MOSCOW — August was a fateful month for the Russian authorities. There was a terrorist explosion in Pushkin Square, then the sinking of the nuclear submarine Kursk, and, on August 27, the Ostankino television tower caught fire. What happened to the
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There are scarcely words strong enough to properly condemn the brutal actions of the Victoria Police against S11 protesters, for these were acts of savagery the like of which this country has rarely seen.
There was a distinct pattern to police
Prime Minister John Howard's Coalition government has released foreign affairs documents relating to the 1974-76 period in a cynical ploy to use Australian people's outrage at the 1975 invasion and occupation of East Timor to score points against the
BY SHANE BENTLEY
SYDNEY — The next step here in the campaign for refugee rights is the September 23 rally to be held through the streets of Parramatta. The march, organised by the Refugee Action Collective (RAC), is using the Olympic period to
BY ALLEN MYERS
"John Howard sounded nervous when he rose to speak", Michelle Grattan began her Sydney Morning Herald commentary on the prime minister's speech to the United Nations Millennium Summit on September 7. She went on to point out that the
BY ZANNY BEGG
SYDNEY — Seven hundred people turned out to support indigenous rights in protests coinciding with the September 15 opening ceremony of the Olympic Games — but in two seperate venues.
A rift between the Aboriginal Tent Embassy
S11 protests
I am a long-time Labor voter and a delegate of the Community and Public Sector Union at my workplace. Last weekend I travelled to Melbourne to visit my family, and to attend the non-violent protest against the World Economic Forum.
COMMENT BY JORGE JORQUERA AND PETER BOYLE
MELBOURNE The S11 blockade of the World Economic Forum meeting was an important opportunity for the parties of the left in Australia. A wide range of people — independents, radical environmental
BY SUSAN PRICE
MELBOURNE — The Media, Arts and Entertainment Alliance (MEAA) announced on September 14 that it would support its members taking legal action against the Victoria Police for its use of violent tactics during the September 11-13
Sodexho Alliance, a multinational based in France, and its Australian
division, Sodexho Australia, won the contract to cater for several Olympic
venues Stadium Australia, the Olympic village (for sponsors and the media)
and the Sydney Opera
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