By Lynette Dumble
KUALA LUMPUR — On the eve of the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum here, two courageous women, feminist activist Irene Fernandez and eye surgeon Wan Azizah Ismail, occupied centre stage at the Asia Pacific People's
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B.J. Habibie: It is unfortunately true that today in Indonesia the people have forfeited the confidence of the government. The recent spate of street heat during the meeting of the Consultative Assembly has only served to distance
By Sean Healy
The first issue of Resistance inspired many Resistance members — new and old — to get out into the streets. In Melbourne, we sold more copies than we've sold all year — a record 260+. Other branches also had significant
NSW Jabiluka Action Groups meet
By Justin Randell
PEARL BEACH — Activists from Jabiluka Action Groups across NSW met on November 21 to discuss the way forward for the campaign to stop the Jabiluka uranium mine. Around 20 activists attended,
Memorial for journalists killed in invasion of East Timor
Memorial for journalists killed in invasion of East Timor
By Craig Cormick
CANBERRA — Despite 23 years having passed, the deaths of the six Australian-based journalists killed in the
By Ruth Ratcliffe
BRISBANE — A day of action to protest against the Jabiluka uranium mine was held on November 21. Around 200 protesters gathered in Queen's Park for a rally addressed by Dave Perry from the Maritime Union of Australia and Pat
Indonesia: 'The radicalisation will spread'
Following the mass protests in Jakarta November 10-14, Green Left Weekly's MAX LANE spoke to MA'RUF, a leader of the People's Democratic Party (PRD) who has been monitoring developments. Question: What
Kurds in Sydney support PKK leader
By Rupen Savoulian
SYDNEY — Activists with the Australian Kurdish Association here reject Turkish government charges that Abdullah Ocalan, the leader of the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK), is a "terrorist".
A national survey conducted by NUS has revealed that (surprise!) universities are charging students an increasing level of fees. The survey revealed that students are being charged for course materials, reading lists, workbooks and assignment
This week in history
November 28, 1820: Frederick Engels born
The son of a wealthy Rhenish textile manufacturer, Engels took a position in a factory which his father owned in Manchester, England, in 1842. Two years later, he first met Karl Marx
By Peter Snowdon
In Indonesia last year, the air was filled with a dense pall of acrid smoke which as far afield as Japan. More than a million hectares of forest burned uncontrolled. Meanwhile, the drought which had begun as far back as April last
By Dailan Pugh
NSW Premier Bob Carr claims that his decision to protect 375,000 hectares of public forests, as an outcome of the upper north-east and lower north-east comprehensive regional assessments, is a great one for the forests. Conservation
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