Vannessa Hearman Solidarity organisations in the United States and East Timor have accused the Australian government of holding up the extension and expansion of the United Nations mission in East Timor, in particular the deployment of peacekeeping
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HOBART — On August 26, 100 trade unionists protested for workers' rights outside the state Liberal Party conference. The conference was attended by workplace relations minister Kevin Andrews and PM John Howard. Represented at the protest were the
Paul Benedek, Brisbane In the wake of horrific racist treatment of Indigenous people across Queensland, a rally against racism, police violence and black deaths in custody will be held on September 1. The action will put pressure on the hearing into
Zoe Kenny With the price of crude oil predicted to remain high, a voter backlash against record petrol prices and the predicted dire consequences of climate change would seem enough to motivate any government into breaking Australia's dependence on
Doug Lorimer "The insurgency has more public support and is demonstrably more capable in numbers of people active and in its ability to direct violence than at any point in time", an unnamed "senior" US defence department official, speaking "off the
Pablo Stefanoni, La Paz "Move from words to action." This phrase flew around in the evaluations and self-evaluations in August of the strengths and weaknesses of the Bolivian government. First it was the turn of the social movements close to the
Another 'Mission Accomplished' "Hezbollah started the crisis. And Hezbollah suffered a defeat." — Emperor George Bush II, August 14. 'We was robbed!' "However hard [Israeli PM] Ehud Olmert tries to spin it, the UN ceasefire that began yesterday
Peter Gellert, Mexico City Following presidential elections widely viewed as marred by fraud, Mexico's political crisis not only shows no signs of being resolved, but in fact is intensifying almost daily. In the six weeks since the July 2
John Pilger, London If the alleged plot to attack airliners flying from London is true — remember the lies that led to the invasion of Iraq, and to the raid on a "terrorist cell" in east London — then one person ultimately is to blame, as he was
Colin Mitchell, Melbourne About 60 people joined a protest ride on August 20 to Barwon prison, near Geelong, where 13 Muslim men, known as the "Melbourne 13", are being held. The men were arrested in highly sensationalised raids last November,
Kerry Vernon, Sydney Office cleaners held two noisy rallies in the city on August 24, part of the Liquor, Hospitality and Miscellaneous Union's (LHMU) "Clean start — fair deal for cleaners" campaign. The action at Martin Place defended 20
Message Stick: Matthew Doyle — Musician, dancer, man of culture, yet Matthew Doyle grew up in the city not even knowing he was Aboriginal. ABC, Friday, September 1, 6pm. Surviving Katrina — Explores the human experience of the aftermath of
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