Eastern Distributor blockade rehearsed
SYDNEY — Anti-motorway activists occupied the Drivers Triangle area in Surry Hills for 24 hours on April 27 to practise for protests against the proposed Eastern Distributor freeway. Mock toll
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FireWritten and directed by Deepa MehtaScreening in Sydney from end of JuneFor details phone Courtney at Globe on (02) 9332 2722 Preview by Reihana Mohideen The opening scene — a young couple silhouetted against a magnificent backdrop of that pious
By Max Lane
On April 28, the trial of Budiman Sujatmiko, People's Democratic Party (PRD) president, and eight other PRD members ended. Budiman was sentenced to 13 years' prison. Petrus Haryanto, 26, secretary general of the PRD, was sentenced to
By Peter Boyle
Queensland Premier Rob Borbidge has demanded of Prime Minister John Howard: totally extinguish native title on pastoral leases, or face a rash of Hanson-type independents around the country. This blackmail may benefit Howard, who
Powerful people's opera
Little CityBy Irine VelaPresented by Brisbane Ethnic Music and Arts Centre Inc.Until May 11Culturebank, West End, Brisbane Review by Lynda Hansen
This is a story about a community's last ditch attempt to persuade an
Court rules for East Timorese refugee
By Max Lane
On May 2, the full Federal Court set aside a decision of the Refugee Review Tribunal that East Timorese refugee Jong Kim Koe was not a refugee under the International Refugees Convention.
Young suffer from capitalism in eastern Europe
Young people in eastern Europe can be forgiven for not celebrating the triumph of the "market economy". According to a report released by the United Nations Children's Fund on April 21, there are
Ground water contamination from pesticides in US
Ground water contamination from pesticides in US
A new study released by the North Carolina Pesticide Board shows widespread pesticide contamination in the state's ground water. Over 27% of
Newcastle — you never had it so good
You never know do you? So often you hear people complaining. But me, I never had it so good.
I see?
You hear all sorts of complaints. "I lost me job" or "I don't know where the money's
Unionists arrested in Malawi
Police arrested more trade union leaders in the southern African country of Malawi as a wages strike by public servants entered its third week on April 21. The latest unionists arrested were from the country's north,
By Lisa Macdonald
TRIPOLI — More than 1000 representatives of political parties, governments, solidarity and peace organisations and the media converged on Tripoli in Libya on April 14 and 15 to attend the International Spring Festival for
Second dispossession
MELBOURNE — Around 500 people attended the 1997 Whitlam Lecture on April 28 to hear Noel Pearson, chairperson of the Cape York Land Council, condemn attacks by the Howard government on native title and the Racial
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