The Colombian government is attempting to break the month-long strike at Ecopetrol, the national oil company, by using military force.
The strike began on April 7, after 17 months of negotiations. The strikers are trying to stop the privatisation
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This year saw the debut of the first ever radio program broadcast by and for outworkers in Australia. The program airs on community radio station 3CR, which is gearing up for its annual radiothon, to run from June 7-21. The radiothon aims to raise
Stuart Munckton, Sydney
Waving placards declaring "Free Izhar now!", "ASIO — Australia's System of Injustice and Oppression" and "Guilty until proven innocent!", supporters of University of New South Wales medical student Izhar Ul Haque gathered
BY KERRYN WILLIAMS
Michael Moore's anti-Bush documentary Fahrenheit 9/11 won the Palme d'Or award for best film at the Cannes film festival on May 22.
On May 23, Moore posted on his website: "I fully expect the right wing and the Republican Party
Steps for the Future: Sincerely Yours — Acclaimed South African filmmaker Dumisani Phakathi returns to his old neighbourhood of Phiri and its social problems, in the black township of Soweto. SBS, Tuesday, June 8, 12.40am.
Cutting Edge:
Staff Sergeant Camilo Mejia, the first US soldier to go public with his refusal to fight Bush's war in Iraq, was convicted of desertion on May 21 and sentenced to a bad conduct discharge and one year of hard labor. Tod Ensign, the director of GI
"[T]here seemed to be so many of these sexual assault allegations being made, but nothing ever coming of it, just being swept under the carpet and... rugby league writers basically considering it was, 'Oh it happened outside the game', so we're not
Ali Abunimah
Things must be bad in Palestine, when the United States allows a resolution to pass in the UN Security Council condemning Israeli actions, as it did late on May 19.
By 14-0, with the United States abstaining, the council adopted
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World Refugee Day launched
CANBERRA â Banners supporting refugee rights and a field of 500 hearts surrounded speakers launching World Refugee Day on the ACT Legislative Assembly lawns on May 24.
The "Field of Hearts" installation for
Louise Morris
Tasmania's forests are increasingly the focus of national and international attention, as the weight of public opinion grows in favour of protecting the remaining high conservation-value forests across the state.
Tasmania is the
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