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East Timor supporters at NT Expo

East Timor supporters at NT Expo By Sally Mitchell DARWIN — Members of Australians for a Free East Timor (AFFET) and local Timorese held a protest stall at the Northern Territory Trade Expo, June 27-29. NT Expo, opened by trade minister

Figures of fury

Figures of fury The extent of the civil unrest in the Six Counties can be garnered from the following statistics, accumulated over 72 hours from 6pm, July 5 to 6pm, July 8, published in the Irish Times. Attacks on security forces —

Unwinding blues

Unwinding blues Music Makin' MamaAnn RabsonAlligator Records through Festival Review by Melanie Sjoberg I had reached the end of a particularly difficult week at work and a night of serious Â鶹´«Ã½ Weekly selling. I then wallowed in the

Who they are

Australia First Elected ALP MHR for Kalgoorlie in 1980, Graeme Campbell steadily moved to the extreme right. He was an outspoken champion of the mining industry, in 1988 crossing the floor over Labor's gold tax. He loudly opposed the

Legalised slavery returns to the USA

By Bobby Lee Daniels REIDSVILLE, GEORGIA — The trend to privatise state-run prisons, which is resulting in legal slavery, began in the south-eastern US state of Georgia four years ago. At that time, the Georgia legislature decided that

Thousands demonstrate against Hanson in Dandenong

By Susan Price DANDENONG — Some 3000-5000 people rallied outside the Dandenong launch of Pauline Hanson's One Nation party on July 7. The rally was the largest in Victoria since One Nation began establishing branches in the state. Despite

Green light for Roxby uranium expansion

By Matt Wilson ADELAIDE — The operator of the Olympic Dam uranium mine in South Australia, Western Mining (WMC), recently released an environmental impact statement into the expansion of uranium mining operations. Given the Howard government's

Fury in northern Ireland after parade is forced through

By Dave Riley On the afternoon of July 6, after a kind of martial law was imposed on the nationalist Garvaghy Road area of Portadown, County Armagh, a Protestant Orange Order parade marched silently through the rubble and debris left by the

Protest US moves on Palestine

Protest US moves on Palestine By Jennifer Thompson SYDNEY — The Committee for Safeguarding Jerusalem had its first public action here on July 11, with a hundred-strong protest in front of the US consulate. The demonstrators — members of

East Timorese picket consulate

East Timorese picket consulate By Bridget Riggs MELBOURNE A picket was maintained at the Indonesian consulate from June 27 to July 4 to protest against the murder on June 25 of East Timorese resistance leader David Alex by the Indonesian

Rally for a woman's right to choose

Rally for a woman's right to choose By Ruth Ratcliffe BRISBANE — A rally here on July 8 protested against the de-funding of Children by Choice, a counselling and referral service, and Queensland health minister Mike Horan's threats to

Ecuadoran villagers occupy mining installations

Ecuadoran villagers occupy mining installations By Cam Walker Installations of the Japanese mining company Bishimetals and the Ecuadoran state mining institution CODIGEM were peacefully occupied on May 12 by 50 people from seven local