650 attend New Zealand peace conference
By Ciaron O'Reilly
Some 650 New Zealand activists gathered in Wellington for the "Peace, Power and Politics" conference on the queen's birthday long weekend.
The conference was held on the 25th
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Protesters stop woodchip train
By Francesca Alice
PERTH — A group of 200 south-west residents and protesters peacefully stopped a woodchip train at Balingup, 200 km south of here, on the afternoon of June 19. The train was on its way
All over the world
Simon Paglia is a volunteer with Saint Vincent de Paul's night patrol in Sydney, which distributes sustenance to the city's homeless. One of these homeless souls belongs to Gerald Franklin. He likes to go about the city
Big-hearted baboon
Untamed Heart
Directed by Tony Bill
Starring Christian Slater, Marisa Tomei, Rosie Perez
Rated M. At Village and Hoyts
Reviewed by Ulrike Erhardt
A love story in the old-fashioned sense of devotion — a
33 Revolutions Per Minute
Marxman
Phonogram records
Reviewed by Zanny Begg
Emerging out of the Bristol rap scene, Marxman are cool in style and uncompromising in politics. Their debut album is called 33 Revolutions Per Minute, and by
PSU action blocks unfair sacking
By Dan Riley
MELBOURNE — Public Sector Union members in Department of Social Security (Area West) who took industrial action in support of a sacked temporary employee have won his reinstatement for the
By Sean Malloy
Islamic fundamentalism, and Islam in general, cannot be taken out of historical and political context. Western media hype portraying Islam as an inspiration for terror clouds the real nature of Islam in the Middle East. Green
Koalas invade Boral office
SYDNEY — Supporters of the Wingham Forest Action Group wielding chainsaws an dressed in koala suits stormed the offices of the Boral Corporation on June 24 to protest against logging of NSW old growth forests.
By Stephen Robson
PERTH — A document produced by the state Education Ministry proposes to devolve education to the local school level. Titled "Devolution:the next phase", the paper created a furore when it was leaked to the West Australian
Since the end of the Cold War, a new confusion has crept into world politics. Imperialism, once clearly recognised as such, has sheltered behind the United Nations. Campaigning journalist JOHN PILGER explains his views on imperialism, Australia
Filipinos fight Australian power plant
An Australian company, Arch Print Pty Ltd, is about to start building a power plant only 150 metres from houses in the village of Tanza on Manila Bay.
The plant will be diesel for at least the first
Ecopolitics VII at Griffith
Ecopolitics VII, to be held at Griffith University July 2-4, will have a strong emphasis on global environmental issues and on the links between the environmental, peace, women's and indigenous movements.
The
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