Melissa Hughes & Pip Hinman
On the May 15 edition of ABC TV's Lateline, Northern Territory Crown Prosecutor Nanette Rogers went public with reports of violence and abuse of children in NT communities. She cited cases that were "beyond most people's
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Jeffrey Wilson, Sydney
Political economy students at Sydney University are organising against discriminatory policies in the economic and business faculty that under-fund departments teaching primarily HECS students (who repay their university fees
David Spratt
"The peace movement" is one of those odd phrases: it means everything to everybody, and often nothing in particular.
While opposition to war, militarism and the global arms race are common threads, practically speaking "peace"
Glory for the few, poverty for the many
"A quarter-century after Deng Xiaoping broke with communist orthodoxy, telling his countrymen 'To get rich is glorious', China has a burgeoning class of tycoons. The country has produced seven billionaires
Sue Bull, Melbourne
Anonymous late-night phone calls, threats of jail for non-appearance at interviews or for withholding information, allegations of illegal conduct at events up to two years previously and closed courts — such police-state
Rachel Evans, Sydney
Sydney's Daily Telegraph fed readers a bucket-load of prejudicial rubbish on May 29. In a front-page article titled "Nursery revolt", we were told: "Parents, family groups and the Federal Government are demanding a Sydney
Josue Wilson, Merida
Venezuelanalysis.com reported on May 30 that "Classes at the University of the Andes [ULA] were suspended again yesterday, as disturbances and protests continued in Merida for the fourth straight business day". The violent
Doug Lorimer
"Word that US Marines may have killed two dozen Iraqi civilians in 'cold-blooded' revenge after an insurgent attack has shocked Americans but many Iraqis shrug it off as an every day fact of life under occupation", Reuters reported on
On May 19, former University of the Philippines president Francisco Nemenzo, now chairperson of the left coalition Laban ng Masa (Struggle of the masses), denounced the murder of Movement for National Democracy (KDP) leader Analiza Gandia in Balanga,
Rob Riley, an Aboriginal Leader's Quest for JusticeBy Quentin BeresfordAboriginal Studies Press, 2006374 pages, $39.95
REVIEW BY BARRY HEALY
Rob Riley was a major leader of Aboriginal Australia whose influence was felt from the streets of Perth,
Sue Bolton
Dick Williams, the Queensland state secretary of the Electrical Trades Union (ETU), believes the Howard government "is waging a class war", and that unionists are prepared to fight as long as union leaderships are prepared to lead.
Michael Karadjis
Montenegrins voted for independence for their tiny republic in a referendum on May 21, in a move that essentially formalised an already existing situation.
Following the collapse of the former Socialist Republic of Yugoslavia
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