BY AMY McDONELL
On May 13, the day before the federal government's budget was delivered,
students mobilised around the country to demand more funds for education
and social services. The national day of action was called by the National
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BY MARGARET GLEESON
Labor for Refugees was formed in NSW at the end of 2001, giving expression to the frustration of ordinary ALP members who were increasingly disgusted at the party's anti-refugee policies. One of the main aims of the group has
BY BRETT MULLER
On May 1, NSW planning minister Andrew Refshauge approved Australian
Silicon Ltd's proposed development of a charcoal factory at Mogo, on the
NSW south coast. The department received more than 1530 submissions from
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BY JIM GREEN
Greenpeace activists blocked the export of illegally logged timber from the Kiunga-Aiambak logging project in western Papua New Guinea on March 12. Volunteers locked themselves onto a barge carrying the timber and also obstructed the
Always read the fine print
"Asia's poor countries briefly thought they had hit the jackpot on Saturday when Japan promised a staggering $500 billion to a regional poverty reduction fund. Speaking in Japanese to an annual meeting of the Asian
BY OWAIN LEWIS-JONES
DARWIN — Eleven protesters from the Network Against Prohibition (NAP) stormed the Northern Territory Legislative Assembly chamber on May 14. The group was protesting the introduction of the Labor government's "drug house"
All out for June 22-23!
Federal immigration minister Philip Ruddock isn't the sort to admit
to making errors of judgement. But try as he might, these days his nauseating
smirk doesn't appear so convincing.
While the tide of
BY ALEX BAINBRIDGE
HOBART — The Resource, Planning and Development Commission hearing into the proposed Southwood woodchip mill and wood-fired power station ended on May 14 — two weeks after what was meant to be a three-day hearing began.
American alliance
All of Australia's defence personnel serving overseas should be withdrawn immediately
The revelation by defence minister Senator Hill that our troops in Afghanistan killed three hundred of the enemy without loss and without
BY SUE BOLTON
MELBOURNE — Showing breathtaking disregard for the wishes of his Victorian members, national secretary of the Australian Manufacturing Workers Union Doug Cameron convened a telephone hook-up of AMWU national council members on May
Taliban: The Story of the Afghan WarlordsBy Ahmed RashidPan Books 2001250 pages $20
REVIEWED BY CHRIS SLEE
Re-published with a new foreword after September 11, Taliban: The Story of the Afghan Warlords by Far Eastern Economic Review journalist
BY KAMALA EMANUEL
HOBART — Hundreds of people have attended refugee solidarity activities here in recent weeks. This bodes well for a major rally against the mandatory detention of asylum seekers on June 22.
On May 2, 250 people attended a
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