general meeting scheduled for September 1 to overturn the MUSU's decision to outlaw support for the September 11
"A sure means of lowering the divorce rate? Now wouldn't that be something? With most Western countries struggling with the high social costs of divorce, a drop in divorce rates has to be seen as a giant leap for mankind, somewhat akin to finding a
BY LALITHA CHELLIAH
MELBOURNE — The lesbian and gay community here organised a conference on August 27 to examine their reproductive rights and discuss reproductive law.
Dr Ruth McNair runs the Carlton clinic, which specialises in providing
Little more I can do
"Look at your correspondence list and make some judgment calls." — Claude McCann
I am sure that one-time Death Row Unit Manager Claude McCann will be pleased to know that his covert violations of my First Amendment right
BY CHRIS SLEE
MELBOURNE — Four hundred people demonstrated on August 29 against the proposed outsourcing of the CSIRO's computer system. The demonstration, held outside the Casselden Place building, was organised by the CSIRO Staff Association.
BY SEAN HEALY& MELANIE SJOBERG
MELBOURNE — Victorian Trades Hall Council has confirmed that its labour rights rally, scheduled for September 12, the second day of protests against the World Economic Forum, will march to the WEF's Crown Casino
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