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Notice to friends of Kamal Bamadhaj

A film is being made about Kamal Bamadhaj, the only foreigner murdered in the 1991 massacre of more than 200 East Timorese protesters by the Indonesian military at the Santa Cruz cemetery in Dili. At that time, 20-year-old Kamal had been studying in

TAFE Crusaders

TAFE Crusaders By Jo Williams MELBOURNE — Student union elections are taking place on the university and TAFE campuses of the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology. On the TAFE campus, two tickets are running, the TAFE Crusaders and the TAFE

Richmond anti-racism march

Richmond anti-racism march MELBOURNE — Local residents protested against the racist policies of One Nation in Richmond on September 12. The rally was one of a series of anti-racism protests in local communities since the Queensland election.

'Together, we can rescue the future'

By Melanie Sjoberg ADELAIDE — Senator Bob Brown spoke to around 100 people on September 12 at the Governor Hindmarsh Hotel to launch the SA Greens' federal election campaign. The meeting also marked the third anniversary of the formation of the

Socialists hit headlines in the NT

By Peter Johnston DARWIN — The Democratic Socialists' candidate for the house of representatives seat of Northern Territory, Natalie Zirngast, has hit the headlines here. Her candidacy was the subject of an article in the NT News headlined

Centrelink staff campaign against job cuts

By Philippa Stanford ADELAIDE — In mid-August, Community and Public Sector Union members working for Centrelink in South Australia voted overwhelmingly in favour of a "stop the cuts" campaign to fight the loss of 160 jobs. On August 25, the CPSU

Victorian teachers stop work

By Norrian Rundle and Michael O'Reilly On September 1, primary and secondary school teachers in the eastern half of Victoria stopped work. Schools in the western half of the state took stop-work action on August 18. The half-day stop-work on

Anti-racism fund off to great start

Anti-racism fund off to great start By Wendy Robertson The Resistance Anti-racism Campaign Fund has received a big "kick-start" with a $1000 donation from a Brisbane supporter. "Courage is our banner. Whenever injustice exists, we will stand

Socialists accept Baldwin's challenge

By Stephen O'Brien NEWCASTLE — The Democratic Socialists will accept the challenge issued by Bob Baldwin, Liberal MP for the Hunter Valley seat of Paterson. Baldwin warned last month that if Resistance ran in his seat he would buck Liberal Party

WA socialists announce candidates

WA socialists announce candidates By Ana Kailis PERTH — On September 1, the Democratic Socialists announced their candidates for the federal seat of Perth and the Senate. Iggy Kim will stand in Perth. The WA Senate team will be Sarah Stephen

Students put Kennett on spot

Students put Kennett on spot By Brendan Meilak MELBOURNE — On September 2, TAFE students from across Victoria assembled at the Peninsula TAFE in Frankston to tell premier Jeff Kennett what they think of his funding cuts to the TAFE system. More

Students organise against attack on arts school

Students organise against attack on arts school By Alex Bainbridge HOBART — The Tasmania University Union (TUU) has organised a campaign to protect the university's art school from "rationalisation". The administration is considering closing