Qld Tamils hold peace meeting By Bill Mason BRISBANE The crisis in the Tamil Eelam, the northern area of Sri Lanka under siege from government troops, and the homeland of the Tamil minority in Sri Lanka, has become a humanitarian tragedy of
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Trade unionists and left activists organised actions around the country last week to condemn CRA's attempt at union-busting and show solidarity with the CRA workers striking for equal pay in Weipa. More than 400 workers, unionists and solidarity
The following speech was given by Cuban president Fidel Castro on October 22, 1995 to the United Nations General Assembly in New York which commemorated the 50th anniversary of the organisation. Half a century ago, the United Nations Organisation was
By Brendan Kays HOBART — For the last two weeks, the Wilderness Society and the Tarkine Tigers have been holding vigils at Parliament House lawns to protest against the destruction fo the Tarkine wilderness. On November 22, 40 people held a "wake"
By Shane Hopkinson In early October CRA merged with its parent RTZ to form the largest mining company in the world with an estimated $14 billion in assets. The company also has big investment plans — to the tune of $750 million in Queensland alone
The Australian Heritage Commission is running a photo competition on Australia's wild rivers. The event is part of a program to identify and conserve this increasingly rare part of our natural heritage. The competition runs until January 29 with
By James Vassilopoulos CANBERRA — The Greens won two Legislative Assembly seats in the ACT elections in February. They were elected on a platform which includes reducing waste, supporting an efficient and clean public transport system, quality
By Alex Bainbridge NEWCASTLE — Forty people protested against the execution of former Ogoni leader, Ken Saro-Wiwa, outside the Shell depot in Broadmeadow on November 23. Demonstrators also condemned the Nigerian government's ongoing repression and
Boycott Shell I was livid at the recent murder of Ken Saro-Wiwa and others in Nigeria. "Saro-Wiwa has led the battle against the oil multinational Shell's environmental vandalism of the Niger Delta region in southern Nigeria — home to 500,000 Ogoni
By Kevin Jardine or Mary MacNutt TORONTO — When France and China tested nuclear weapons this year the Canadian government expressed official "regret". However, PM Jean Chretien's effort to sell the Chinese government two nuclear reactors completely
By Tarquin McPartlan and Vanessa Bushell CANBERRA — The idea of legal distribution of heroin to dependant users has been researched in Australia for the last four years. Some of the results have been used in the creation of heroin programs in
By Peter Montague The attack on the environment by so-called "conservatives" in Congress has caused a radical re-thinking throughout the environmental community. People are recognising that they must stop working alone and start building alliances.
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