Doug Lorimer
On May 21, newly elected Solomon Islands Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare accused Australian foreign minister Alexander Downer of bullying tactics over the future of the Australian-dominated Regional Assistance Mission to the Solomon
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Stuart Munckton
BBC News reported on May 15 that the US government was placing a sanction on the sale of arms to Venezuela. The US State Department justified the ban by claiming that Venezuela is failing to assist counter-terrorism efforts, and has
Lauren Caulfield, Melbourne
On June 4, people from around Victoria will rally here to protect the state's forests.
The World Environment Day event will start at 11am at the State Library in Swanston Street and march to Federation Square. It will
Jim McIlroy & Coral Wynter, Caracas
The capitalist system headed by the US is like a "venomous snake", Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez told an audience in the east of the country on May 20. "Capitalism is the science of the devil."
"The
Max Lane
On May 24, East Timorese President Xanana Gusmao, Prime Minister Mari Alkatiri and the speaker of East Timor's parliament Lu'olo sent a letter to the governments of Australia, Portugal, Malaysia and New Zealand as well as to the United
Maria Julua Mayoral, Pedro de la Hoz & Jose de la Osa, Havana
Cuban President Fidel Castro has challenged US President George Bush, the CIA, the 33 US intelligence agencies, the thousands of banks in the world and the "servants" of Forbes magazine
Andrea Mears, Melbourne
RMIT appears to be looking to end a project that provides tuition-free scholarships for a small number of refugees. Currently, 61 refugees are enrolled at RMIT through the project, which provides scholarships to temporary
A recently published Attorney-General's department report shows that Australians are 24 times more likely to have their phones tapped than people living in the United States.
The report on the use of the Telecommunications (Interception) Act 1979
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Tony Iltis, Melbourne
One hundred and twenty people rallied in the Footscray Mall around the slogans "Stand up for multicultural communities!" and "Howard's racism will not divide us: say no to attacks on Muslims!".
The May 20 rally, organised by
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