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SYDNEY — On April 21, more than 100 people attended a relaunching of the Leichhardt Stop the War Group at Leichhardt Town Hall. Titled "Iraq: Time to bring the troops home", the meeting heard from former intelligence analyst Andrew Wilkie, civil
On April 20, more than 5000 students marched through Santiago de Chile to demand President Ricardo Lagos veto the new Financing of Higher Education law submitted to Congress. The students claim the bill is de-facto privatisation of education, as it
For over two decades the US has forced neoliberalism — and its accompanying poverty and despair — down Third World throats in order to make the world better for US business. To many, the spreading US economic empire, backed by the point of a gun
On April 18, the Movement for Socialism (MAS) brought a formal lawsuit against President Carlos Mesa, and former presidents Gonzalo Sanchez de Lozada and Jorge Quiroga, accusing them of violating the constitution in signing oil contracts without
Ruth Ratcliffe& Daniel Gregory, Newcastle The Save Our Rail (SOR) committee is planning to join the local May Day march this year in another demonstration of the widespread opposition to the Carr Labor government's plan to cut the Newcastle train
Black MedeaDirected by Wesley EnochBelvoir Street Theatre, SydneyUntil May 8CUB Malthouse, Melbourne, from May 12 REVIEW BY BRENDAN DOYLE As director, Wesley Enoch has given us such outstanding theatrical successes as The Sapphires, Radiance,
Students won't be silenced Zoe Kenny This year the federal government is moving ahead with its anti-student union legislation, euphemistically referred to as "voluntary student unionism". VSU is designed to eliminate the funding base for
Negligible difference "There would be little difference for businesses between a Labour and Tory government, says Richard Branson. Asked which party would be better for business, the Virgin tycoon said: 'Arguably, it doesn't matter.' He told the
Jon Lamb A series of rallies organised by the Catholic Church in East Timor is another sign of the simmering discontent and frustration held by many East Timorese. Ostensibly rallies about religious education in schools, the demonstrations — the
Dendy Cinemas and 91×ÔÅÄÂÛ̳ Weekly have teamed up to bring cinema audiences in Melbourne (May 6-8) and Brisbane (May 13-15) a festival of John Pilger films featuring all of the well-know radical journalist and film maker's documentaries. The
Bill Mason, Brisbane Chants of "Viva Venezuela", and "Viva Chavez" accompanied a toast to the Venezuelan revolution at the Activist Centre on April 16. The evening featured screenings of Tommy Goes Caracas, about the solidarity visit by Scottish