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Vigil for refugees 1 NEWCASTLE — A chilly night here on July 5 did not prevent 30 people from gathering in Civic Park for a vigil in support of the refugees on hunger strike in the Woomera detention centre. Dave McKay and Cherry from the
Museworthy: Jose Touches His Toes Jose's smooth bum leans up against the cold wall Tight pants go all the way to the floor And Jose says “It feels like a cunt It really does” And the man looks at Jose's smooth face and
Queensland band Future Native is flying high after the successful launch of its debut single “Your Backyard”. A rousing rendition of its reconciliation song “Kakadu” is also included. The purpose of “Your Backyard”, says Future Native's
BY ARUN PRADHAN It is not difficult to understand the motives of people who want to break refugees out of the desert prison at Woomera — or any other refugee prison. But is it the way we'll force the government to abandon its racist
Bradbury film In seeing David Bradbury's new documentary film Fond Memories of Cuba on opening night, I was thoroughly disappointed with its simplistic and muddled portrayal of Cuba from such a renowned left-wing filmmaker. To a less informed
BY ALEX BAINBRIDGE HOBART — The controversial Southwood woodchip mill proposal was approved by Tasmania's Resource Planning and Development Commission on July 3. Despite onerous conditions imposed by the commission, Labor Premier Jim Bacon's
No just business as usual, Economist magazine, East India Company, Daniel Drew, South Sea Company, Mississippi Company, Wall Street, John Law"> WorldCom: media excuses corporate greed BY PETER BOYLE In the wake of the US$3.8 billion WorldCom
REVIEW BY SARAH STEPHEN  Secret Ballot Written and directed by Babak Payami Starring Nassim Abdi and Cyrus Ab Distributed by Celluloid Dreams (< info@celluloid-dreams.com>) Screened at the 49th Sydney Film Festival
BY ROWAN STEWART GEELONG — On June 28, 600 Australian Manufacturing Workers Union, Electrical Trades Union and Australian Workers Union members and contractors from the joint Alcoa and Kaal aluminium smelter and rolling operations at Point
More than 400 Afghans protested outside the United Nations compound in Kabul on July 4, according to the BBC. The demonstration was against the July 1 US bombing raid in the country's south-west that slaughtered at least 40 people, possibly
[This is a model motion unionists can move in their union to support the AMWU leaders under attack.] That [workers/unionists from this workplace/meeting] note the role played by the leadership of the Victorian branch of the Australian Manufacturing
BY MAX LANE JAKARTA — On June 25, the Jakarta Media Centre was packed to overflowing. Former Indonesian president Abdurrahman Wahid (Gus Dur) and Dita Sari, the most prominent labour movement figure in Indonesia, were going to speak on the