SYDNEY — "The greatest obstacle to peace in the Middle East is US policy." That's how Dr Bouthaina Shaaban, Syria's minister for expatriates, framed her lecture to 150 people at the University of Western Sydney's Bankstown campus on September 7.
-
-
Sarah Stephen, Sydney A number of detainees at Sydney's Villawood detention centre went on hunger strike from October 5-8. Asylum seekers and other immigration detainees joined together to stage the protest to ensure that the plight of those in
-
Paul Benedek, Brisbane "Peter Beattie's axing of Indigenous affairs as a stand alone ministry, just days after the election, is a disgrace", Murri leader Sam Watson told a protest on September 15. Around 40 people rallied outside the Queensland
-
Sarah Stephen The widespread, deep-seated opposition to the ongoing occupation of Iraq and to the Coalition government's lies spilled onto the streets of major cities across Australia on the October 2-3 weekend. "End the lies!", "Troops out of
-
Stephen Garvey, Melbourne On June 28, 2300 people packed the Melbourne Town Hall to hear British-based Pakistani author Tariq Ali talk about the US occupation of Iraq. Ali said it was ironic that the supposed handover of national sovereignty to
-
Outrageously enriched "UN inspectors investigating Iran's nuclear program angrily complained to the Bush administration and to a Republican congressman yesterday about a recent House [of Representatives] committee report on Iran's capabilities,
-
Dave Munroe, Wollongong On September 18, a meet-the-candidates public forum on lowering the voting age to 16 was organised by Resistance and the Socialist Alliance. Candidates for the seat of Cunningham addressed the meeting, including Chris
-
Sarah Stephen Soon after the federal government's decision to grant 42 West Papuan asylum seekers temporary protection visas, an April 2 national day of action in solidarity with West Papua welcomed the decision while urging the government not to
-
PearsonFlotillas of Hope , Nauru, refugees, Lynda Smith"> #1 Islamic Association opposes 'anti-terror' laws SYDNEY — Two-hundred people, mostly from the Muslim community, attended a meeting on June 12 condemning the "anti-terror" laws and
-
Adam Maclean On September 21, Australian Broadcasting Corporation members of the Community and Public Sector Union (CPSU) and the Media Entertainment and Arts Alliance held a 24-hour national stoppage. After 10 months of negotiations with ABC
-
MELBOURNE — More than 180 people crammed into the Brunswick Town Hall on September 4 to celebrate and raise funds for Green Left Weekly. A range of prominent GLW supporters addressed the event, including Moreland councillor and Construction,
-
Ray Fulcher, Melbourne Joseph "Jack" Thomas was sentenced to five years' jail on March 31 for receiving $3500 and an airline ticket from an al Qaeda operative. Thomas was convicted by the Victorian supreme court in February of receiving support