BY ALISTAIR DICKINSON
SYDNEY — A regional environment plan (REP) has been approved by the NSW Labor government that allows large-scale urban development on the 1535-hectare former Australian Defence Industries (ADI) factory site at St Marys, in
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Editorial: Close the detention centres!
Philip Ruddock, the federal minister for racism, has argued that
last week's protests by asylum seekers at the Port Hedland detention facility
were caused by a small group of troublemakers who were
BY BRONWEN BEECHEY
ADELAIDE — More than 80 people attended a speakout and candlelight vigil to mark Invasion Day on January 26. The meeting was held outside Government House, on what has become known to Aboriginal activists as Genocide Corner,
BY EVA CHENG
At the April Summit of the Americas meeting of government leaders, to be held in Quebec City, Canada, the United States will seek endorsement for the extension of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) to the rest of the
Because:
* The average women's earnings (including overtime) are around two-thirds what men earn.
* Abortion is still part of the Crimes Act in most states of Australia.
* Women are still largely judged by how they look, rather than what they
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Affirmative action in the military has thrived under both Republican
and Democratic administrations. Retired General Colin Powell, US Army,
quoted in the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, October 31, 2000
The words that head this space were
BY JIM McILROY
BRISBANE — The Democratic Socialists have announced they will be running two candidates in the February 17 Queensland state elections, on a platform of "End corruption — Support socialism".
The two Democratic Socialist
By Sophie Fischer & Lauren Carroll Harris
Women activists played a vital role in the S11 blockade of the World Economic Forum in Melbourne. Many were part of the organising collectives, were speakers, marshals, spokespersons, performing artists,
By Jody Betzein
In Melbourne last year on September 11, more than 20,000 people mobilised to shut down the World Economic Forum's Asia-Pacific meeting.
The meeting's purpose was clear — for the chief executives of the largest 1000 corporations
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