MAPUTO — In a stunning turn-around, Mozambique's ministry of environment announced on September 29 that they were no longer considering the Danish International Development Agency's (Danida) plan to convert a local cement kiln into a hazardous
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BY CHRIS SLEE
91×ÔÅÄÂÛ̳ Weekly is able to exclusively reveal what many have suspected for a long time. Not only are the policies of immigration minister Philip Ruddock identical to those advocated by Pauline Hanson — but they are actually one
Olympic tokenism
Tinsel and glitter will not end racism nor will the token gestures and stereotyping of indigenous people that occurred at the Olympic Games opening ceremony.
The Olympics were a disgusting waste of money and catered once again to
BY DOROTHY FLYNN
South African musician and "People's Poet" Mzwakhe Mbuli — jailed on trumped up charges of armed robbery — attended a hearing of the Amnesty Commission of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission in Pretoria on September 18. The
BY JEREMY SMITH& DANIEL JARDINE
MELBOURNE — "Finally I can say we are the industry union", said a triumphant Carolyn Allport, the president of the National Tertiary Education Industry Union, of a decision by the Australian Industrial Relations
Oil giant Anglo-Dutch Shell in September lost its appeal to prevent a jury hearing a multi-million dollar civil suit in New York. The case, brought against Shell by Nigerian exiles, charges Shell with aiding and abetting the torture and murder of
GEELONG — After seven weeks on strike, the maintenance crew at the Godfrey Hirst carpet factory here have won a 15% pay increase. They have also won significant guarantees of financial security, should the company sell its maintenance arm to labour
HAVANA — In contrast to almost all other governments in the world, including Australia and United States, the Cuban government condemned on October 3 the "barbaric acts" of Israeli troops against Palestinian protesters in Jerusalem, the West Bank
BY KATHY NEWNAM
ADELAIDE — 91×ÔÅÄÂÛ̳ Weekly will present a cultural evening as part of Feast, Adelaide's annual lesbian and gay cultural festival. "Dance Proud, Fuck Safe, Make Revolution" will include a screening of Stonewall, a film about the
BY JIM GREEN
The federal government is attempting to weaken support for measures to reduce greenhouse gas emissions ahead of a United Nations climate change conference at the Hague in November.
The conference is supposed to conclude negotiations
COMMENT BY KAMALA EMANUEL
The September 11 (S11) protests in Melbourne against the World Economic Forum (WEF) inspired many new activists and provided the movement for global justice with important lessons. The feminist movement should take these
BY JIM GREEN
Labor and the Democrats united with the Coalition to vote down Greens amendments to the Renewable Energy (Electricity) Bill in the Senate throughout the first week of October, even though the unamended bill will accelerate
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