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The new #UnitedIreland campaign has released the video below, narrated by actor Irish actor John Connors. The video says it is time to build a new, democratic, inclusive and United Ireland.

Phil Shannon CANBERRA — Members of the Community and Public Sector Union (CPSU) employed in the Commonwealth Department of Human Services & Health (HSH) have completed a series of meetings on the lack of progress in achieving an agency
British director KEN LOACH has established himself as the leading socialist film maker working in the English language. Since 1991 he has twice won major prizes at the Cannes film festival, for Hidden Agenda, about Ireland, and Raining Stones, about
By Paul Burns BRISBANE — Queensland hospitals are in a state of turmoil, with the state government refusing to release funds to alleviate chronic under-staffing. Nurses at the Royal Brisbane Hospital are voting in the week
Residents rally to save fig trees By Susan Price BRISBANE ... One hundred residents and supporters tied yellow ribbons around two historic Moreton Bay fig trees in a protest called by the Herston, Kelvin Grove Residents Group
Tabloid Truth — This program looks at how far reporters will go to get the ever elusive "scoop" in Britain's tabloid press. ABC, 9.30pm, Wednesday, October 19. Frontline: Smaller Fish to Fry — When Mediawatch accuses Frontline of not
The drought and the market From November 1, the drought which has been crippling much of rural Australia will come to the city. The NSW minister for planning has announced mild water restrictions for all households in Sydney.
By Wendy Robertson Hundreds of people rallied in capital cities on October 14-15 to protest against Australian government and business complicity in the 19-year Indonesian occupation of East Timor. Activists highlighted the fact
The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert Starring Terence Stamp, Hugh Weaving and Guy Pearce Reviewed by Kath Gelber I'm not surprised this movie got a standing ovation at the sought-after midnight screening at Cannes.
By Richard Startari Indonesia's government has killed, tortured and jailed its opponents at will for almost three decades, under the guise of fighting communism and instability. Amnesty International has launched a worldwide campaign which
This is an abridged version of a discussion paper by Alison Dellit, Jorge Jorquera and Natasha Simons on behalf of the Resistance National Executive. The No Fees campaign on campuses has a number of challenges before it. The ANU occupation
PIERRE SANE, secretary general of Amnesty International, addressed members of the human rights community in Australia at the Regent Hotel in Sydney on October 9. We reprint here major portions of his talk. Subheads have been added. In 1989