BY MIKE BYRNE
BRISBANE — More than 80 people met on April 7 to discuss immigration minister Philip Ruddock's proposal to build a 200-bed medium-security detention centre at Pinkenba, close to Brisbane airport. The meeting was called by federal
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Brazilian MST leaders tour
More than 250,000 poor and working class families in Brazil have won
the right to farm a parcel of land, a public meeting in Newcastle was told
on April 8.
Roberto Baggio, one of two leaders of Brazil's
BY ROHAN PEARCE
On April 11, US President George Bush told journalists that "[Palestinian Authority President Yasser Arafat] needs to speak clearly, in Arabic, to the people of that region and condemn terrorist activities. At the very minimum, he
BY KIRSTIN ROBERTS
Just days before the US began bombing Afghanistan, a Bush administration adviser met with Hollywood executives to enlist them in a Second World War-style propaganda offensive. The Hollywood elite have raced to show just how
BY GREGORY WILPERT
CARACAS, April 12 — In the early morning hours, Venezuelan army generals arrested President Hugo Chavez. The orchestration of the coup was impeccable and, in all likelihood, planned a long time ago.
First of all, the military
BY TERRICA STRUDWICK
ROCKHAMPTON Central Queensland University (CQU) Student Association
staff, along with the National Tertiary Education Union (NTEU), has been
fighting for an enterprise agreement since last May. Top management refuse
BY LISA MACDONALD
SYDNEY — Pakistani socialist Farooq Tariq wrapped up his Australian speaking tour with an April 12 public address at the Lidcombe offices of the Construction, Forestry, Mining and Energy Union (CFMEU).
Tariq, who is general
BY ROHAN PEARCE
On April 10, eight Israelis died and 19 were wounded in a suicide bomb detonation on a bus travelling from Haifa to Jerusalem. Reports indicate that most of the victims of the blast were soldiers from the Israeli Defence Force
BY ALLEN JENNINGS
Once again, the US government has shown how ridiculous and anachronistic its policies are towards Cuba. On April 3, James Sabzali, a Canadian businessperson based in Philadelphia, was convicted for selling water-purification
BY JENNY LONG
SYDNEY — Palestine's supporters have continued to protest against Israel's brutality, and the Australian government's unwillingness to oppose it. After almost daily vigils, many at the Israeli consulate, activists met on April 10 to
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BY KERRYN WILLIAMS
CANBERRA — "The Palestine question is a question of justice, human rights, international law and fairness", Ali Kazak, the head of the Palestinian Delegation to Australia told an April 10 Resistance forum on the Australian
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