DILI - From August 21-29, members of East Timor's seven political parties participated in the congress of the CNRT (National Council for Timorese Resistance), which debated a wide range of recommendations and proposals for the development of Timor's
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REVIEW BY HELEN JARVIS
Death in Balibo, lies in CanberraBy Hamish McDonald and Desmond BallSt Leonards, NSW: Allen & Unwin, 2000. 199 pp., $24.95.
"Blood on whose hands?" is the subtitle on the striking cover of this powerful book, which recounts
'Let Nader debate'
PORTLAND, Oregon— US Green Party presidential nominee Ralph Nader and his vice-presidential candidate Winona LaDuke on August 28 filled the Portland Memorial Coliseum with 10,571 supporters who demanded that Nader be allowed in
"A sure means of lowering the divorce rate? Now wouldn't that be something? With most Western countries struggling with the high social costs of divorce, a drop in divorce rates has to be seen as a giant leap for mankind, somewhat akin to finding a
BY MARGARET ALLUM
The Defence Legislation Amendment (Aid to Civil Authorities) Bill is being debated in the Senate. It passed through the House of Representatives without amendment, with the support of the Labor Party. It is no coincidence that the
"Johnny Rotten" was a man who held strong beliefs on the rights of the working class. On any picket line in Melbourne over the last 20 years, chances are "Rotten" was there. Whether it was the nurses in 1987, the BLF in '86, the MUA in '98 or the
BY SEAN HEALY
Killing people is big business. In 1999, the United States spent US$276 billion on its military, just over a third of the world's total military expenditure. In 2000, the Pentagon's budget is expected to hit US$310 billion.
Pentagon
BY SUSAN PRICE& STUART MARTIN
More than 200 people rallied outside the Maribyrnong Detention Centre in Melbourne on August 26 in support of refugees' rights. The facility is run on behalf of the Australian government by Australian Corrections
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