United Nations and US think-tank documents on the "feminisation" of the AIDS disaster give the impression that these expert panels and their finely worded 10-point action plans are assessing a disaster afflicting another planet or species.
Their
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Friends of the Earth Australia is hosting a tour of community leaders from the climate affected countries of Nigeria, Tuvalu and Samoa to explore the impact of Australia's energy policies.
Nnimmo Bassey from Nigeria, Fiu Mataese from Samoa and
Mission impossible
"One of the hardest parts of my job is to console the family members who have lost their life." — Emperor George Bush II, April 13.
Untermenschen I
"One senior [British] Army officer told The Telegraph that ... American
Stephen Garvey, Melbourne
On April 21, the Victorian state Labor government announced new legislation to force an end to strikes considered detrimental to community interests.
The Emergency Powers Act would establish an "independent" statutory
@intro2 = Nurdin Abdul Rahman is the chairperson of the Acehnese Community of Australia. He spoke to 91×ÔÅÄÂÛ̳ Weekly's NONIE HODGSON about the results of the recent Indonesian parliamentary election and the movement for a free Aceh.
Rahman was
Jon Lamb
Human rights and solidarity organisations are deeply concerned by the Golkar party's nomination of General Wiranto for president of Indonesia. Wiranto, the former head of the Indonesian military, was indicted in February 2003 for his role
Pakistan Pictures: Power Dressing — Well-to-do middle-class Muslim women, used to dressing in a more Western style, are adopting the practice of wearing the hijab, the Muslim head scarf, traditionally worn by the poor. SBS, Friday April 30,
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Wilkie: 'Troops out of Iraq!'
MELBOURNE — On April 22, 400 people crammed into the Victorian Trades Hall Council chambers to hear former intelligence officer Andrew Wilkie speak. The forum was organised by the Humanist Society and the
John Pilger
Four years ago, I travelled the length of Iraq, from the hills where St. Matthew is buried in the Kurdish north to the heartland of Mesopotamia, and Baghdad, and the Shia south. I have seldom felt as safe in any country.
Once, in the
Rihab Charida & Nikolai Haddad
If the olive branch is the symbol of hope, then Israel's uprooting of hundreds of thousands of ancient olive trees from Palestinian land is a fitting metaphor for the current situation. With each passing day,
The Australian government is continuing the disgraceful 30-year bipartisan foreign policy of utter disregard for the people of East Timor.
The second round of negotiations with the East Timorese government to settle the maritime boundary between
Sarah Stephen
On May 1, the European Union will expand from 15 countries to 25, incorporating Cyprus, the Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Lithuania, Latvia, Malta, Poland, Slovakia and Slovenia.
While there will be unprecedented freedom of
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