Susan Dwyer, Chicago
After more than 20 years, someone with inside information has confirmed the stories told by dozens of African American men — that Chicago police under the command of Jon Burge tortured suspects at Areas 2 and 3 police
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ACT Labor government bans appeals
CANBERRA - On April 16, the ACT ALP government responded to the Save the Ridge group's March 31 court victory by announcing not only an appeal, but also a change to land planning regulations so that objections
Since the passage of the Sex Discrimination Act in 1984, more women than ever before have entered the military. Women constitute 15.5% of the Australian Defence Force (higher than the US military, which has 14.3% women, and the British military
REVIEW BY SARAH STEPHEN
OsamaWriteen and directed by Siddiq BarmakDistributed by Sharmill FilmsWith Marina Golbahari, Arif Herati, Zubaida SaharShowing in Sydney from April 29 at the Chauvel, Hayden Orpheum Cremorne and Valhalla Cinemas
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Kylie Moon& Margaret Gleeson, Sydney
Despite the big increase in the Greens votes in the Sydney inner-west municipalities of Marrickville, Leichhardt or Ashfield at the March 27 NSW local government elections, no Greens councillors were elected as
While government and opposition ministers ruminate ceaselessly about what kind of "exit strategy" is needed to get troops out of Iraq, the anti-war movement has been shouting its strategy: "Troops out now!"
Prime Minister John Howard may have
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MELBOURNE — On April 14, 50 members of the Timor Sea Justice Campaign met outside the High Court to launch the group. Comedian Rod Quantock was joined by protesters disguised as Prime Minister John Howard and foreign minister
SYDNEY - On March 16, 250 people attended an emergency rally initiated by the Stop the War Coalition (STWC) in response to the aerial bombardment and killings in Falluja, Iraq.
Protesters marched to the US consulate, demanding "Iraq for the
Since March 1, 5000 Scottish nursery nurses (childcare workers) have been on strike for better pay. It is 15 years since the low-paid workers had a pay review. Currently paid £13,000 a year, the workers are demanding £18,000.
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"This is [US President George] Bush's 33rd visit to his ranch since becoming president. He has spent all or part of 233 days on his Texas ranch since taking office, according to a tally by CBS News. Adding his 78 visits to Camp David
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