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"In fact, the modern use of horses, while deliberately visually intimidating, involves mainly sideways movement of the horses to jostle the crowd in the direction required." — the Sydney Morning Herald's chief right-wing crank
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BRISBANE — "I've never been to a public meeting where so many politicians have given so many apologies", stated Drew Hutton from the Queensland Greens. He was addressing an April 20 public meeting in Narangba, 30km north of
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[The following statement, initiated by the Melbourne Refugee Action Collective, is to be published in the May 26 Australian. To add you name to the statement and/or that of your organisation, or to make a donation to help pay for its
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BRISBANE — Four prisoners who had sought to prevent Queensland Police from taking compulsory DNA samples have had their legal bid dismissed in the Supreme Court on April 27. They plan to appeal. The prisoners' argued that they
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CANBERRA — As well as state governments trying to slash workers rights to fair compensation for injury, the federal government is aiming to push through its own attacks that will affect 285,655 commonwealth public sector and ACT
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BRISBANE — Protesters gathered outside Queensland parliament here on April 20 to highlight the threat to the environment posed by large-scale land clearing in the state. An estimated 80% of all land-clearing in Australia takes
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Students at the University of Sydney are outraged at an unprecedented move by the university administration to prevent activists from publicising a public protest, the May 1 stock exchange blockade, and have vowed to launch a free speech campaign if harassment of activists continues.
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SYDNEY — With song, prose and reflection, 100 supporters of the Cuban Revolution jammed into the Newtown Edge Theatre here on April 21 to commemorate the 40th annivesary of the Cuban people's defeat of the US-backed Bay of
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BY SARAH STEPHEN& RUPEN SAVOULIAN PERTH — Thirty-five people held a spirited protest outside the immigration detention centre at Perth airport on April 21. The protest was organised by the Refugee Rights Action Network (RRAN). The protesters
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SYDNEY — Thirty people packed into the Democratic Socialist Party's new office in Burwood on April 21, to launch the party's new inner-west branch, in the traditional style: with drink and laughter and hope for the future.
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SYDNEY — On April 27, 1500 workers attended a ceremony on the steps of the Opera House to mark International Day of Mourning for Dead and Injured Workers. The ceremony paid tribute to all workers killed or injured at work and was of
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Nike forced to close MELBOURNE — Corporate giant Nike's city superstore was forced to cease trading for more than an hour on April 27 after 100 protesters blockaded it for fifth Friday night in a row. Blockaders demanded an end to Nike's