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Brisbane rally against testing

Brisbane rally against testing By Debbie Marshall and Nicole Kamp BRISBANE — More than 500 angry people rallied outside the French Consulate on June 23 to protest against the decision by French President Jacques Chirac to resume nuclear

Radio highlights

Radio highlights A Swag of Yarns — A special program to mark National Aboriginal and Islander Day of Celebration. Some of Australia's leading storytellers, songwriters, actors and performers present the stories, yarns, legends and myths of the

Fighting the nuclear threat in central Europe

Earlier this year, JOHN HALLAM was involved with Polski Klub Ecologiczny (the largest environmental organisation in Poland, and a member group of Friends of the Earth International) in a campaign to stop the European Bank for Reconstruction and

No More Hiroshimas Coalition formed

No More Hiroshimas Coalition formed By Ray Fulcher MELBOURNE — The French Consulate was the scene of a lively 800-strong protest on June 24. The rally, called by the newly formed No More Hiroshimas Coalition, demanded an end to French

French students reject nuclear tests

French students reject nuclear tests We, student representatives in our countries, want to express our deep concerns about the French decision to renew nuclear testing in the Pacific. This testing is ecologically hazardous. Regardless of

Opposition to Hindmarsh royal commission

By Melanie sjoberg ADELAIDE — The 25-year ban on the building of a controversial bridge to Hindmarsh Island, south of Adelaide, continues to generate debate. South Australian Liberal Premier Dean Brown announced a royal commission into

High school students protest French tests

By Alison Dellit CANBERRA — Classes at Telopea Park High were disrupted for three days last week as students organised and joined in protests sparked by France's decision to resume nuclear testing. The controversy began on June 16, when

Tales from the Vietnam Moratorium in Victoria

By Gerry Harant Nowadays, when people borrow one of my PA systems for yet another demonstration, I sometimes point out that some of its component bits first saw service in the second Moratorium. I was neither an organiser nor yet one of the

World Federation of Democratic Youth

World Federation of Democratic Youth The defiant declaration of the French government, headed by Jacques Chirac, to renew underground nuclear tests in the Moruroa Atoll is an open challenge to peace and public opinion for nuclear disarmament.

Socialists run in Brisbane

Socialists run in Brisbane By Bill Mason BRISBANE — The Democratic Socialist campaign confirmed on June 22 it would run 22-year-old environmental and social justice activist Zanny Begg for the seat of Brisbane Central in the July 15

The Cuban Revolution's next generation

The Cuban Revolution's next generation Between May 23 and June 2, 27-year-old ALEJANDRO HERRERA AGETE visited Sydney as part of a speaking tour. Agete, formerly a computer engineer and currently a full-time member of the Havana City Province

French consulate picketed

SYDNEY — Chanting "end nuclear testing, ban all nuclear weapons" at least 300 protesters took the anti-nuclear campaign to the French consulate on June 23. The picket brought together groups including the Anti-Bases Campaign, Pax Christi,