'Mandatory sentencing is a crime'BRISBANE — Forty people picketed the Northern Territory Tourist Bureau here on April 3. Aboriginal rights activist Sam Watson spoke of the need for more people to join the campaign to overturn
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Three Somalis wish to stay Three Somali asylum seekers, held in Port Hedland detention centre since 1997, have reversed their attempt to withdraw their application for a protection visa. The three had said they were so weighed down with years in
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Stop Nuclear Dumps group formedOpponents of a planned national nuclear dump in northern South Australia have formed a new group, Stop Nuclear Dumps. The group was formed by Everyone for a Nuclear Free Future (formerly the Adelaide
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Asylum seekers protest Asylum seekers at the remote Woomera detention centre in outback South Australia have launched a peaceful protest, demanding to be released. Several hundred men, women and children gathered on April 7 near the razor-wire
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Telstra anti-privatisation rally plannedBRISBANE — With the leaders of Telstra unions concentrating their campaign efforts in towns like Geelong and Townsville, the left-wing Members First activist group in the Community and
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Protesters confront HowardSYDNEY — More than 300 people gathered in Faulconbridge, in the Blue Mountains, on April 7 to protest against Prime Minister John Howard's racist government. The protesters were high school students
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Kakadu crunch timeThe future of the Jabiluka uranium mine in the Northern Territory may become clearer following meetings in coming weeks between Energy Resources of Australia (ERA) and its parent company, North Limited. The main
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ALP won't decriminalise marijuanaHOBART — The ALP government has reneged on an election campaign promise to decriminalise marijuana use in Tasmania. Instead, minor violations of the laws against marijuana use will result in
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ILO condemns Australia on labour laws The federal government has again come under international scrutiny and criticism, this time for its record on labour rights. The International Labor Organisation (ILO) has condemned the Workplace Relations Act
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Tasmania Uni cuts provoke angerHOBART — Official attempts to transform the University of Tasmania into a "business-friendly" institution have provoked anger from students whose departments are being de-funded. Thirty-five
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WOLLONGONG — A proposal to unite the different threads of environmental action in the Illawarra into one "super-group" was adopted unanimously at a public meeting at Macabe Park on March 19. Organised by the Illawarra
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Business as usual "It's a question of taking care during the recovery phase of the relationship to ensure that everything is going to promote a speedy recovery." — Prime Menzies John Howard on Australia's relationship with Indonesia, April 6.