BY ALLAN GARDINER
At a nearby table, women in soft headscarves arranged an elaborate hookah among the plates of spiced chicken. Children laughed in and out of the buzzing hall. Brisbane's Palestinian community and their supporters had turned up in
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Eva Cheng
Twenty days after Beijing's April 6 move to "interpret" Hong Kong's Basic Law in areas beyond its legal jurisdiction, it did it again.
On April 26, Beijing declared that it will not allow a popular vote on the territory's chief
Lee Sustar, Washington
Activists from around the US were joined by representatives of social movements from around the world on April 24 for a spirited march in the US federal capital against the annual meetings of the International Monetary Fund
SYDNEY — On May 1, 100 people attended a Skilled Six campaign fundraiser at the Gaelic Club. The Faigans, Denis Kevans and the Solidarity Choir perfomed. Melbourne Skilled Six campaign activist Simon Miller addressed the gathering along with other
Norrian Rundle& Michael O'Reilly, Melbourne
The Australian Education Union (AEU) and the Victorian Labor government announced on April 30 that they had ended their dispute with a new wages deal for the state's 40,000 public school teachers and
In Our NameWritten/directed by Nigel Jamieson, in association with the Al Abaddi familyBelvoir Street Theatre, SydneyPlaying until May 30
REVIEW BY BRENDAN DOYLE
There are many moments of heart-stopping beauty in this staged narrative of an Iraqi
Sarah Stephen
On April 26, Prime Minister John Howard restated to A Current Affair that his greatest fear for 2004 is a terrorist attack in Australia. But in reality, Howard's biggest fear is that Australia doesn't become a terrorist target, that
Nicole Colson, Chicago
"There are just so many people." — Tawana Evans was overwhelmed by the estimated 1 million turnout for the April 25 march for women's lives in Washington, DC. Travelling from Houston with a Planned Parenthood contingent of
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Students discuss Iraqi resistance
SYDNEY — On April 29, Green Left Weekly journalist Rohan Pearce addressed a Sydney University Resistance Club forum on the growing resistance to the US occupation of Iraq.
"Those who believed that the
Iraqis are immaterial
"You can't leave a vacuum." - US Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry, April 10, arguing against the withdrawal of US troops from Iraq.
Expert advice
"The Vietnamese people have some friendly advice for the United
When research shows that violence against women is extremely common, and that young women are particularly vulnerable, violence prevention becomes a matter of national importance. So why has the Australian government indefinitely halted an innovative
Ken Turner, Lismore
Around 1000 people rallied at the Lismore railway station on April 26 to protest state government plans to close the Casino-Murwillumbah XPT rail link on May 17.
Protesters wore red to the rally to symbolise that the community
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