An interim ruling by New Zealand's High Court has found that the Labour-Alliance coalition government's policy of routinely detaining asylum seekers who arrive without authorisation is in violation of the United Nations refugee convention.
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Hundreds of angry
demonstrators rallied on June 8 outside the British Prime Minster Tony
Blair's residence at 10 Downing Street, London, to protest against British
arms sales to India and Pakistan and oppose war between the two countries.
The following statement is being circulated by activists in the refugees' rights movement. It was drafted to encourage discussion about alternatives to detention. Â鶹´«Ã½ Weekly believes it deserves wide circulation and consideration. We encourage
The British radical band CHUMBAWAMBA has written a scathing song — "Her Majesty" — to "celebrate" Betty Windsor's Golden Jubilee on the British throne. London was subjected to four days of stage-managed "festivities" beginning June 1, culminating
BY ALISON DELLIT
Departing from the usual carefully stage-managed "shows of unity", designed to sing the praises of federal and state Labor leaders, the ALP's three largest state conferences — NSW, Queensland and Victoria — have embarrassed
BY SARAH PEART
GLASGOW — In the same week that the Scottish Parliament celebrated its first 1000 days of existence on March 26, its members voted themselves a 13.5% wage increase, placing MSPs in the top 5% of income earners in Scotland. The sole
These are the photos of Jenin:There are housesin ruinsready-made mausoleumsfor the bodies within.There are facesof familiesfamilies in ruinsa son half in a pita body in a pool, human reda daughter unrecognisedthe open-mouthed faces of newly widowed
BY ALEX BAINBRIDGE
HOBART — Public sector nurses are maintaining a work-to-rule campaign to win safer staffing levels in hospitals. Nurses are refusing to do unreasonable overtime and are making sure that meal breaks are claimed. They are also
BY JIM McILROY
BRISBANE — Protesters picketed the initial stage of construction of the food irradiation plant at Narangba on June 13, forcing four trucks to turn back. The protesters have vowed to continue to picket the site, north of the city,
BATHURST — Communications students at Charles Sturt University's campus
here are being taught too well — this is the university administration's
justification for course and staff funding cuts. Students occupied the
university's media centre on
SYDNEY — Once again, the screens of the State Theatre and Dendy Opera Quays have come alive with a feast of cinema from across the globe. The 49th Sydney Film Festival continues until June 21, with the theme "Small world, big screen".
A number of
BY MARCEL CAMERON
BRISBANE — Maintenance workers at the Caltex oil refinery won an important victory against their employer, Transfield Services, on May 21 after nine weeks of industrial action.
The dispute centred on the expiry date for the
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