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Filipino socialists: Australian forces should get out

Filipino socialist group, the Partido Lakas ng Masa (PLM), released the statement slightly abridged below on September 3 after the Australian government announced to it would send special forces to work with the murderous Rodrigo Duterte regime in Mindanao in the name of the 鈥渨ar on terror鈥.

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The PLM demands that the Australian government withdraw the two Australian air force Orion spy planes participating in combat since June in Marawi, Mindanao, and abandon plans announced by Australian government ministers to send special forces.

Forestry workers exploited

Forestry workers exploited By Anne Pavy and Julie Green PERTH 鈥 As part of the logging blockade in the old growth forests south west of here, environmental activists have been talking to residents and workers in the local community. They

Loose Cannons

Getting lost "Australia is, technically speaking, in Oceania." 鈥 Alexander Downer denying geography after Liberal polling has revealed concerns about Australia becoming "Asianised" and losing its European culture. Gone off "There is

The regional and the global

The regional and the global Energy By Stefo Nantsou Zeal Theatre Reviewed by Frank Razmovki. In the comfortable and informal surrounds of the Newcastle Leagues Club, Zeal Theatre premiered Energy, a documentary-style show about the

Youth leagues support prisoners

Youth leagues support prisoners Youth organisations have backed calls by the South African Prisoners Organisation for Human Rights for amnesty for non-violent prisoners. On July 9, representatives of the youth leagues of the ANC, IFP, PAC and

Women, media and sport

Women, media and sport By Danielle Woolage The serious lack of media coverage allocated to women's sport continues to enforce the long-held belief that the sporting field is a masculine arena and that women are not as skilful nor as worthy

US restricts military aid to Indonesia

US restricts military aid to Indonesia The United States Senate banned light arms sales to Indonesia on July 14 because of continuing human rights violations on East Timor. In a unanimous vote, the Senate added a provision to the Foreign

On the Box

Masterpiece: Larry Kramer 鈥 "The idea of a judicious Larry Kramer is an oxymoron ... I would like there to be a gay Malcolm X, a gay Martin Luther King ... but until there is, Larry is the best we've got," says Christopher Bram, critic and writer.

Protests against Ramos' new tax law

By Reihana Mohideen A number of activist groups, including the People's Coalition against Vat (KOMVAT) and Kill VAT are planning major protest actions against the Ramos governments' expanded value added tax (VAT) law. The actions are being timed

Action update

ADELAIDE 鈥 One thousand Electricity Trust of South Australia workers began three days of rolling stoppages on July 20. The stoppages were directed against ETSA management who are moving to employ contract labour. Martin Gibson, from the Electrical

New analysis warns of non-agricultural pesticides

The California Policy Seminar (CPS), a joint program of the University of California and the California state government, released in June "Pesticides in the Home and Community: Health Risks and Policy Alternatives", targeting the extensive use of

Love, lust and pain

This Other Eden By Ben Elton Pocket Books, 344 pp, $13.95 Foetal Attraction By Kathy Lette Picador, 280 pp, $14.95 Reviewed by Dave Riley Ben Elton, in full flight, is a gab feast. Elton, aka "motor mouth", by trade is a stand up