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By Anthony Brown Seventeen Filipina women and four children have died violently in Australia since 1980. In most cases, their Australian partners were implicated. A national Filipina women's organisation, the Centre for Philippine Concerns
By Jackie Coleman MANAGUA — Increased participation of women in the FSLN was a focal point of discussions before the party's recent extraordinary congress. One woman delegate, Lucy Gonzalez Picado, told Green Left, "There is no other party in
By Jose Ramos Horta Ninoy Aquino was gunned down on the tarmac of the airport now honouring his name. I first met Ninoy in the early 80s when he addressed a human rights meeting at Colombia University in New York. I was most impressed and
Paving over Pyrmont? Concrete City, a documentary film about Pyrmont, the small urban Sydney community which is to host the world's largest gambling casino as part of a huge urban consolidation, will be launched at the Mandolin Cinema on June
Lawyers picket over watch-house scandal By Bill Mason BRISBANE — "If these men in the City Watch-house were dogs, the RSPCA would close it in 12 hours", commented Salvation Army courts chaplain Major Bruce Buckmaster on June 10. "The
Strange Fruit Strange Fruit Multi-media exhibition by Brenda L. Croft Performance Space, Redfern until June 25 Reviewed by Sara Cohen The title of this exhibition is taken from a Billy Holiday song which describes the lynching of
Nigerian authorities have arrested hundreds of Ogoni people, causing thousands to flee their villages. Military checkpoints have been established throughout Ogoniland, where those passing are forced to undress. People bearing Ogoni tribal scars on
By Jon Land The first Asia Pacific Conference on East Timor (APCET), held in Manila, brought together representatives of human rights and solidarity organisations from across the world to speak out against the continued illegal occupation of
By Pip Hunter Having lost the "unlosable" 1993 federal election, the Liberal Party was bound to make the traditional leadership change sometime. Opinion polls show a surge of support since the election last month of the new leader Alexander
Gaywaves — Gaywaves includes the new production Access, a fortnightly HIV/AIDS information half-hour; Access is dedicated to the distribution of accurate, current information on services, support, reports and activism. Gaywaves is always interested
Smith's gives workers the crunch By Anthony Thirlwall ADELAIDE — Workers at Smith's snack food company went on strike for 24 hours on June 7 following the shock sacking of nearly one quarter of the company's Adelaide work force. A
PERTH — Charges of stealing were dropped against Civil Service Association secretary Dave Robinson on June 9. The charges were laid by the director of public prosecutions in December 1993 following union elections. Robinson had been charged with