Ray Hayes has worked in the Northern Territory for over 20 years, including as a union organiser. He is presently working in the marine aquaculture industry. He has been a long-time supporter of the struggle for East Timorese independence and was a
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Dave Andrews, Fremantle
The Western Australian branch of the Maritime Union of Australia has now experienced 12 months of a new leadership.
Last June, Chris Cain and Ian Bray won two of three elected branch full-time positions as representatives
Sarah Stephen
Green Left Weekly asked a number of people active in Sydney's Muslim community to share their views on why anti-Muslim prejudice has developed such roots in recent years, and what can be done to change it.
Dr Akbar Khan, president
Eva Cheng
Following a mid-June visit to Beijing, Nepal's chief of army staff General Pyar Jung Thapa revealed to state radio and television that China would step up "security cooperation" with Nepal. This will improve Katmandu's ability to
Peter Boyle
"The Coalition government must reveal its role in torture of the illegally detained Australian citizen Mamdouh Habib in Egypt and in Guantanamo Bay", Raul Bassi, the Socialist Alliance candidate for the western Sydney seat of Blaxland
Federico Fuentes
Tension is rising in Bolivia, South America's poorest country, as a July 18 referendum on the future of the country's natural gas industry approaches. Nationalisation of the gas reserves was the central demand of the mass
Tony Iltis, Melbourne
On July 8, the Melbourne Town Hall was filled to capacity when at least 2000 people attended a performance put on by Actors for Refugees.
Performers at the event included Daniela Farinacci, Helen Morse, Alison Whyte, Pamela
SYDNEY — The Aboriginal tent embassy at Victoria Park will hold a 'Corroboree for Sovereignty 2004' from July 14. For information visit http://active.org.au/sydney.From Green Left Weekly, July 14, 2004.
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DARWIN — Protesters gathered on July 7 outside the office of David Tollner, federal member for the seat of Solomon, in opposition to the proposed joint US-Australian military 'training facilities' in the Northern Territory and other parts of
Lalitha Chelliah
The Coalition government is touting its new media campaign — which includes TV ads and a glossy brochure delivered to all households — as a major response to the problem of domestic violence. The comments by Rodenberry (GLW
Julie Sloggett, Sydney
In the next few weeks, University of Western Sydney students will begin the stressful task of attempting to register for semester two tutorials. Many of them will find that the subjects in which they were previously enrolled
Sarah Stephen
On June 29, the first group of 35 Afghan asylum seekers arrived in Australia from Nauru. A second group of 35 Afghans arrived on July 6. The remaining 76 Afghan asylum seekers on Nauru who have been assessed by the immigration
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