Queensland band Future Native is flying high after the successful launch
of its debut single “Your Backyard”. A rousing rendition of its reconciliation
song “Kakadu” is also included.
The purpose of “Your Backyard”, says Future Native's
499
BY MICHELLE BREAR
SUVA — Despite being declared free and fair by international observers, Fiji's 2001 general election was riddled with fraud and corruption. The most recent scandal to emerge involves the interim government spending up to F$30
BY ARUN PRADHAN
It is not difficult to understand the motives of people who want
to break refugees out of the desert prison at Woomera — or any other refugee
prison. But is it the way we'll force the government to abandon its racist
Vigil for refugees 1
NEWCASTLE — A chilly night here on July 5 did not prevent 30 people from gathering in Civic Park for a vigil in support of the refugees on hunger strike in the Woomera detention centre.
Dave McKay and Cherry from the
No just business as usual, Economist magazine, East India Company, Daniel Drew, South Sea Company, Mississippi Company, Wall Street, John Law">
WorldCom: media excuses corporate greed
BY PETER BOYLE
In the wake of the US$3.8 billion WorldCom
REVIEW BY SARAH STEPHENÂ
Secret Ballot
Written and directed by Babak Payami
Starring Nassim Abdi
and Cyrus Ab
Distributed by Celluloid Dreams (< info@celluloid-dreams.com>)
Screened at the
49th Sydney Film Festival
Bradbury film
In seeing David Bradbury's new documentary film Fond Memories of Cuba on opening night, I was thoroughly disappointed with its simplistic and muddled portrayal of Cuba from such a renowned left-wing filmmaker.
To a less informed
BY ROWAN STEWART
GEELONG — On June 28, 600 Australian Manufacturing Workers Union,
Electrical Trades Union and Australian Workers Union members and contractors
from the joint Alcoa and Kaal aluminium smelter and rolling operations
at Point
BY ALEX BAINBRIDGE
HOBART — The controversial Southwood woodchip mill proposal was approved by Tasmania's Resource Planning and Development Commission on July 3.
Despite onerous conditions imposed by the commission, Labor Premier Jim Bacon's
BY MAX LANE
JAKARTA — On June 25, the Jakarta Media Centre was packed to overflowing.
Former Indonesian president Abdurrahman Wahid (Gus Dur) and Dita Sari,
the most prominent labour movement figure in Indonesia, were going to speak
on the
BY ANDY GIANNIOTIS
HOBART — On July 2, the Tasmanian branches of the Socialist Alliance called for the nationalisation of the insurance industry to solve the insurance crisis.
The announcement was a response to the July 1 suspension of
More than 400 Afghans protested outside the United Nations compound
in Kabul on July 4, according to the BBC. The demonstration was against
the July 1 US bombing raid in the country's south-west that slaughtered
at least 40 people, possibly
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