Karl Miller, Canberra
ACT Chief Minister Jon Stanhope says he is sorry the decision to close schools across Canberra has caused so much anger in the community. "I don't like the fact I've upset significant numbers of Canberrans", he said on June
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BRISBANE — After two months of deliberation, Brisbane magistrate Kerry McGuiness found Jim Dowling, a long-time peace activist and member of the Catholic Worker group, not guilty on June 1 on a charge of obstructing police when they arrested him
Ian Angus, Toronto
On June 2, a combined force of local, provincial and federal police arrested 15 young Muslim men, including five minors, in the Toronto area. Those 15, and two others who have been in jail since last August, are accused of
Federal health minister Tony Abbott announced on June 21 a proposal to impose a "form of paternalism ... based on competence rather than race" on Aboriginal communities. His proposal would give "administrators" wide-ranging powers to run communities,
Nick Everett
East Timor's current political crisis began when a group of soldiers from the country's west — which grew from 140 to 591 — signed a petition claiming discrimination inside the 1300-strong East Timorese Defence Force (FDTL). In
CANBERRA — A delegation from the Northern Territory visited federal politicians in Canberra on June 21-22 to express their opposition to a proposed radioactive waste dump mooted for the NT. The delegation consisted of Mt Everard traditional
Wael Khalil from the Egyptian Anti-Globalisation Group remains in pre-trial detention after he was arrested at an April 27 protest in support of the independence of the judiciary. Khalil has been actively involved in many grassroots campaigns against
Thank you
Thank you for your coverage of the events in San Salvador de Atenco (GLW #670). As with the Colorado's largest daily, the Rocky Mountain News, concerning the events in Oaxaca, the corporate media censored reports on the protests that you
Vannessa Hearman
On June 22, East Timor's President Xanana Gusmao threatened to resign if Fretilin Prime Minister Mari Alkatiri does not resign first. Gusmao accused the Fretilin majority in the government of doing "bad things to the people". In
Joel Catchlove, Adelaide
In May, South African-Canadian mining company SXR Uranium One applied for a licence to commercially mine uranium at Honeymoon, 75 kilometres north-west of Broken Hill. The company wants to mine 400 tonnes of uranium a year
Alice Tinning & David King, Melbourne
The Howard government's $55 million "Protected by Law" advertising campaign has been a dismal failure. Some 6 million booklets explaining the virtues of the individual contract have not even seen the light of
BY BREE MCKILLIGAN
Indigenous prisoners in Victoria will be broadcasting live from July 3 to 7 on 3CR 855AM in Melbourne during NAIDOC (National Aboriginal and Islander Day Observance Committee) Week.
In Australia's only live broadcasts from
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