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Memorial for journalists killed in invasion of East Timor

Memorial for journalists killed in invasion of East Timor Memorial for journalists killed in invasion of East Timor By Craig Cormick CANBERRA — Despite 23 years having passed, the deaths of the six Australian-based journalists killed in the

... and ain't I a woman?: What's glamourous about oppression?

... and ain't I a woman?: What's glamourous about oppression? An African-American woman with shackles on her neck and wrists, her arms chained together in a slave-like fashion. Another with the elongating neck rings that are designed to stretch

NTU faculty amalgamation angers indigenous students

NTU faculty amalgamation angers indigenous students NTU faculty amalgamation angers indigenous students By Bernie Brian DARWIN — A proposal to amalgamate the nine faculties at the Northern Territory University into four has angered students

Carr's north-east forest sell-out

By Dailan Pugh NSW Premier Bob Carr claims that his decision to protect 375,000 hectares of public forests, as an outcome of the upper north-east and lower north-east comprehensive regional assessments, is a great one for the forests. Conservation

Campaign for Mumia's release escalates

By Jeffrey Mackler SAN FRANCISCO — On November 7, a militant demonstration of 2500 people here broadened the support for a new trial and for freedom for US political prisoner Mumia Abu-Jamal, whose appeal against his frame-up conviction on a

One Nation gets a free ride in Newcastle

One Nation gets a free ride in Newcastle By Stephen O'Brien NEWCASTLE — With 77% of the vote in the November 21 Newcastle by-election counted, the ALP has 27,244 votes, (47.7%), One Nation 9577 (16.77%), Greens 5481 (9.6%) and the Democrats

ACT Liberals attack student unions

By Amanda Lawrence On November 18, a motion was put to the ACT Liberal Party policy convention by members of the Young Liberals, calling on the ACT government to legislate "for Voluntary Student Unionism (VSU) in the tertiary institutions under ACT

Atrocities continue in East Timor

By Jon Land There are grave fears for the well-being of several East Timorese youths missing after Indonesian soldiers ransacked the villages of Turin and Taitudak in the Alas subdistrict on November 15. Eyewitnesses said that four youths in

Victory for Werribee anti-dump campaign

Victory for Werribee anti-dump campaign By Susan Price MELBOURNE The campaign against the Werribee toxic waste dump has won a major victory. CSR, the company that wanted to build the dump, has been forced to sell the land which was the proposed

Activists speak out for East Timor

SYDNEY — On November 14, a demonstration was held here to remember the East Timorese killed in the Dili massacre of 1991. RYAN LIDDELL spoke to a few of the demonstrators about why they attended. LANCE GOWLAND: East Timor is the closest nation to

Aboriginal programming at radio 3CR

Aboriginal programming at radio 3CR There has been over a decade of Koori programming at Melbourne's community radio 3CR, with Not Another Koori Show (Mondays, 2-4pm) and the Koori Survival Show (Tuesdays, 9-11am). Lisa Bellear, Destiny Deacon,

Women, APEC and human wrongs

By Lynette Dumble KUALA LUMPUR — On the eve of the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum here, two courageous women, feminist activist Irene Fernandez and eye surgeon Wan Azizah Ismail, occupied centre stage at the Asia Pacific People's