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  • Cuban film fest

    Cuban film fest SYDNEY — The Fairfield School of Arts will host a video festival of films from and about Cuba on Sunday, October 31, at 2 p.m. The films are presented by the Australia-Cuba Friendship Society. Proceeds from the event will

  • Gurulmundi — a site not for toxic wastes

    BRISBANE — More than 100 people gathered at City Hall here on October 12 to hear about the toxic waste dump in Gurulmundi. The forum was organised by PATCH (People Against Toxic Chemical Hazards), which has been campaigning

  • Darwin Reclaim the Night

    Darwin Reclaim the Night DARWIN — The Reclaim the Night march will take place here on Friday, October 29. The March starts at 7.30 p.m. at Raintree Park with marchers making their way to the Workers Club for a night of celebration, music

  • 250 at Women in Asia conference

    250 at Women in Asia conferenceMELBOURNE — The Fourth Women in Asia Conference was held at the University of Melbourne October 1-3. More than 250 people (including about 10 men) attended. Women came from throughout

  • Meeting challenges Keating's stand on Mabo

    BRISBANE — "Australia and its citizens ... have an opportunity before them to do something about the dispossession and alienation of Aboriginal people. If Australia doesn't at this particular time pick it up, then this

  • Mitsubishi protest in Brisbane

    BRISBANE — The Boycott Mitsubishi Campaign continued on Friday, October 1, as the Rainforest Information Centre, Environmental Youth Alliance and other rainforest activists gathered at Boondal Entertainment Centre for the Mitsubishi-sponsored

  • Workers protest compo cuts

    Workers protest compo cutsMELBOURNE — A rally was held to protest the against changes to workers compensation introduced since last November as part of Victorian Trades Hall Council's week of action against the Kennett

  • Adelaide rally against racism

    Adelaide rally against racismADELAIDE — As a response to the racist backlash against the High Court decision on native title, a new alliance called People Against Racism (PAR) held a rally on October 1 outside the offices of

  • Good turnout for GLW

    Good turnout for GLW dinner ADELAIDE — One hundred and seventy people packed into the Eastwood Community Centre for the annual Green Left Weekly dinner on September 24. Guests were treated to an array of Indonesian and African food, and heard

  • Secret report declares Mobil facilities unsafe

    Melbourne — A leaked government report, which was suppressed by both Labor and Liberal state governments, declares Mobil's Williamstown facilities and its controversial expansion plans unsafe. The report, released on

  • International workers conference

    International workers conferenceMELBOURNE — Twenty-five international guests and 110 Australian-resident workers attended a conference entitled "Workers Change the World" between September 29 and October 3. The

  • Cuban doctor speaks

    Cuban doctor speaksBRISBANE — Cuba's unique and revolutionary health care system has faced the challenge of the recent polyneuropathy epidemic — affecting the eyesight of many citizens — by mobilising the country's