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  • Nurrungar '93 a success

    The Nurrungar '93 action involved around 700 demonstrators making the long journey into the desert 400 km north-west of Adelaide over the Easter weekend. They included speakers from the Kokotha people (traditional custodians

  • Australia urged to act on Cambodia

    In response to the rapidly worsening crisis in Cambodia, an appeal has been initiated urging the Australian government to take action to help avert the pending disaster. Signers of the appeal include a range of individuals and organisations

  • Spindler calls for defence inquiry

    Spindler calls for defence inquiry By Joseph O'Reilly After being arrested for trespass at the Nurrungar Easter protest, Senator Sid Spindler, the Democrats' defence spokesperson, announced he was introducing a private member's bill to

  • Anti-Kennett rally for May 5

    Anti-Kennett rally for May 5MELBOURNE — Public sector unions are planning a rally on May 5 against the Kennett government's recent horror mini-budget. Among other cuts, it forecast the slashing of another 15,000 jobs and

  • Pilbara unions dispute over members

    Pilbara unions dispute over membersPERTH — The United Mine Workers Union (UMWU) says its decision to recruit in the Pilbara is aimed at re-establishing unionism in the region after eight years of steady decline in

  • Fred Hollows Foundation dinner

    Fred Hollows Foundation dinner SYDNEY — The late Dr Fred Hollows, gravel-voiced, irreverent champion of people's right to see, always loved a good food and wine nosh-up with friends. Following this tradition, the Australia Vietnam

  • 'Human rights' funds for member of KR front

    Australian government funds for "human rights" activities in Cambodia are providing direct support to the political project of a right-wing Chilean Australian who is an "honorary member" of a Khmer Rouge front. As Green

  • Meeting focuses on women in prison

    MELBOURNE — About 150 people attended a memorial on March 26 at the Melbourne Town Hall for women who have died in custody or shortly after being released from custody. Women in Fairlea and Barwon prisons also held their

  • Rainforest timber unwelcome

    Rainforest timber unwelcome SYDNEY — Sydney Rainforest Action Group, Greenpeace and Paddlers for Peace held the year's first rainforest timber ship protest on April 1. The Eastern Ruby, carrying tropical timber from Malaysia, was met

  • Occupied school to resist closure

    Occupied school to resist closureMELBOURNE — The parents, students and community activists who are occupying and operating Richmond Secondary College (one of 52 schools official closed by the Kennett government last

  • Kelly attacks environment groups

    In her first interview after the elections, environment minister Ros Kelly signalled that the Keating government would take a tough stance towards environmental groups. She told the March 31 Melbourne Age that the government's

  • ALP challenges SPSF left leadership

    ALP challenges SPSF left leadershipMELBOURNE — The State Public Service Federation (Victoria) elections in May-June promise to be a showdown between the current left leadership and several ALP-aligned tickets.