On top of the hundreds of thousands mobilising in Australia's main cities, many thousands rallied in cities and towns across Australia.
From Cairns, Susan Austin reports that 2000 people gathered for a peace picnic. A 500-strong contingent
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LISA MACDONALD
SYDNEY In one of the most amazing displays of political passion
in Sydneys history, up to 500,000 rallied on February 16 against war in
Iraq. Many protesters did not march, but stayed in the rally in Hyde Park
because
BY
PATRICK BOND
Africa didn't really shine here, South Africa's finance minister
Trevor Manuel told a press conference in snowy Davos, Switzerland during
the World Economic Forum in late January. There is a complete dearth of
panels on
BY ROHAN PEARCE
In his February 5 speech to the United Nations Security Council, US Secretary of State Colin Powell called attention to the "fine paper that United Kingdom distributed yesterday, which describes in exquisite detail Iraqi deception
BY GILLIAN DAVY
MELBOURNE — At a civic ceremony held February 12 in support of East Timorese asylum seekers was attended by 200 people including local government councillors and state parliamentarians, the message was loud and clear: "Let them
BY
TOM FLANAGAN
LISMORE In what many participants described as the biggest political
event in this town's history, 5000 people about a ninth of the town's
total population overflowed Spinks Park to say no to any war on Iraq.
Lisa
PREVIEW BY VANNESSA HEARMAN
MELBOURNE — There will be a feast of music and comedy on February 28 as artists from Australia, West Papua, Papua New Guinea and East Timor perform at the Melbourne Concert Hall. The "Morning Star Concert for West
BY
KATHY NEWNAM
NEWCASTLE Police estimated that 15,000 people took to the city's
streets on February 15 to oppose a war against Iraq.
Many of those participating commented to Green Left Weekly sellers
that it was the first time they had
BY GRANT COLEMAN
WOLLONGONG — Six of the Illawarra's 19 high schools have been introduced to the No War Mobile as student anti-war activists continue to build the March 5 Books Not Bombs student strike.
The increasingly famous box-trailer, 2.5
BY CLAYTON MCDONALD
BYRON BAY — "I have seen the bomb. I have felt the blast. I have heard the silence and seen the devastation afterwards", Bali bombing survivor Hanabeth Luke told the 3000 protesters who had marched to the Byron Bay beach park
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