A protest by Sydney's Sudanese community and supporters on January 17 at the Egyptian consulate condemned the killings of dozens of Sudanese refugees in Cairo on December 30 and demanded that those responsible be brought to
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Jim McIlroy, Hong Kong
Around 1000 militant protesters against the World Trade Organisation ministerial meeting were arrested on December 17 in a confrontation with police, dubbed "The Siege of Wan Chai" by the December 18 Hong Kong Sunday Morning
How do we in Australia move forward into the new year? Is our understanding of Australia as an egalitarian society still valid, or is it merely a myth?
Do we have leaders who believe in "a fair go for all", wherein the dispossessed are treated with
Doug Lorimer
The final outcome of Iraq's December 15 parliamentary election was announced by the country's electoral commission on January 20. The United Iraqi Alliance, the coalition of Shiite religious parties that dominates the current
On January 19, at least 100 political leaders and movement activists were arrested or house-detained following early morning raids by King Gyanendra's autocratic army, which seized power in a February 2005 coup. The arrests took place on the eve of a
Amy McDonnell, Canberra
Anti-war activists are gearing up to "welcome" British PM Tony Blair to Australia. The ACT Network Opposing War (ACTNOW) is starting to organise a protest outside Parliament House in Canberra, to be held when the pro-war
Sue Bolton, Melbourne
The WorkChoices legislation was rammed through federal parliament just before Christmas and is due to be enacted on March 29.
Many unionists believe that the union movement needs a national stoppage to signal to employers
SYDNEY — Sixty people gathered in front of the DIMIA offices on January 20 to protest the removal of the West Papuan refugees to the Christmas Island and call for their release into the community while their asylum claims are being assessed. The
Tristan and YseultKneehigh TheatreThe Seymour Centre, SydneyUntil February 19
REVIEW BY BRENDAN DOYLE
Live theatre should be a joyful experience. Who wants to be bored or lectured to? The audience should feel emotionally and intellectually
On January 17, more than 200 rank-and-file workers demonstrated at the Human Resource Ministry in Putrajaya, forcing the deputy minister to meet with a delegation of protesters. The protest was led by the Coalition of Factory Workers and Trade Unions
Premier Morris IemmaNSW government
I write to comment on the new public disorder powers, and to inform you and your police that I consider them to be bad laws.
I do not wish myself or any member of my family to ever be physically touched by
Dale Mills
Police in NSW commit unlawful violent acts and cover up for each other, according to the recently published Operation Whistler report.
Operation Whistler was an investigation by the NSW Police Integrity Commission focussed on the
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