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Stolen children protest CANBERRA — Three hundred members of the stolen generations, and their supporters, rallied here on April 6 to condemn statements by PM John Howard and Aboriginal affairs minister John Herron. The rally marched from the
ILO condemns Australia on labour laws The federal government has again come under international scrutiny and criticism, this time for its record on labour rights. The International Labor Organisation (ILO) has condemned the Workplace Relations Act
Indonesia: Opposition grows to IMF plan Mounting pressure has forced the Indonesian government to delay implementing key elements of an economic restructuring package negotiated with the International Monetary Fund (IMF). The April 1 budget did not
Three Somalis wish to stay Three Somali asylum seekers, held in Port Hedland detention centre since 1997, have reversed their attempt to withdraw their application for a protection visa. The three had said they were so weighed down with years in
ENGLAND: Blair stumbles in mayoral grab By Greg Harris LONDON — Following a monumental effort to pre-select the least winnable candidate for London's new mayoral office, the British Labour Party continues to stumble towards defeat in the May 4
> Here's to science The Right to Life organisation has found a new reason for its state of perpetual “moral” indignation. An article in the latest issue of the international science journal Nature Biotechnology reported that
DARWIN — There seems to be a movement by stealth to dispossess many small, remote Aboriginal communities by a heartless application of laws set up to control large business corporations. It is targeting communities who struggled for years to get
UNITED STATES: A dozen reasons to protest on April 16 The next citizen showdown against corporate globalisation will be on April 16 and 17, when thousands of people come to Washington, D.C., to protest — through legal demonstrations and/or civil
Week of action against mandatory sentencing The socialist youth group Resistance has called a national week of action to demand that the federal government overturn mandatory sentencing laws in the Northern Territory and Western Australia and
DILI — Sixty East Timorese workers at the aid agency World Vision walked off the job and demonstrated on April 3, demanding an explanation from management for the sacking of eight security guards. World Vision management claimed the organisation
BOUGAINVILLE: Help needed now Bougainville's struggle for self-determination has reached a critical point. A full political settlement hangs on just one crucial concession from the government of Papua New Guinea. The alternative is renewed war. The
Kakadu crunch time BY JIM GREEN The future of the Jabiluka uranium mine in the Northern Territory may become clearer following meetings in coming weeks between Energy Resources of Australia (ERA) and its parent company, North Limited. The main