BY DOUG LORIMER
As the United States makes final preparations to launch its military conquest of Iraq, the long-simmering diplomatic dispute over the future of Iraq between Washington and Paris broke into the open.
On February 9, German officials
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MELBOURNE — There will be a feast of music and comedy on February 28 as artists from Australia, West Papua, Papua New Guinea and East Timor perform at the Melbourne Concert Hall. The "Morning Star Concert for West
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across Australia, students are getting together to campaign against war
on Iraq. Â鶹´«Ã½ Weekly's BRONWYN POWELL spoke to JOCK PALFREEMAN,
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about
BY
TERRICA STRUDWICK
ROCKHAMPTON — Around 600 central Queensland residents protested here
on February 15 as part of the global weekend of action against war on Iraq.
It was the largest rally held in some years in this rural town, known for
BY STEPHEN O'BRIEN
NEWCASTLE — The retirement of the incumbent Labor member for the state seat of Charlestown, Richard Face, has prompted ALP head office intervention in the pre-selection ballot for his old seat.
Despite the protests of a 140
BY CLAYTON MCDONALD
BYRON BAY — "I have seen the bomb. I have felt the blast. I have heard the silence and seen the devastation afterwards", Bali bombing survivor Hanabeth Luke told the 3000 protesters who had marched to the Byron Bay beach park
BY KIM BULLIMORE
SYDNEY — “Women and children will the ones who will suffer the most
if the war on Iraq goes ahead”, said peace activist Win Childs. Along with
Dr Gillian Deakin and actor Genevieve Lemon, Win Childs is organising the
February
BY ROHAN PEARCE
On February 14, White House spokesperson Ari Fleischer made a valiant but unsuccessful attempt to argue that the report by chief UN weapons inspector Hans Blix to the UN Security Council earlier that day provided more justification
BY BILL MASON
BRISBANE — Protesters against the food irradiation plant being built at Narangba, 50km north of the city, have won a major victory with the dismissal of a state government move in the Supreme Court to have their protest camp
BY
IAN STOLP & JULES GREEN
HOBART — Between 12,000 and 15,000 people marched on February 15,
in one of the biggest demonstrations ever held here. It took more than
40 minutes for the marchers to travel the 500-metre route. Protesters,
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