Thousands of people from around Australia took to the streets in rallies, marches and festivals to mark International Women's Day last week. From Perth, Julia Perkins reports that 350 people attended a rally and noisy march around Northbridge on
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By Lisa Macdonald Despite the large number of small progressive parties and independents contesting the federal elections on March 2, the vote for these alternatives was relatively low. The Australian Democrats, promoted by the establishment media
By Renfrey Clarke MOSCOW — International outrage is spreading following the February 6 arrest of Russian environmental activist Alexander Nikitin on charges of "betraying the motherland by espionage". A former naval captain, Nikitin was employed in
President Ernesto Samper of Colombia is struggling to hold on to power amidst increasing evidence that his 1994 election campaign was financed by the drug cartels. LUIS AUGUSTO GARCÍA GUERERO of the Camilista Union — National Liberation Army
By Neil Eveleigh BRISBANE — ASIET (Action in Solidarity with Indonesia and East Timor) hosted a forum at the Resistance Centre on February 29 on "East Timor and Australian foreign policy". The forum included speakers from the Australian Democrats,
By Norman Solomon The news should have caused a national uproar. In a decision with momentous implications, the new World Trade Organisation ruled that the US law known as the Clean Air Act is unacceptable because of restrictions it places on
By Natasha Simons The election of the Coalition federal government has raised fears among higher education student and staff unions. The Coalition's higher education policy statement "Quality, diversity and choice" included the threat of up-front
Walk against Want Community Aid Abroad's 30th annual Walk against Want, raising funds to fight hunger in the Third World, will take place on March 24 with more than 100 events across Australia. To register for the walk, ring 1800 034 034. Cuban
By Bill Mason BRISBANE It only took a week for the revelation that Queensland is returning to the bad old days of Bjelke-Petersen, former Democratic Socialist candidate for the federal seat of Brisbane Zanny Begg told Green Left Weekly. The secret
By Pip Hinman The big business press has been playing up incoming PM John Howard's "mandate" to encourage him to fast-track the deregulation of the labour market and micro-economic "reform" (as well as dump many of his pre-election promises). But
By Tom Flanagan Environmental organisations held a national phone hook-up on March 5 to discuss action against the Howard government's plans for open slather uranium mining. The discussion included people from the Northern Territory Environment
Bongo FuryBongo FuryIndependentReviewed by Jenny Long Bongo Fury, the first album from Ray Pereira's Melbourne-based band, draws together the rhythms and sounds from countries and cultures that connect drumming with community life. The band's music,
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