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Howard attracts protesters in Hobart

Howard attracts protesters in Hobart By Matt Bloor HOBART — The signing of Tasmania's Regional Forest Agreement (RFA) was delayed yet again after unresolved discussions between PM John Howard and Premier Tony Rundle in Launceston on

Thousands protest Puerto Rico telephone sale

Thousands protest Puerto Rico telephone sale On October 1, more than 100,000 people came from all over Puerto Rico to a protest in San Juan to demand that the government cancel its plans to sell the Puerto Rico Telephone Company (PRTC). The

Eddie's Country

Eddie's Country Eddie, where are you?Are you walkabout out westwith your brother the snake;shedding scales on the rockswhere your blood runs to the sea? Oh Eddie, where can you be?Are you dancing with spiritsin gleaming desert sands?Are

Australia: toxic exports outlaw

By Barry Healy A Greenpeace protest in Hong Kong Harbour in September stymied an attempt to export illegally Australian toxic computer scrap. Early on September 22, 10 Greenpeace activists occupied the freighter Zim Sydney in Hong Kong Harbour

Telstra workers to strike

By Tim E. Stewart At stop-work meetings on October 8, more than 3000 Telstra members of the Community and Public Sector Union voted overwhelmingly in favour of a national 24-hour strike on October 17. The Communications, Electrical and Plumbing

Indonesian government bans the PRD

Indonesian government bans the PRD By James Balowski On September 29, Indonesia's Ministry of Home Affairs announced that the People's Democratic Party (PRD) and all its affiliated mass organisations had been banned. This includes Student

People's Declaration on Global Warming

People's Declaration on Global Warming By Paul Petit The Australian Greens have recently launched the Australian People's Declaration on Global Warming, a petition opposing the Howard government's arrogant refusal to adopt binding

Pope in Brazil and politics

Pope in Brazil and politics On September 29, some 30 Brazilian homosexual activists demonstrated in central Rio de Janeiro, handing out leaflets in front of the Candelaria church, then burning posters depicting Pope John Paul II. They were

Ogoni people's struggle honoured

Ogoni people's struggle honoured The Movement for the Survival of the Ogoni People (MOSOP) has received the Chico Mendes Award for its defence of the environment in the Niger River delta in Nigeria. The award, named after the murdered Brazilian

... and ain't i a woman?: Window-dressing

Window-dressing The hollowness of the Liberal Party's gloating last year when it appointed four women to its ministry — the largest number in any Australian government — was clearly revealed by Howard's cabinet reshuffle on October 5.

Opposition to Honeymoon uranium plan

Opposition to Honeymoon uranium plan The Australian Conservation Foundation (ACF) and Friends of the Earth (FoE) will oppose the federal government's plans to push ahead with a new uranium mine at Honeymoon in South Australia. The proposal is a

3CR to appeal defamation decision

Community radio station 3CR recently celebrated 21 years on air, a considerable achievement for a station that receives no government funding, corporate sponsorship or advertising revenue. But the station is