Canadian consulate occupied
SYDNEY — The Canadian consulate was briefly occupied on June 30 by 100 members of the Construction, Forestry, Mining and Energy Union and the Australian Manufacturing Workers Union. The occupation was in opposition
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Festival educates and organises
By Francesca Davis
SYDNEY — The Wild Spaces film festival, held here June 19-21, presented a wide range of important issues using various film formats. If it continues and branches out, as festival organiser Gary
No More Secrets
SYDNEY — An installation aimed at uncovering the secrecy of the two Aboriginal artists' identity, family and indigenous heritage is being held at Casula Powerhouse Arts Centre from July 2 to 26. No More Secrets traces how the two
Guatemalan military linked to bishop's murder
In a press conference in Washington on June 25, US lawyer Jennifer Harbury revealed 23 names and pseudonyms of members of the death squad Avenging Jaguar (Jaguar Justiciero, JJ), which claimed
By Jon Land
The determined protests for independence in East Timor look set to continue following the recent killings of Timorese by Indonesian soldiers and intelligence agents. The latest round of shootings began during the visit by diplomats from
By James Vassilopoulos
Sack the entire Maritime Union of Australia work force; deregister the MUA; cancel MUA awards and agreements; use the Crimes Act and secondary boycott laws to smash the union: these were the options the Coalition government
Slave labour in ACT schools
CANBERRA — The ACT government has tendered to the federal government for funds to "employ" 140 unemployed people under the work for the dole scheme in ACT primary schools next year. The Australian Education Union and
By Jorge Jorquera
MELBOURNE — More than 300 anti-racist activists and local residents protested against the policies of One Nation in Footscray on July 4. The rally was organised by the Democratic Socialists and Resistance. Participants came from
Youth band competition
SYDNEY — South Sydney Youth Services are holding a youth band competition on August 8 in conjunction with the Mascon 3 Festival 1998, at Sydney Park in St Peters. Young female musicians are particularly encouraged to
Secondary student network formed
HOBART — As a result of the rally against racism here on June 26, a new activist group of secondary students was formed. The Secondary Students Anti-Racist Network aims to politicise secondary students and
By Phil Shannon
Industry leaders, business executives, corporate entrepreneurs — what a much misunderstood community we have here, unjustly maligned by ungrateful plebs unable to see that their well-being depends on the noble spirit and good
Free Burma conference
MELBOURNE — To mark the 10th anniversary of the 1988 pro-democracy uprising in Burma, the All Burma Students Democratic Organisation is holding an Activists' Conference for a Free Burma here on July 18-19 at Ridley College,
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