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  • Sydney meeting hears of Cuban situation

    SYDNEY — Seventy people attended a public meeting on the situation in Cuba held here on May 5. The meeting was addressed by a representative of the Cuban Institute for Friendship with the Peoples (ICAP), Basilio Gutierrez. Gutierrez is visiting

  • Residents say no to auto fares

    Residents say no to auto faresSYDNEY — One hundred angry Erskineville residents gathered on May 4 at a public meeting to protest the proposed installation of automatic fare machines by the NSW State Rail Authority.

  • WA rail workshops to close

    PERTH — Some 1200 people attended a Save the Westrail Midland Workshops march and public meeting on May 6. Loudspeakers were set up outside the Midland Town Hall to cater for the large crowd which could not be accommodated

  • Cuban Institute for Friendship with the Peoples

    Fred Moore, former president of the Miners Federation, presented $500 to Basilio Gutierrez, representing the Cuban Institute for Friendship with the Peoples, on May 6. The donation, from the South Coast May Day Committee, will support the Ship to

  • Wadjalurbinna vs CRA

    An aged pensioner and spokesperson for the Gungalidda people of the north-west Queensland gulf country has taken on the might of mining giant CRA. Wadjalurbinna, travelling on her pension and sending money home to her 17-year-old

  • Rally against rape in Bosnia and Croatia

    MELBOURNE — The group People Against Rape in Bosnia Hercegovina and Croatia is organising a rally on Mother's Day, May 9. The group is made up of members from the Croatian community, the Bosnian Muslim community,

  • Brisbane restricts peaceful assemblies

    BRISBANE — On April 27 Brisbane City Council moved to restrict severely peaceful assemblies in Brisbane malls. New regulations require organisers of mall protests to give two weeks' notice of their activity. Permits will

  • Street appeal

    Street appeal PERTH — Animal Liberation is a completely voluntary organisation, receiving no government or other funding, which aims to put a stop to institutionalised cruelty to animals. Collectors are desperately needed to help with

  • For sale: the right to pollute?

    For sale: the right to pollute?MELBOURNE — Companies may be able to buy and sell the right to pollute the environment in the future, if federal environment minister Ros Kelly has her way. According to the

  • Groups plan ecologically sound city

    ADELAIDE — Ecopolis and Urban Ecology Australia have initiated a new and exciting plan for the suburb of Halifax. The design is based on concepts of ecological sustainability, social equity and the involvement of people.

  • Railroading the railways

    Strange as it sounds, plans to upgrade Australian railways are likely to lead to a big increase in road traffic. And they are certain to result in a massive loss of jobs. Like most other public utilities in Australia today,

  • Union officials face jail over picket

    WOLLONGONG — South Coast Labour Council secretary Paul Matters and Australian Workers Union organiser Neville Hilton are both facing charges under the NSW Crimes Act as a result of their involvement in a picket line at the