Kurds begin hunger strike
By Kim Bullimore
CANBERRA — On November 18, members of the Australian Kurdish community began an indefinite hunger strike on the lawns of Parliament House in protest at the arrest of Kurdish independence leader
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"We are confident that by 2000, when Olympics fever has again gripped Australia, few will let this opportunity escape." — A spokesperson for the Olympic organising committee, commenting on a poll which showed that 8% of Sydneysiders plan
Uncommon People: Resistance, Rebellion and JazzBy Eric HobsbawmWeidenfeld & Nicolson, 1998360 pp., $49.95 (hb) Review by Phil Shannon
"Common" people, "ordinary" people, the "average" man and woman — these labels are not just neutral
Call for unions to end support for Labor
PERTH When the state secretary of the WA branch of the Communications, Electrical and Plumbing Union (CEPU), BILL GAME, called on workers to vote for the Greens in the last federal election during a WA
Write on: Letters to the editor
Reform or revolution
Re. "How do you change society?" (GLW, 18/11/98) by Keara Courtney about the ineffectiveness of reform: When we talk of "revolution", many people think immediately of the romanticised images
Indonesian consulate picketed
SYDNEY — Supporters of the struggle for democracy in Indonesia picketed the Indonesian consulate in Maroubra on November 18. Protest organisers from Action in Solidarity with Indonesia and East Timor (ASIET) and
Outrage over WA gay bashing
PERTH — Four days after the largest ever Gay and Lesbian Pride march here [on October 31], two gay men were bashed and tortured in the outer southern suburb of Waikiki. The men were in their home when a man broke into
The events of the last two weeks have demonstrated the determination of the Indonesian people to achieve "reformasi total" — a total democratisation of Indonesian society. The massive demonstrations, of more than a million people on some days, were
CPSU members vote with their feet against Telstra agreement
By Leo Wellin
"Is she with Telstra or the union?", was the innocent whisper during a workplace meeting at which the Community and Public Service Union (CPSU) telecommunications section
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July 27 — Suharto cracks down on a protest at the headquarters of the Indonesian Democratic Party (PDI) after Megawati Sukarnoputri was deposed as PDI leader by the military. Riots break out and the regime blames the People's Democratic
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