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Chilean women prisoners SYDNEY — Seventy people attended an International Women's Day celebration on March 9 organised by the Human rights group ADEPU-Chile. The evening focused on the plight of 17 women political prisoners being held in
Beijing and US threaten war in Taiwan By Eva Cheng Beijing has launched another series of missile "tests" and military exercises near Taiwan, using live ammunition this time and endangering air and sea transport in the area. The US
OLFAT MAHMOUD is director of the Women's Humanitarian Organisation in the Burj el Barajneh refugee camp in Lebanon, which houses 20,000 Palestinians in a space one kilometre square. She is currently on a speaking tour of Australia, organised by the
By Bill Mason BRISBANE — Unionists at Comalco's Weipa bauxite mine in far north Queensland are disputing wage rises which the Industrial Relations Commission ruled on March 14 should be paid to 71 award workers. On March 15, Weipa Industrial
Indonesia: fighting for free unions HERI, a local organiser for the Indonesian Centre for Labour Struggles (PPBI) and LUKMAN HAKIM, a PPBI national coordinator, have both been arrested for participating in strike actions. They are interviewed
Why the media distorts IWD This year's International Women's Day (IWD) mobilised tens of thousands of women across Australia, mostly in rallies, and also in other public events. This success reinforces the fact that this a significant date for
Write on: letters to the editor Tamil Tigers We refer to the article written by Ana Pararajasingham in your paper titled "Behind the War in Sri Lanka". It is clear that the author has presented a one-sided view of the events happening in
The Hemp Revolution. Gil Scrine Films.

Hemp, hemp, hooray! The Hemp Revolution is the latest documentary by Australian film maker Anthony Clarke, whose previous work includes The Panama Deception and Coverup: Behind the Iran-Contra Affair.