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  • Rio Tinto under the microscope

    Rio Tinto under the microscopeNEWCASTLE — About 25 people attended a workshop on May 16 to discuss the activities of the mining company Rio Tinto. Speakers included Moses Havini from the Bougainville Interim Government;

  • Hundreds march in support of Jabiluka blockade

    Hundreds march in support of Jabiluka blockadeIn response to the arrest of nine activists blockading the proposed Jabiluka uranium mine site by police on May 26, Sydney's Jabiluka Action Group (JAG) called an

  • Pro-choice vigil a success

    Pro-choice vigil a successMELBOURNE — More than 100 people gathered on the steps of the State Library here on May 28, the International Day of Action for Reproductive Rights. The vigil was organised by the Pro-Choice Coalition.

  • Teachers stop work in Victoria

    Teachers stop work in VictoriaMELBOURNE —Victorian Australian Education Union (AEU) members struck on May 27 as part of a campaign the AEU has been waging to win a certified agreement with the state government and to get the

  • Reconciliation evening

    Reconciliation evening WOLLONGONG More than 350 people attended an evening of reconciliation, Mabo and Wik here on May 20. Chaired by rock star Peter Garrett, the meeting was addressed by Aboriginal activists Barbara Nicholson and Linda Burney;

  • Fred Nile debated at Sydney University

    Fred Nile debated at Sydney UniversitySYDNEY — More than 100 people attended a debate at Sydney University on May 13 under the title "Mardi Gras — Triumph or Travesty?". State MLC Reverend Fred Nile spoke first, explaining

  • ASIET gears up for post-Suharto solidarity

    ASIET gears up for post-Suharto solidarityBRISBANE — "This morning when I wrote this speech, I wrote 'Suharto must go'. Tonight I can say 'Suharto is gone'", East Timorese exile Alfonso Corte Real told a forum organised by

  • Solidarity with Indonesia

    Thursday May 28-Saturday May 30 Adelaide Thursday, 1pm: speak-out, Plaza, Flinders University. Saturday, 11am: demonstration, Victoria Square, march to the Indonesian consulate. Brisbane Saturday, 10am: demonstration, King George Square,

  • Jabiluka struggle intensifies

    Jabiluka struggle intensifiesDARWIN — Aboriginal opposition to the proposed Jabiluka uranium mine was highlighted on May 19 when senior traditional owner Yvonne Margarula was arrested and charged with trespass on her own land.

  • PRD representative in Melbourne

    PRD representative in MelbourneMELBOURNE — About 70 people attended an emergency public meeting called by Action in Solidarity with Indonesia and East Timor on May 21. The meeting, held at the Resistance Centre, was addressed

  • Court government to close public schools

    Court government to close public schoolsPERTH — The Court government has announced its intention to close four senior high schools, downgrade one to a high school and close one primary school in the coming months. This may be

  • Building workers mobilise to save awards

    Thousands of building workers rallied and marched in all major cities on May 20 against the stripping back of awards. It has been many years since building workers have mobilised on a national basis. Under the federal government's Workplace Relations