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Xanana sends message from prison

By Max Lane "November 12 reflected the tenacity of the struggle for freedom and justice. November 12 was the sound of the trumpet of Timorese youth announcing to the world their revolt against the denial of fundamental rights of the East

Sinn Fein leader in Australia

DODIE McGUINNESS is a member of the Sinn Fein Ard Comhairle (National Executive) and was a councillor for Derry City Council between 1985 and 1993. ZANNY BEGG spoke to her about her involvement in Republican politics. Dodie McGuinness was

Cop cleared of assault charge

By Deb Sorensen DARWIN — An assault charge against Constable Simon Freson, who was accused of bashing political activist Shell 63 over the head with a long-handled police torch in January, has been dismissed. What was referred to by

Special tribunal to try Ogoni leaders

Special tribunal to try Ogoni leaders Nigerian military authorities have appointed a three person "special tribunal" to try Ken Saro-Wiwa and other Ogoni leaders, held since May. Government-controlled media reported during the November

Filipinos protest against Clinton visit

Filipinos protest against Clinton visit BY Jon Lamb MANILA — Some 1000 protesters took part in demonstrations over the weekend of November 12-13, against the visit of US President Bill Clinton to the Philippines. They demanded an end to

From political passion to pop

Live Wood By Paul Weller Polygram Reviewed by Arun Pradhan I'll come clean from the start. I was a Paul Weller fan. How could you not be? After all, he was the driving force behind the Jam. Throughout the late '70s, this band

Actions for East Timor

Actions for East Timor Fifty people participated in a speak-out for East Timor in Brisbane on November 18, reports Nick Everett. The event was held to support the demands of 29 East Timorese students inside the US embassy in Jakarta and to

Federal government moves on Hinchinbrook

By Ana Kailis Queensland Premier Wayne Goss and environment minister Molly Robson were hopelessly stranded by the federal government's November 15 decision to stop the clearance of mangroves at the proposed "tourist mecca" at Oyster Point

ANU anti-fees campaigner is socialist candidate

By Steve Rogers CANBERRA — Australian National University student and anti-fees campaigner Alison Dellit will be contesting the February 18 ACT elections as a Democratic Socialist candidate. Twenty-year-old Dellit is also a well known

'To the last drop of blood'

By Max Lane According to Sarkeke, one of the East Timorese students in Jakarta who did not make it over the fence into the US Embassy on November 12, the sit-in protest there is aimed at getting Indonesia out of East Timor. "We want our

Labor deregulation to unleash loggers

Labor deregulation to unleash loggers By Paul Oboohov SYDNEY — As New South Wales counts down to the state election in March, the Wilderness Society's Western Sydney branch hosted a forum asking whether Carr Labor would make a difference

... and ain't i a woman?: No, not Medea

No, not Medea There's no denying that 23-year old Susan Smith, the South Carolina mother who claimed her two young sons were kidnapped then a week later confessed to their murder, committed a terrible crime. Unfortunately, the media and an