Carr, cops and media bash ethnic community
By Srini
SYDNEY — The "drive-by shooting" of Lakemba police station in the city's south-west has led to a racist backlash against sections of Sydney's ethnic population. Tension has been rising since
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New BHP boss bad news for workers
By Geoff Payne
NEWCASTLE — The appointment of Paul Anderson as the new face at the top of Australia's largest company adds a new element of insecurity for BHP's workers. Anderson says he wants to "increase
By Sean Healy
Resistance has mapped out its plans for growing and strengthening after a very successful year. Resistance's National Council, meeting in Sydney on October 19, spent a full day planning the future, how it would make the most of its
Reclaiming the night in rural Queensland
ROCKHAMPTON — The Reclaim the Night march this year was a big success in this provincial central Queensland town. The march was supported by 250 people, an increase of 100 from last year. The growing
The Bonnie and Clyde of Cork
Disco PigsWritten by Enda WalshDirected by Brian KiernanPerformed by Kevin O'Leary and Orla FitzgeraldTouring Australia Review by Bronwen Beechey
Described by a British critic as "like something dreamed up by Quentin
Cuba updates
Trade fair opened
Cuban President Fidel Castro inaugurated Havana's 16th International Trade Fair on November 1, calling on the International Monetary Fund to adjust its economic policies toward the Third World. The Cuban leader said
Very clear
"What I am announcing this morning is a very, very clear message to the people of Australia: that until this matter [criminal charges over alleged misuse of parliamentary perks] is cleared up, we are not going to accept Senator Colston's
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The founders of Resistance were part of the youth rebellion of the '60s. Inspired by the Cuban and Vietnamese people's fight for freedom, Australian activists formed a revolutionary youth organisation in 1967. From a small group of determined
By James Vassilopoulos
During the recent 21-day public sector strike in Colombia, eight trade unionists were assassinated. The murderers were paramilitary units possibly linked to the conservative government of Andres Pastrana, elected in August.
Out of sight, out of mind
I have deep and abiding convictions concerning social action. Indeed, I am certain that I can perhaps do something to alleviate the world's misery. I cannot abide those who would act cowardly in the face of social
The Brandon Teena StoryDirected by Susan Muska and Greta OlafsdotterPride DivideDirected by Paris PoirierDistributed by Queer Screen, phone (02) 9332 4938 Review by Bronwen Beechey
These recently made documentaries from the US, screened at the
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