592

2 Coalition against racism formed PERTH — Up to 100 people attended a meeting on July 24 called by the Ethnic Communities Council in response to a spate of racist graffiti and vandalism. The attacks took place on July 17-19 and have been
Thousands of protesters marched past the Democratic National Convention on July 25 in opposition to the Democratic Party's support for the war on Iraq. Protesters held signs demanding: "Bring the troops home now!" and "End the occupation of Iraq,
SOUTH AFRICA: Car workers put solidarity before jobs South Africa's National Union of Metalworkers (NUMSA) is opposed to the proposed relocation of DaimlerChrysler's C-Class Mercedes production to plants in the Eastern Cape in response to trade
At least one-third of all women have been beaten, coerced into sex, or abused in their lifetime. More than 60 million women are "missing" from the world today due to sex-selective abortions and female infanticide. Every year, millions of women
Alexis Vassiley In the wake of the National Union of Students' national education conference, held at the University of Sydney on June 30-July 2, student activists around the country have called for rallies to be held in mid August to protest the
SYDNEY — On July 31, 100 people demonstrated outside Villawood immigration detention centre to demand the closure of the facility. Raul Bassi, Socialist Alliance candidate for the seat of Blaxland, presented a petition to an immigration
Graham Milner, Perth The crisis in mental health care in Western Australia has reached severe proportions. There are now rumours that the state government is preparing a new funding package for the sector without community consultation. A
On July 29, Australia's ambassador to the Philippines was called in to that country's foreign ministry to be given a justly deserved "dressing down" over foreign minister Alexander Downer's attacks on Philippines President Gloria Arroyo's decision to
Jon Lamb Australian Labor Party federal leader Mark Latham's comments on July 22 that a government led by him would start new negotiations with East Timor over the maritime boundary in the Timor Sea has provoked a threat from Prime Minister John
Roberto Jorquera A new opinion poll, conducted on July 15-22 by the US opinion research firm Evans McDonough Company (EMC), indicates that Hugo Chavez, Venezuela's radical left-wing president, could win the August 15 recall referendum with a

Pages

Subscribe to 592