Democracy ACT-style
CANBERRA — ACT chief minister Kate Carnell announced her resignation on October 17, just before a no-confidence motion was to be debated by the ACT Legislative Assembly. Carnell's resignation prevented the possibility of an
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Judicial inquiry into the Balibo killings
We believe that the time has come for a full judicial inquiry with broad terms of reference, into the murder of the Balibo Five journalists, Gary Cunningham, Brian Peters, Malcolm Rennie, Greg Shackleton
The last issue of Green Left Weekly inadvertently printed a photograph of an Aboriginal activist who has died. We sincerely apologise for any distress this may have caused Aboriginal people.
MANILA — Ten thousand people rallied here on October 18 calling for the impeachment or resignation of Philippine President Joseph Estrada (known by his nickname "Erap"). The rally was organised by the RIO (Resign Impeach Oust Erap) alliance centred
End the brutal massacre against the Palestinians!
End the occupation!
The Democratic Socialist Party (DSP) condemns the acts of war being carried out by the Israeli state against the Palestinian people.
The current uprising by Palestinians is a
S11 debrief
BRISBANE â Activists who travelled from Brisbane to participate in the blockade of the World Economic Forum meeting in Melbourne on September 11-13 told their side of the story at a public meeting on October 19.
Called by the
BY JANINE CURLL
SYDNEY — On October 16, Sutherland Entertainment Centre echoed to the chants of "Refugees yes! Racism no! Philip Ruddock has got to go".
Fifteen activists from the Refugee Action Collective (RAC) confronted the federal
BY BRONWEN BEECHEY
ADELAIDE — One hundred and twenty steelworkers at BHP's Whyalla plant walked off the job on October 17, after the company refused to secure their entitlements. The workers, all members of the Australian Manufacturing Workers
Galileo's Daughter: A Drama of Science, Faith and LoveBy Dava SobelFourth Estate, 2000429 pp., $22.95 (pb)
The verdict was "vehemently suspected of heresy" for holding the false doctrine, "contrary to Holy Scripture", that the Sun, not the Earth,
Switching on the radio, I heard a man's despairing voice: "I tried to quit, I tried to stop, but I realised I couldn't do it on my own. I needed help."
It was part of the "Men's Help-line" campaign, a newly funded project of the Western Australian
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