By Lyndall Barnett
MELBOURNE — About 600 women and men marched here on June 19 to demand justice for women. Organised by the recently formed Justice for Women Action Collective, the rally protested against the lack of commitment to women's
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Black women are the most disadvantaged section of South African society, oppressed because of their social class, gender and colour; they are also the greatest victims of violence. Women have the most to gain from a democratic post-apartheid
Help for FMLN
By Paul Ingwersen
The Canberra-based Committee to Defend Human Rights in El Salvador is coordinating an effort to send material to assist the Farabundo Martí National Liberation Front (FMLN) in its election campaign.
650 attend New Zealand peace conference
By Ciaron O'Reilly
Some 650 New Zealand activists gathered in Wellington for the "Peace, Power and Politics" conference on the queen's birthday long weekend.
The conference was held on the 25th
Blood Brothers
Four-part series on SBS Television
Screening weekly starting Tuesday, July 6, 8.30 p.m. (8.00 Adelaide)
Reviewed by Ignatius Kim
Over the last 15 years or so, we have seen the rise of a strong cultural activity by
Opposition to new reactor
Greenpeace, the Greens (WA) and the Sutherland Shire Council last week announced their united opposition to a new nuclear reactor anywhere in Australia.
The move follows recent suggestions that a new reactor,
PSU action blocks unfair sacking
By Dan Riley
MELBOURNE — Public Sector Union members in Department of Social Security (Area West) who took industrial action in support of a sacked temporary employee have won his reinstatement for the
By Peter Boyle
MELBOURNE — Leaders of the Somali community in Australia, the Somali Relief Association and Community Aid Abroad have protested against the recent military actions by United States and United Nations forces in Somalia. The
Technology
I'm writing to you out of concern for the growing development of technology. I'm beginning to believe that it's not creating work, and with the many problems we're having with unemployment at the moment, it has me thinking.
Seven young East Timorese entered the Swedish and Finnish embassies in Jakarta on June 23 to ask for political asylum. After being told that the Finish embassy would not help, the four Timorese in that embassy left after receiving "guarantees"
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