BY NORM DIXON
Zimbabwe Civil Service Employees Association president Ephraim Tapa and Faith Mukwakwa, his wife, have been missing since February 16. Their vehicle was intercepted by supporters of President Robert Mugabe's Zimbabwe African Nation
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REVIEW BY BILL NEVINS
On FireBlack 47Gadfly RecordsTo order, visit <http://www.gadflyrecords.com>
Lead singer of New York Irish rebel band Black 47 Larry Kirwan opens this CD wailing with voice and guitar,"Hey,
BY SARAH STEPHEN
A hunger strike by around 150 mostly Iraqi asylum seekers held in Woomera detention centre began on March 7. Fifteen shallow graves were dug, and detainees buried themselves up to their necks, indicating that they would rather be
For several months, the Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) party has been whipping
up communal tension and targeting Muslims in India. In particular, it has
renewed its focus on building a Hindu temple at Ayodhya in Uttar Pradesh,
at the same site
BY JENNY LONG
SYDNEY — Around 400 people gathered for the ChilOut (Children Out of Detention) and NSW Teacher's Federation's "Suits against detention: Middle Australia protests!" rally on March 7. Chilout's Junie Ong opened the speaking list,
REVIEW BY LUKE FOMIATTI
Links #20
New Course Publications, 2002
28 pages, $8 each or $39 for a six-issue subscription
Order at <links@dsp.org.au>
Every nation, in every region, now has a choice to make. Either
you are with us,
BY LISA MACDONALD
SYDNEY — On February 26, the Socialist Alliance received confirmation from State Electoral Office that the alliance has been registered as a political party in NSW.
This enables the alliance to have its name printed on ballot
BY ALEX BAINBRIDGE
HOBART — On March 6, Tasmanian police broke up the Weld River community picket. The picket was established on February 4 to save more than 3000 hectares of unlogged, old growth forest, immediately adjacent to a World Heritage
BY SUE BULL
MELBOURNE — Elizabeth Vujkov has worked for Flair Menswear, now owned by Hugo Boss, for 23 years. She was shocked when she was told on February 26, along with 119 others, that the whole manufacturing section of the company was being
BY LISA MACDONALD
SYDNEY — The 1500 local residents who rallied in Mona Park, Auburn, on February 23 sent a clear message to the NSW Labor government: no new waste dump in Sydney's western suburbs!
The rally was called to oppose the building of
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