BY SARAH PEART & JACKIE LYNCH
Activists around the country are once again practising their anti-corporate chants for the blockades of stock exchanges and business districts on May 1, buoyed by the success, beyond most people's imaginings, of the
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BY FLAVIA CARABALLO
WOLLONGONG — Residents in the Illawarra region are fighting Wollongong
City Council and the multinational Stockland company over a 428-lot housing
development planned for Sandon Point, Bulli. This piece of land is one
BY LISA MACDONALD
SYDNEY — With just three weeks to go until the big day, M1 Sydney has begun to plan in detail how it will fulfill its stated aim, to "shut down corporate Sydney".
The plan involves quickly establishing a strong blockade at the
Unfortunately, neither can the rest of us
"I will not walk away from my decision." — Former Australian Democrats leader Senator Meg Lees commenting on her decision to support the introduction of the GST, widely attributed as the reason for her
SYDNEY — Hundreds of local residents and supporters of public education rallied in the suburb of Marrickville here on April 7 to denounce the planned closure of the local high school. Marrickville High is but one of several inner-city schools
"Globalisation is about an increasingly interconnected and interdependent world; it is about international trade, investment and finance that has been growing far faster than national incomes." — James Wolfensohn, president, World Bank.
BY PATRICIA CORCORAN
On the night of March 29, up to 60 refugees protested the removal for deportation of some of their fellow detainees from Port Hedland Immigration Detention Centre. Almost a week later, on April 4, more protests broke out at the
REVIEW BY ALISON DELLIT
Yolngu BoyWith Sean Mununggur, John Sebastian Pilakui and Nathan DanielsDirected by Stephen JohnsonAt major cinemas
Yolngu Boy is better than most "teen" flicks. Set and filmed in the remote Aboriginal communities of
BY LESLIE RICHMOND
ADELAIDE — Activists livened up a quiet Sunday afternoon here on April 1, marching around the city in a Corporate Scumbags Tour of some of Adelaide's leading businesses.
As curious shoppers looked on, a noisy and vibrant tour
BY JO BROWN & ROB MILLER
MELBOURNE — The international community had to recognise that a war criminal was now prime minister of Israel and act accordingly, a March 30 public meeting here in support of Palestinian freedom has been told.
Academic
Actively Radical TV — Sydney community television's progressive current affairs producers tackle the hard issues from the activist's point of view. CTS Sydney (UHF 31), every Sunday, 9pm. Ph 9565 5522.
Access News — Melbourne community TV,
One hundred and seventy Â鶹´«Ã½ Weekly subscribers and supporters gathered at the Granville Town Hall on March 31 for western Sydney's annual Â鶹´«Ã½ Weekly dinner. Organised by the Sydney West branch of the Democratic Socialist Party, the
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