BY DAVE McKAY
[The author protested at the Woomera detention centre at Easter, then remained in the township of Woomera and set up a "Refugee Embassy", visiting the detainees and writing of their situation. This abridged statement was written on
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BY NORM DIXON
“We have many children who are injured… Their families are gone…
Everyone says their parents are dead.” — with these chilling words a Kandahar
hospital nurse described the horror of Washington's latest massacre of
Afghan
BY LIAM MITCHELL
SYDNEY — Workers
at Dayson's compressor re-manufacturing plant in Rydalmere have expressed
gratitude to supporters who have been joining them on picket lines at the
company's gates. The dispute, over the sacking of seven
BY MICHELLE BREAR
SUVA — Despite being declared free and fair by international observers, Fiji's 2001 general election was riddled with fraud and corruption. The most recent scandal to emerge involves the interim government spending up to F$30
BRISBANE — Â鶹´«Ã½ Weekly's ROBYN MARSHALL spoke to several
nurses at the Royal Brisbane Hospital on July 5 about the dispute. “I know
that nurses from RBH, from the Royal Women's Hospital and other workplaces
have lots of determination to
Vigil for refugees 1
NEWCASTLE — A chilly night here on July 5 did not prevent 30 people from gathering in Civic Park for a vigil in support of the refugees on hunger strike in the Woomera detention centre.
Dave McKay and Cherry from the
Museworthy: Jose Touches His Toes
Jose's smooth bum
leans up against the cold wall
Tight pants
go all the way to the floor
And Jose says
“It feels like a cunt
It really does”
And the man looks
at Jose's smooth face
and
Queensland band Future Native is flying high after the successful launch
of its debut single “Your Backyard”. A rousing rendition of its reconciliation
song “Kakadu” is also included.
The purpose of “Your Backyard”, says Future Native's
Bradbury film
In seeing David Bradbury's new documentary film Fond Memories of Cuba on opening night, I was thoroughly disappointed with its simplistic and muddled portrayal of Cuba from such a renowned left-wing filmmaker.
To a less informed
BY ARUN PRADHAN
It is not difficult to understand the motives of people who want
to break refugees out of the desert prison at Woomera — or any other refugee
prison. But is it the way we'll force the government to abandon its racist
BY ALEX BAINBRIDGE
HOBART — The controversial Southwood woodchip mill proposal was approved by Tasmania's Resource Planning and Development Commission on July 3.
Despite onerous conditions imposed by the commission, Labor Premier Jim Bacon's
No just business as usual, Economist magazine, East India Company, Daniel Drew, South Sea Company, Mississippi Company, Wall Street, John Law">
WorldCom: media excuses corporate greed
BY PETER BOYLE
In the wake of the US$3.8 billion WorldCom
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