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NSW elections: who are you really voting for?

NSW elections: who are you really voting for? By Peter Boyle SYDNEY — So you've decided to vote against the Liberal-Labor establishment in the March 27 NSW elections and you want to support green and left parties. With a Legislative Council

Residents resist McDonald's

Residents resist McDonald's By Vannessa Hearman MELBOURNE — Residents in the Moreland area are fighting attempts by fast food giant McDonald's to build an outlet on the site of a 110-year old house. The house, at 1 Sussex St, Coburg, is the

Fighting racism on the Cox Peninsula

By Mick Lambe COX PENINSULA, NT — People Against Racism In Australian Hotels (PARIAH) was created to expose and challenge escalating racism and bigotry here. This is one of the few places in Australia where indigenous people are still in the

Battle intensifies to save ADI St Marys site

By Kylie Moon PENRITH — Sydney's urban sprawl is relentless. One proposed project is at the 1535-hectare Australian Defence Industries (ADI) St Marys site, bordering Penrith and the Blue Mountains. The site, the largest remaining tract of

Community Legal Centres resist restructuring

Community Legal Centres resist restructuring By Graham Matthews BRISBANE — On March 8, about 50 community legal centre (CLC) workers, management committee members and supporters attended a public meeting to hear an explanation of the federal

Feminists march for IWD

After having been postponed due to rain a week earlier, the International Women's Day march went ahead in Adelaide on March 13, reports Jo Ellis. Three hundred women and men rallied in support of the march's main demand, that anti-abortion laws be

Kurds demand Ocalan's release

Kurds demand Ocalan's release By James Vassilopoulos CANBERRA — Four hundred Kurds protested against the kidnapping and cruel treatment of Abdullah Ocalan, the leader of the Kurdish Workers Party (PKK), outside the federal parliament on March

Go (get those shoulder pads) girl!

By Alana Kerrand Jen Crothers SYDNEY — "go girl!", the Sydney Women's Festival held in the Domain on March 7, was attended by around 7000 people. Those who believed the hype that the festival was to be the new face of the feminist movement would

Equality before the law?

Equality before the law? By Tony Iltis HOBART — On March 4, Robyn Scotney from Bridgewater was jailed for a year for "defrauding the commonwealth". Her actual crime? She had failed to notify Centrelink that she was in a "de facto" relationship.

Tanner laments 'family breakdown'

Tanner laments 'family breakdown' By Jo Brown CANBERRA — Victorian Labor "left" MP Lindsay Tanner addressed a public meeting of 60 students organised by the Labor Left Club at the Australian National University on March 9. Tanner, who was

WA plans boot camps for addicts

WA plans boot camps for addicts By Stuart Munckton PERTH — Western Australia's Liberal government is considering using "boot camps" to deal with the drug problem in the state. Under the plan, a heroin addict convicted of a criminal offence

Public meeting opposes power station

Public meeting opposes power station By Emma Webb ADELAIDE — Four hundred people attended a public meeting organised by Community Action for Pelican Point on March 9. CAPP opposes the building of a power station at Pelican Point on the LeFevre