By Ben Courtice
MELBOURNE — More than 60 people attended an anti-racist conference strategy over October 18-19 organised by Campaign Against Racism (CAR), an activist group that has organised the rallies against One Nation meetings.
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US calls Tamil Tigers terrorists
By Sue Bull
On October 8, the United States announced moves to make it illegal to give money or other material support to 30 foreign groups designated as terrorist. Visas will also be denied to members or
By Eva Cheng
Massive, dumping of the Thai baht, Philippine peso, Indonesian rupiah and Malaysian ringgit have forced these countries to float their currencies, ending their link with US dollars and slashing their purchasing power by 20-50%. Prices
By Melanie Bulland Liam Mitchell
SYDNEY — In protest at the federal government's decisions to mine uranium at Jabiluka and construct a new nuclear reactor at Lucas Heights, 70 people attended a public meeting on October 20 at the Resistance
Dispute over ABC TV restructure
By Kath Gelber
SYDNEY — ABC TV technical staff have been involved in an ongoing dispute over restructuring as federal government budget cuts begin to take effect. In a bid to restructure ABC TV and radio into
By Marina Cameron
In yet another attempt to treat the symptoms rather than causes of the current crisis in schools, Adelaide principals have canvassed the introduction of sniffer dogs into high schools to detect drugs. In response to worries about
Italy's Refounded Communist Party (PRC) has retreated from opposition to the 1998 budget. LIVIO MAITAN, a member of the party's national leadership, warns that, until it elaborates a strategic alternative to the centre-left ("Olive Tree") government,
Anti-Hanson action in Adelaide
By Melanie Sjoberg
ADELAIDE — More than 300 noisy protesters gathered outside the Hyatt Hotel on October 18 to demonstrate their opposition to Pauline Hanson and the Liberal government's racist agenda. Many young
By Allen Myers
"Labor is using Cheryl Kernot to try to create a feeling that alternative parties have failed, and that the ALP is the only answer to Howard's policies", said Sue Bull, one of three Democratic Socialist candidates for Molonglo in
Lying for life and death
By Brandon Astor Jones
"The Social Contract is nothing more or less than a vast conspiracy of human beings to lie to and humbug themselves and one another for the general good. Lies are the mortar that binds the
By Jen Crothers and Kath Gelber
SYDNEY — More than 6000 people rallied outside NSW Parliament House on October 22, demanding the equalisation of age of consent laws. When homosexuality was decriminalised in NSW 13 years ago, ALP Premier Barry
Eviction threatened on Eveleigh Street
By Chris Spindler
SYDNEY — The Redfern Aboriginal Housing Company is threatening to evict a family of eight from 54 Eveleigh Street, Redfern. Robyn and Victor Hookey had stated they would pay rent owing
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