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  • Union of Aboriginal nations formed

    PERTH — Aboriginal leaders and elders from seven tribal groups in NSW met in Moree on April 22 to set up a "Union of Aboriginal Nations", according to a report carried by Perth Indymedia. The meeting was attended by leaders and elders from the

  • Abortion: 'As early as possible, as late as necessary'

    Nicole Hilder, Melbourne On April 20, the same day that the media reported Coalition Senator Ron Boswell's intention to introduce a private member's bill into parliament restricting women's access to abortion, the Socialist Alliance held a

  • Howard a 'war criminal'

    DARWIN — Protesters gathered outside the Robertson Barracks on April 17, where PM John Howard was sending off 450 additional Australian troops to Iraq. Howard was jeered with cries of "war criminal" as he passed the protest. From Green Left

  • Save Our Rail protesters to join May Day march

    Ruth Ratcliffe& Daniel Gregory, Newcastle The Save Our Rail (SOR) committee is planning to join the local May Day march this year in another demonstration of the widespread opposition to the Carr Labor government's plan to cut the Newcastle train

  • 1000 march to save Recherche Bay

    Peter Sypkens, Hobart More than 1000 people marched through Southport Lagoon Conservation Area in southern Tasmania on April 17, to support the protection of Recherche Bay, a national heritage-listed site under threat from logging. The march

  • Generations of Resistance celebrated

    Bill Mason, Brisbane Representatives of the old and new generations of Resistance members combined to celebrate the Brisbane launch on April 16 of a new book on the history of Australia's longest existing socialist youth organisation —

  • Solidarity toast hails Venezuela revolution

    Bill Mason, Brisbane Chants of "Viva Venezuela", and "Viva Chavez" accompanied a toast to the Venezuelan revolution at the Activist Centre on April 16. The evening featured screenings of Tommy Goes Caracas, about the solidarity visit by Scottish

  • Protests to demand recognition of Australia-Timor boundary

    Max Lane, Sydney On April 26, a new round of negotiations will start between the Australian and East Timorese governments over the maritime boundary between the two countries. The Australian government is still refusing to recognise the

  • Meeting calls for June 30 protest

    Andrew Martin, Brisbane "I've had a gutful of the phraseology of boxing clever, keeping the powder dry and the troops disciplined. We must discuss genuine collectivism and solidarity", Bob Carnegie, an organiser for the Queensland Builders

  • Forest victories in Weld, South Sister

    Alex Bainbridge, Hobart Forest campaigners have won important, albeit partial, victories in the Weld Valley and at South Sister. These wins are significant given the disappointment following the re-election in October of the pro-logging Howard

  • Loose Cannons

    War is 'conflict prevention' "The US intelligence community is drawing up a secret watch-list of 25 countries where instability might precipitate US intervention, according to officials in charge of a new office set up to co-ordinate planning for

  • Meeting pledges to fight police racism

    Karen Thorpe & Tim Stewart, Brisbane "Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere", Aboriginal rights activist Murrandoo Yanner told a cheering 200-strong crowd at the Inala Community Centre on April 14. The meeting was organised by the