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Taliban offers unconditional peace talks

Taliban offers unconditional peace talks By Rupen Savoulian After many months of refusing even to contemplate talks with the Afghan opposition, the Taliban regime in Kabul has announced that it is will hold unconditional peace talks with

and ain't i a woman?: The myth of men's oppression

The myth of men's oppression The August 30 issue of the Sydney Morning Herald's Good Weekend magazine proudly proclaimed itself a "special men's issue". The feature articles — on men's friendships with other men, men's work and men's

Charges against unionist dropped

Charges against unionist dropped CANBERRA — On September 1, charges of criminal damage to Parliament House were dropped at the Canberra Magistrates Court against CFMEU Adelaide organiser Davie Thomason. The charges arose from the ACTU rally on

African dance music courtesy of East Timor

African dance music courtesy of East Timor By Arun Pradhan PERTH — The unique sounds of Jah Era will feature at a Reggae Against Racism here on September 21. The mix of cultural influences in the band is best reflected in Angelo

Campaigning against racism

Campaigning against racism CANBERRA — Around 100 people rallied at the Aboriginal Tent Embassy on September 3. The rally, organised by the Campaign Against Racism (CAR), was called to protest against the federal government's racism and job

Correction

Correction In the article on Campaign Against Racism in Adelaide in last week's GLW, it was incorrectly reported that National Action has an office in Woodville and that the Vietnamese community was planning to march past it on September 6. In

Campaign defending native title grows

Campaign defending native title grows By Jennifer Thompson The Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Commission has rejected the government's native title bill, introduced to parliament on September 4, calling it unfair and divisive. The

Kumarangk defenders take next step

Kumarangk defenders take next step By Alice Davies ADELAIDE — The campaign against the bridge to Hindmarsh Island (Kumarangk) in South Australia won an important victory on September 3 when High Court Chief Justice Brennan agreed to refer

Gay youth at higher risk of suicide

Gay youth at higher risk of suicide By Marina Cameron A University of Minnesota research team released a report on August 27 showing that gay youth are seven times more likely to kill themselves than their heterosexual counterparts. The

New nuclear reactor madness

New nuclear reactor madness By Jim Green On September 3, the federal government announced plans to build a new nuclear research reactor to replace the ageing HIFAR reactor. The new $300 million reactor will be operated by the

Hinchinbrook campaign in court and on the water

By Graham Matthews BRISBANE — On September 3, Friends of Hinchinbrook lodged an application for leave to appeal to the High Court. The appeal relates to the refusal of the Federal Court to review environment minister Senator Robert Hill's

Irish republican youth organisation formed

Young republicans in Belfast and South Armagh have launched a new initiative to mobilise young people across the Six Counties. Calling itself Sinn Féin Youth, and targeting people between the ages of 15 and 25, the initiative has already