Russell Pickering, Perth In a landmark ruling, the Federal Court on September 19 granted Western Australia's Noongar people one of Australia's largest native title claims. Covering more than 193,000 square kilometres, from Hopetoun in the south to
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BRISBANE — After two months of deliberation, Brisbane magistrate Kerry McGuiness found Jim Dowling, a long-time peace activist and member of the Catholic Worker group, not guilty on June 1 on a charge of obstructing police when they arrested him
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Dave Andrews, Fremantle The state ALP government is set to introduce long-awaited reforms to WA's workers' compensation laws in May. The reforms, outlined in a discussion paper Restoring Fairness, Balance and Certainty: Workers Compensation Reforms
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CANBERRA — Hundreds of protesters converged on the opening of the ALP ACT branch annual conference on July 29, leafleting delegates on issues ranging from uranium mining, through public education to the Save the Ridge campaign. The protest was
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Gregory Martin, Gold Coast On June 10, 20 people attended a seminar and political performance at Fradgely Hall in Burleigh Heads, organised by the Gold Coast branch of the Socialist Alliance. Participants discussed progress in socialist
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3 Muslims protest Iraq war SYDNEY — Chanting "Down, down Washington!" in English and "America go to hell!" in Arabic, 400 Muslims marched down the main road of the western Sydney suburb of Auburn to the local park on April 11. Speakers at
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ADELAIDE — Fifty people gathered on the steps of Parliament House on November 28, surrounding a coffin shrouded with a black cloth declaring "Free speech", to protest against Howard's new "anti-terror" laws. Organised by the socialist youth
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NEWCASTLE — Seventy people on a vast array of canoes, kayaks, dinghies, surf skis and bodyboards occupied the world's largest coal port here on June 5, supported by 100 protesters on Horseshoe Beach. The occupation was organised by Rising Tide,
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Kamala Emanuel, Hobart Tasmania's Labor government continues to feel public anger at its decision to support a private hospital downgrading services in violation of its contract with the government. At least 2000 people attended an open-air meeting
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Don Fowler, Sydney The Leichhardt Peace Group has written a letter of concern about the proposed anti-terrorism legislation to the secretary-general of the United Nations, Kofi Annan, and has requested he refer it to the Office of the United
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How diplomatically put "Moscow and Washington failed to overcome their differences over Iran's nuclear programme yesterday, with a meeting of top diplomats in London breaking up without agreement on a common stance on the dispute... The US State
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Feeling Bolshie "A [Russian] leader writer has expressed concern that the Soviet Union still exists, that nostalgia for it seems to be the dominant mode. Polls by reputable institutes confirm this: 57% of Russians want the USSR back (2001); 45%