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Raul Bassi, Sydney At about 10.30pm on March 29, dozens of residents gathered together after two young men were gunned down in a drive-by shooting in Blaxcell Street, in Sydney's western suburb of Granville. Among the residents were Mamdouh Habib

Sarah Stephen SYDNEY — On April 10, 250 people rallied in support of refugees in Bradfield Park, Kirribilli. Organised by the Refugee Action Coalition, the protest marked the third year that refugee-rights supporters have converged over the

KATOOMBA — "The Venezuelans have learned a lot from the experiences — good and bad — of other revolutions, and out of that are building a 'new' socialism for the 21st century", Fred Fuentes told a public meeting organised by Green Left Weekly

NEWCASTLE —Pasted is an exhibition by Stephen O'Brien of political posters that have been "rediscovered" underneath beds, behind wardrobes and in the corners of garages. O'Brien has photographed and recorded 1900 posters going back almost 40

Just like the 'evidence' for WMD "I think we are going to succeed in Iraq, I think the evidence is overwhelming." — Lord Darth Cheney, March 19. Lord Darth Cheney every morning "The situation on the ground remains tense. In the face of

Norman Brewer, Sydney On the first day of an Aboriginal youth summit, held March 17-18 in Redfern, a new group, called One Voice for Inner City Aboriginal Youth, was founded. Although the Aboriginal Dance Theatre had planned to hold the summit in

PERTH — On February 20, 250 people attended a forum organised by the WA Peace Network and addressed by Zaki Chehab, an Iraqi journalist for the British Guardian newspaper and author of the recently published book Iraq Ablaze — Inside the

ADELAIDE — Unprecedented strike action by more than 15,000 state public servants will shut down many offices and services on March 26, in protest at the state government's failure to improve its pay and conditions offer. The state government is

Sue Bolton The deadline for the petition circulating among unionists calling on the ACTU to organise a national stoppage and mass protests on the day the federal government's Work Choices legislation is enacted has been extended until February 19.

2 Newtown parades for peace SYDNEY — Fifty soaked but determined people took to Newtown's cafe strip on March 6 to publicise the March 20 global day of action against war. The "Parade for Peace" was organised by the Newtown Peace Group. The

Roberto Jorquera Last December's National Assembly elections in Venezuela marked a significant step forward for the revolution that is unfolding there. It was the 10th consecutive electoral victory for the supporters of Venezuelan president Hugo

Steve Georgopoulos During the 2001 Tampa crisis, the unwritten law of the sea to help those in need was denigrated and broken by Prime Minister John Howard. Some asylum seekers were accepted as refugees by New Zealand and the rest have been sent to