Brown launches Recherche Bay book
CANBERRA — Australian Greens Senator Bob Brown launched his new book Tasmania's Recherche Bay on February 28. The book launch caps off a successful campaign involving a buy-back of south-east Tasmania's
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Pip Hinman
Cindy Sheehan, from Gold Star Families for Peace; Hassan Jumaa, the president of the General Union of Oil Employees in Basra; Sabah Jawad from the Iraqi Democrats Against Occupation; Anas Altikriti from the Muslim Association of Britain
Wal-Mart has been pressured by women's rights activists in the US to reverse its discriminatory policy of refusing to stock the 'morning after' pill. The morning after pill, which if taken within days of unprotected sex has a very high chance of
Emma Clancy
"Time is short. If we do not change the world now, there may be no 22nd century. Capitalism has destroyed the ecological equilibrium of the earth. It is now or never!" — Venezuelan president Hugo Chavez speaking to thousands of
Doug Lorimer
The February 12 London Sunday Times reported that the US is drawing up plans for air and missile strikes against Iran's nuclear facilities. Giving the impression that such an attack was imminent, the paper reported that its source was
Peter Boyle
Delmae Barton, 62, an Aboriginal elder-in-residence at Brisbane's Griffith University, was on her way to work when she suffered a suspected stroke or diabetes attack next to a bus stop. For five and a half hours she was left lying in a
Nick Everett, Canberra
Airservices Australia announced on March 1 that it will cut its work force by 10%, making 300 workers redundant. The government-owned corporation manages Australia's airspace and oversees air-traffic control at 28 of the
Sue Bolton
After several weeks of debate, the March 7 ACTU executive meeting decided to call a national day of protest on June 28 against the federal government's new workplace laws.
This decision followed a meeting on February 21 of the ACTU's
Linda Waldron, Melbourne
"Stop the war on our unions, civil liberties and working people's rights!" was the theme of the March 8 International Women's Day (IWD) demonstration at the Victorian State Library.
The rally, called by the Victorian
Zoe Kenny
The release by the South Australian government in December of the latest blueprint to reduce lead pollution in Port Pirie signals yet another chapter in the long, half-hearted effort by SA authorities to mitigate the impact of the town's
Fred Fuentes
The first revolution of the 21st century is occurring in Venezuela. With the election of Hugo Chavez as president in 1998, a process of political empowerment and social mobilisation has meant the country's poor are beginning to take
Peter Boyle
"The Pentagon plan, designed to fight what it describes as 'The Long War', envisages 'long-duration, complex operations involving the US military and international partners, waged simultaneously in multiple countries round the world'
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