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Niddrie residents oppose toxic dump

Niddrie residents oppose toxic dump By Chris Spindler MELBOURNE — Hot on the heels of the victory against the proposed CSR toxic dump at Werribee, residents at Niddrie in Melbourne's west are opposing a proposed toxic dump in a disused quarry.

Loose cannons

Starting with him "Mr Howard said Australians needed to 'throw out those things that are not working' ..." — Sydney Morning Herald May 24. Depends what you're negotiating "You don't lose your principles just because you negotiate with the

Useful ammunition for activists

Useful ammunition for activists Dollars for Death: Why the uranium mining and nuclear industry must be stoppedResistance Books, 199964pp., $4.95 Review by Rjurik Davidson Activists protesting against the Jabiluka uranium mine are under attack

Pakistan anti-war activists demonstrate

LAHORE, Pakistan — The Labour Party Pakistan (LPP) organised a successful demonstration against the arms race on May 27. The action attracted more than 250 people despite police and government harassment. It was the only such demonstration

Enemies of the Indonesian people

Enemies of the Indonesian people By Max Lane The first week of the Indonesian election campaign has been characterised by mobilisations of the hundreds of thousands of people organised by Megawati Sukarnoputri's Indonesian Democratic

Sorry Day: no healing without justice

Sorry Day: no healing without justice Comment by Margaret Allum May 26 was the first anniversary of Sorry Day, a day to mark the plight of the “stolen generations”: For most of this century (until the early 1970s in some states) the

Female transsexuals: part of the women's liberation movement

By Zanny Begg In Djadi-Dugarang, the newsletter of the Indigenous Social Justice Association, Ray Jackson tells the story of Belinda (not her real name), a male to female transgender. In late 1997, Belinda was arrested for drug possession and sent

Almost the best way to say things

By Alex Bainbridge DAVID BENIUK is an accomplished musician who frequently plays benefits for progressive causes. More than that, he is a songwriter who writes honestly about what he sees and thus creates some of the best political music I have

Rally rejects loitering laws

By Nick Southall and Justin Randell WOLLONGONG — More than 100 people gathered on May 29 at Allen Street Park for the Port Kembla Loitering Festival. The festival was organised by Illawarra Community Action for Public Space (ICAPS) to protest

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 —

Life of Riley: Dem damn Dems!

Correct me if I'm wrong, but isn't this a great time to be alive? It would be very difficult to be bored right now wouldn't it? At this precise moment of historical time, I mean. What with a bang up shootin' war courtesy of Bill Clinton and NATO, 50

Rebellion, resistance, revolution: socialists to descend on Melbourne

By Sean Healy More than 250 young socialist activists are expected to descend on Melbourne for four days in July for the annual Resistance national conference. The theme will be "Rebellion, resistance, revolution: dare to struggle, dare to win",