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Kathy Newnam, Darwin Following discussions on June 5 between defence minister Robert Hill and US defence secretary Donald Rumsfeld, the plan for a joint US-Australia military facility in northern Australia has been officially placed on the agenda
"What does women's rights mean to you?" It seemed a strange question to ask a group of around 20 young women crammed in a little room, sweltering in 47oC heat, in a desert village in Pakistan. But this was no ordinary group of young women. They were
Janet Burstall Mitsubishi announced on May 21 that the engine assembly plant at Lonsdale, employing nearly 700 workers, will close in 18 months' time. This is part of a $5.7 billion global restructure. Mitsubishi will invest $600 million in the
John Anderson The Sunbeam Corporation factory in Palmerston North is closing after more than 20 years production there. The seasonal staff will finish their season on June 25, and the plant will close shortly after, costing 122 workers their jobs,
Iggy Kim, Sydney On June 10, more than 100 delegates to the NSW Trades and Labor Council unanimously passed a motion of support for the June 30 "Bring the troops home now" protest in Sydney, organised by the Stop the War Coalition. The motion was
Kylie Moon, Sydney On June 18, 20 people took to the Births, Deaths and Marriage Registrar to protest the passing of the Marriage Amendment Act. The day before, the bill, which outlaws same-sex marriage, was passed in federal parliament. The
Lou Plummer, Fayetteville, North Carolina In January, Jeremy Hinzman, a paratrooper from the Army's 82nd Airborne Division loaded his wife, son and a few possessions into their small car and drove from Fort Bragg to Toronto, Canada. In a journey
Roberto Jorquera On June 12, Venezuela's National Electoral Council (CNE) announced that there would be a recall referendum against President Hugo Chavez on August 15. Voters will be asked: "Do you agree to leave without effect for the current
War on Terror "I was standing there depicting the iconic picture of the tortured Iraqi prisoner." — Comment by Joseph Previtera, a 21-year-old Boston student, after he was arrested on charges of disturbing the peace, making a false bomb threat,
SYDNEY — The Construction, Forestry, Mining and Energy Union picket outside Newtown's Safari restaurant continues after almost 100 days. The union is seeking a payment of nearly $1.5 million from Safari owner James Nazmi to former workers at a
Up to 10,000 people, including veterans carrying photos of US soldiers killed in Iraq, march in San Francisco on June 5 to demand an end to the occupations of Iraq, Palestine and Haiti. Simultaneous anti-occupation marches attracted up to 7000
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