MELBOURNE — The Australia Cuba Friendship Society organised a well-attended barbecue on November 21 to mark the completion of its latest project, which raised $4000 to pay for an electric power generator for a medical clinic in Cuba. The 80 people attending heard messages of gratitude and solidarity from the Cuban consul general, Marcelino Fajardo, who also spoke of the increasing number of countries which support the lifting of the US blockade.
WOLLONGONG —Fifty people attended a candlelight vigil on November 25 to protest against Australian government complicity in the war against the people of Bougainville. The vigil was initiated by officials of the South Coast Labour Council. The SCLC has banned all exports from Port Kembla to Papua New Guinea to pressure the Wingti government to reach a political settlement. Speakers on the night included Faye Campbell, vice president of the SCLC and organiser of the National Union of Workers, SCLC secretary Paul Matters, state MP for Kiama Bob Harrison and Moses Havini, representative for the Bougainville people in Australia.