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Students occupy UQ Senate chambers BY MATT LIVINGSTON BRISBANE — Students at the University of Queensland occupied the University Senate chambers here on May 10 in protest at a proposed restructure of the Arts faculty until police were brought
Peter Hicks tour dates Peter Hicks' tour dates Peter Hicks is touring to launch The Times We've Been Through. He is playing with percussionist Jules Witek and promises "some pretty damn hot progressive music". Friday, June 2, Selby Folk Club,
BY NORM DIXON The International Union of Agricultural, Food and Hotel Workers — which has 330 affiliated unions in 124 countries — has pledged to wage "a very strong" campaign on behalf the more than 9000 workers, mainly women, thrown out of
BY SEAN HEALY As protesters from around the world were gathering outside his Washington, D.C., office on April 16, World Bank president James Wolfensohn was rehearsing his riposte: you're not the defenders of the poor, he would tell his critics, we
'Vote with your feet' on May 28 BY BARRY HEALY SYDNEY — Supporters of Aboriginal rights should make a statement against government attitudes to reconciliation by marching across the Sydney Harbour Bridge at the Council for Aboriginal
UNITED STATES: Nike cuts support to universities Footwear and sports clothing giant Nike has cut millions of dollars in sponsorship money to three prominent US universities. The universities claim the move is in retaliation for their support for
Murdoch students fight course cuts BY GRANT COLEMAN PERTH — Students have reacted angrily to plans by Murdoch University vice-chancellor Steven Schwartz to cut course and staff numbers. They have begun a series of protest actions in the lead up
UNITED STATES: March for immigrant amnesty NEW YORK — Nearly 3000 people marched on May 1 in New York City to demand a general amnesty for undocumented immigrants and better conditions for all workers. The march was part of a national day of
Looking out: It diminishes all people BY BRANDON ASTOR JONES "True music ... must repeat the thought and inspirations of the people and the time." — George Gershwin, 18981937 The achievements of bandmaster and composer John Philip Sousa
Networker: Looking for love In just a matter of hours the "love bug" computer virus swept across the world on May 4, causing a claimed $10 billion damage. Computer users internationally received email messages declaring love. The user just had to
Workers rally against Telstra fat cats BY CLARA CONNOLLY BRISBANE — Fifty Telstra workers rallied outside the telecommunications giants' Roma Street offices on May 10 to protest against 10,000 planned redundancies and the scheduled
Special fund appeal for a special issue Progresibo, the socialist unity paper in the Philippines, needs to help build a solidarity campaign in support of the Bangsa Moro peoples, who are facing a 200,000-strong Philippines army assault on their