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Imagine... Imagine a world where any woman could walk down any street, day or night, and feel no fear of harassment or assault, and where society denounced domestic violence as so abhorrent that every home was safe. Imagine a world where girls
Jabril Sanei Somalia is on the Horn of Africa, the north-eastern-most point of the African continent. As Raman Bhardwaj wrote in his 1979 book The Dilemma of the Horn of Africa, (Sterling Publishers, India): "The Horn's tip, a life-line for the
Across Australia, Indigenous activists and their supporters have offered solidarity to the residents of Redfern Block. Brisbane Murri activist Sam Watson spoke to Âé¶¹´«Ã½ Weekly's Marce Cameron about the reaction. Watson, who will stand for the

From February 16, tens of thousands of Ecuadorians poured into the nation's streets and highways in a 48-hour wave of protest, paralysing much of the country, reports Duroyan Fertl.

On October 19, 2001, a boat laden with asylum seekers en route to Australia from Indonesia sank, killing 353 people. Despite ever more evidence to the contrary, the Australian government claims it has no responsibility regarding the deaths.
Keep our coasts public! Alan Davison (Write On, Âé¶¹´«Ã½ Weekly #572) claims factual errors in previous reports on opposition to Australand's proposed "Port Coogee" development. As "proof", he points out that the section of beach where the
MELBOURNE — On February 20, Socialist Alliance activists picketed the Maribyrnong Detention Centre to highlight the plight of female detainees. Socialist Alliance candidate for the seat of Gellibrand, Linda Waldron told Âé¶¹´«Ã½ Weekly, "Many
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Rohan Pearce On March 18, 2003, Prime Minister John Howard announced in federal parliament: "The government has now authorised our defence forces, which were predeployed to the [Persian] Gulf to acclimatise and contribute to the campaign to
Simon Tayler, Sydney Community TV Sydney's broadcasting licence is currently up for renewal with the Australian Broadcasting Authority (ABA). Community TV Sydney manages the programming and broadcasting for Sydney's community television station,
Separate is not equal. That's the message of the gay civil rights movement that has burst forth across the US, inspired by the fight for the right of gays and lesbians to marry. Elizabeth Schulte, Steve Trussell and Sherry Wolf report. Thousands of
"Our players are innocent" screamed the front page of Rupert Murdoch's Sydney Daily Telegraph on February 26. The accompanying article was about the alleged gang rape of a Coffs Harbour woman by up to six players from the Canterbury Bulldogs rugby