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Protests against East Timor slaughter

Protests against East Timor slaughter In response to reports that as many as 100 people in East Timor were murdered on April 17 and 18 by anti-independence terror gangs backed by the Indonesian regime, solidarity activists held an emergency night

Loose cannons

Another one? "Give war a chance." — New York Times columnist Thomas Friedman, on April 6, calling for the bombing of Serbia to be less "surgical". Life imitates art "BELGRADE — Yugoslavia's film academy announced Saturday that it awarded

Burmese leader was no socialist

Burmese leader was no socialist By Myint Zan In an article titled "The Last Fifty Years of Burmese Law: E Maung and Maung" (Law Asia, 1997), Andrew Huxley from London's School of African and Oriental Studies claims that the former president of

Australian Greens on Kosova: illusions in imperialism

By Jim Green and Lisa Macdonald The national council of the Australian Greens adopted a resolution on the Balkans conflict at its meeting on April 10 and 11. The resolution begins: "The Australian Greens condemn the Serbian leadership in Kosova for

Brisbane CISLAC's 20th anniversary

Brisbane CISLAC's 20th anniversary By Lynda Hansen. BRISBANE — Fifty supporters of the Committee in Solidarity with Latin America and the Caribbean attended its Latin American dance party at the Resistance Centre on April 17. The event was the

... and ain't I a woman?: Our duty as women

... and ain't I a woman?: Our duty as women As a young woman, you are the future of Australia. Yes, I can study to become a medical scientist and find a cure for cancer, AIDS, chronic childhood asthma ... or maybe become an engineer, design new

On the box

Actively Radical TV — Sydney community television's progressive current affairs producers tackle the hard issues from the activist's point of view. CTS Sydney (UHF 31), every Thursday, 10pm and Saturday, 7pm. Ph 9565 5522. Access News —

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Pensioner excursion tickets Thousands of senior citizens, pensioners, because they live in areas not serviced by government transport, i.e., trains, buses or ferries, don't have the benefit of the $1 pensioner excursion ticket. The 17-seat majority

NATO prepares for escalation of war

By Allen Myers A month after the beginning of the US/NATO air war against Serbia, political and military preparations are clearly under way for a possible land war. A report by Martin Walker in the British Guardian on April 22 stated bluntly that

Corporate charity and exploitation

By Sue Boland Earlier this year, Australian tennis star Pat Cash received a lot of praise for donating a large sum of money to a charity for young people. Cash also chooses to avoid paying tax on his wealth by living outside Australia in a tax

The Aboriginal Tent Embassy

The Aboriginal Tent Embassy The Senator says it looks ramshackle.Well Senator, it is a tentIt's asking white Australiato pay the bloody rent. They told the bully boys in blueto pull it down in '72.But Aboriginal activistsjust resurrected it

UQ council condemns anti-VSU activists

By Peter Robson BRISBANE — The University of Queensland Student Representative Council has passed a motion condemning the existence of the Cross-Campus Anti-VSU Collective (CCAVSUC), the organising committee for the campaign against voluntary