Kylie Moon

  • Battle intensifies to save ADI St Marys site

    PENRITH — Sydney's urban sprawl is relentless. One proposed project is at the 1535-hectare Australian Defence Industries (ADI) St Marys site, bordering Penrith and the Blue Mountains. The site, the largest remaining tract of

  • Kurdish Australians demand fair trial for Ocalan

    Kurdish Australians demand fair trial for OcalanSYDNEY — In the early hours of February 17, more than 60 Kurdish protesters occupied the Greek consulate in response to the kidnapping of Kurdistan Workers Party leader Abdullah

  • Activists seek to revive peace march

    Activists seek to revive peace marchMELBOURNE — Anti-nuclear and peace activists have come together to organise a Palm Sunday rally and march on March 28. The action was initiated by Jabiluka Action Group (JAG) activists and has

  • Campaign against VSU debated

    MELBOURNE — On January 18, Victoria's Student Unionism Network (SUN) met. More than 40 student activists from a wide range of Victorian universities and National Union of Students (NUS) state and national

  • VCA 'no fees' campaign escalates

    VCA 'no fees' campaign escalatesMELBOURNE — On July 30, the Victorian Council of Arts voted 14 to 10 for the principle of up-front fees at all VCA schools by the year 2000. The decision followed recommendations from the Review

  • Victorian art students reject fees

    Victorian art students reject feesMELBOURNE — Students from the Victorian College of the Arts returned to campus on July 13 to discover that a subcommittee of the college council had voted narrowly in favour of recommending full

  • Jobs at risk despite Kennett backdown

    Jobs at risk despite Kennett backdownMELBOURNE — Workers from the Department of Natural Resources and Environment (DNRE) won a partial victory in a campaign against the Victorian government's proposal to cut $24 million from the

  • Education campaign picking up in Victoria

    MELBOURNE — Plans are under way for a Victoria-wide day of action by university, TAFE and high school students on August 18, to coincide with the Australian Education Union's industrial action. The day of action is part of an

  • Two political prisoners released

    Two political prisoners releasedJAKARTA — Two members of Indonesia's People's Democratic Party (PRD), Ignatius Putut Ariantoko and Victor Da Costa, were released on February 8 after spending 18 months in Cipinang Prison.

  • Tasmanian forest deal signed

    Tasmanian forest deal signedHOBART — A Tasmanian Wilderness Society protest in Perth, 15 minutes' drive from Launceston, on November 8 failed to prevent John Howard and the Tasmanian politicians there for the day from signing a

  • Rape — who is to blame?

    Earlier this century, rape was something nobody talked about. If your husband forced himself upon you, it was your duty as a wife to comply. If you were raped by someone you didn't know, you were likely to be

  • Education versus careers in Tas Uni election

    HOBART — This week, students at Tasmania University will elect office bearers for the Students Representative Council. The main election tickets are Zest, Impact and the Higher Education Action Team (HEAT). Zest, a ticket based