DARWIN — The Northern Territory Labor government's pre-election trumpeting of the "waterfront development" in the Darwin Harbour has failed to
take into account the associated environmental risks.
The project is the jewel in the crown of Chief
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MELBOURNE — Students occupied the Liberal Party's Victoria headquarters on June 2 in response to the federal government's proposed "voluntary student unionism" (VSU) legislation.
One of the protesters, Julia Dehm, said: "The Coalition has made it
Matthew Dimmock
A group of Burmese villagers have finally gained justice for the suffering inflicted upon them by the Burmese military regime.
On March 21, oil giant Unocal announced that a settlement had been reached in an eight-year-long legal
ARMIDALE — On June 3, the University of New England Students' Association electoral tribunal overturned the results of a May 24-26 referendum regarding the association's affiliation to the National Union of Students, ordering a new ballot.
Alex Miller is a member of the Socialist Alliance national executive and the Green Left Weekly-Socialist Alliance editorial liaison board.
In a recent speech to the Socialist Alliance national executive, Louise Walker argued that there are
Doug Lorimer
By a 55% majority, French voters rejected the draft constitution for the 25-country European Union in a national referendum held on May 29. The decisive "No" vote occurred despite the "Yes" campaign having the support of all of
James Lehrer, La Paz
After three weeks of mobilisations in defence of Bolivia's gas reserves, the country's political crisis continues to deepen. A June 2 attempt to quash the crisis by President Carlos Mesa, by calling elections for a new
On May 22, the Scottish Socialist Party announced that Rosie Kane, an SSP member of the Scottish Parliament for Glasgow, has been invited to Cuba. Rosie will speak at an international conference, "Against terrorism, for truth and justice", to be held
The Socialist Alliance will hold its fourth national conference in Melbourne on June 12-13. Green Left Weekly sought the views of four leading Socialist Alliance activists on the future direction of the alliance.From Green Left Weekly, June 8, 2005.
CANBERRA — Chilean solidarity activists around Australia have been holding information evenings to raise awareness of the conditions of political prisoners being held in Chile and other Latin American jails.
Galvarino Sergio Apablaza Guerra, also