By Jon Land
Starting on October 10, a new wave of pro-independence protests took place across East Timor. The largest mobilisations occurred in Dili, which was brought to a standstill for two days by huge demonstrations. Estimates of the number of
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UN votes 157-2 against blockade of Cuba
The United Nations General Assembly on October 14 voted against the US blockade of Cuba by a record margin, 157-2. Only the US and Israel voted in favour of the blockade. Twelve countries abstained. The vote
Indonesian forum
SYDNEY — About 100 people attended a forum presented by the Indonesian Welfare Association here on October 16. Speakers from the NSW Rape Crisis Centre spoke of their visit to meet with volunteers working with the ethnic Chinese
For a non-sexist future
A recent front-page report in the Sydney Morning Herald, citing statistics from the NSW Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research, highlights the increasing number of women and children seeking protection from domestic
Organising Reclaim the Night
Melbourne
By Lynne Kennedy
Organising this year's 1998 Reclaim the Night has had its share of problems and successes. The fact that we have been unsuccessful in all our requests for funding highlights, yet again,
... and ain't I a woman?: Violence: a growing scandal
The annual Reclaim the Night march and rally celebrates its 20th anniversary in Australia this year. Arising out of the women's movement in the '70s, the first marches in Sydney, Adelaide
Packer's taxes and ours
Was anyone really surprised by the October 13 Federal Court ruling which rejected attempts by the Australian Tax Office to make Kerry Packer (through the companies he owns) pay taxes on some $500 million of income?
The
By Emma Murphy and Sarah Lantz
MELBOURNE — There has been widespread opposition to a decision to exclude transgender women from the NOWSA (Network of Women Students Australia) collective. This opposition has come from numerous alternative
Waco: The Rules of EngagementDirected by William GazeckiFifth Estate Productions Review by Arun Pradhan
"Do I really want to spend the next two hours watching a film about mad, Christian fundamentalist Americans?" was the question going through my
By Renfrey Clarke
KEMEROVO, Russia — Gennady Filatyev, director of the Volkov coalmine near this city in the Kuzbass industrial region of Siberia, is a bull of a man. When he leans across a lectern, gesticulating as he makes a point, he could be
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