Jabiluka: pressure on Howard, ERA grows
There were mass arrests at the Jabiluka uranium mine site in Kakadu National Park on July 3, as thousands blockaded construction. The government and the mining company, Energy Resources of Australia (ERA),
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More Work Songs from the Planet of the ApesBob WisemanGFC recordingsSend Can$20 to PO Box 660, Station P, Toronto, ON M5S 2Y4, Canada, or order by credit card at <www.festival.bc.ca> Review by James Smith
Why do things that are mediocre
Pauline Hanson and her One Nation party claim that Australian Aborigines receive "special treatment" not afforded to all other Australians. The "privileges" they receive, she says, "discriminate" against non-Aborigines and should be withdrawn. Native
No prison break-outs
The FarmDirected by Jonathan Stack and Liz GarbusProduced by Gabriel FilmsScreened at the 45th Sydney Film Festival Review by James Vassilopoulos
Louisiana State Penitentiary in Angola, Louisiana, is one of the biggest
Crane drivers fight attacks
By Shane Bentley
SYDNEY — Mobile crane drivers, members of the Construction, Forestry, Mining and Energy Union (CFMEU), employed by three companies — Gillespie, Wilson and Kanabrook Cranes — have been locked out
By Paul Oboohov
CANBERRA — Following the dismantling of the CES, the staff remaining in the Department of Employment, Education, Training and Youth Affairs voted 87.75% in favour of accepting some loss of conditions in a postal vote concluding on
Better late than never
"Overwhelmingly, my constituents are opposed to this full sale." — Queensland National MP De-Anne Kelly, threatening to cross the floor to oppose privatisation of Telstra (but the bill has already passed the House of
By Amanda Lawrence
SYDNEY — The annual Network of Women Students Australia (NOWSA) national conference was held at the University of Western Sydney, Nepean's Kingswood campus on June 29-July 3. Around 350 women attended from around Australia.
Canberra high school walkout against One Nation
By Jordie Collins
CANBERRA — On July 2, despite school administrations threatening to penalise students, around 120 secondary students participated in an anti-racist walkout. The rally provided a
By César Ayala
GUAYNABO, Puerto Rico — The entire labour movement of Puerto Rico will support of telephone workers in a general strike against the privatisation of the Puerto Rico Telephone Company (PRTC). Puerto Rico is a Caribbean island
Editorial: A shameful betrayal
When Prime Minister John Howard and Senator Brian Harradine announced the compromise that will ensure passage of the government's Wik legislation through the Senate, most media commentary focused on which of the two
A celebration of courage and solidarity
Honey and AshesDirected by Nadia FaresWith Nozha Khouadra, Amel Ledhili, Naji Najeh, Samia MzaliScreened at the 45th Sydney Film Festival Review by Francesca Davis
Honey and Ashes is a powerful movie
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