Thirty-six artworks based on "A Certain Maritime Incident 鈥 the Sinking of the SIEVX"
By Nathalie Haymann
Kidogo Arthouse, Fishermans' Harbour (off Mews Road), Fremantle, WA
Until November 24, 10 am - 4 pm
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On a 35-degree day, community services workers in not-for-profit organisations mobilised from across Victoria to call for equal pay. The Australian Services Union, which covers the workers, estimated almost 4000 people rallied.
More than 200 people, many from the Tamil community, attended a public meeting at Monash University on November 10 called 鈥淪ri Lanka: Human rights issues and media representation鈥.
Many Queenslanders assume abortion is legal, since 14,000 terminations occur every year in the state.
Samson & Delilah 鈥 When tragedy strikes in an isolated community in the central Australian desert, Samson and Delilah embark on a journey of survival. ABC1, Sunday, November 22, 8.30pm.
Casualties of War 鈥 Follows the personal journey of
SYDNEY 鈥 Three hundred people crowded into Balmain Town Hall on November 7 to protest against the state Labor government鈥檚 threats to privatise Sydney鈥檚 ferries. The public meeting was organised by the Save our Sydney Ferries (SOS) campaign.
The following speech by renowned journalist and film-maker John Pilger was delivered on November 5 as he accepted the 2009 Sydney Peace Prize. To read more of John Pilger's work, visit
On November 15, Indonesian authorities said they had shot and wounded two Afghan refugees they said were trying to escape after their boat was intercepted three days earlier.
The Northern Territory Emergency Response, a 鈥渢ough love鈥 government intervention into remote NT Aboriginal communities, has been renamed by the federal ALP government. Its official name is now "Closing the Gap NT".
BLUE MOUNTAINS 鈥 Blue Mountains train stations have lost one-fifth of staffing hours each week, after the implementation of RailCorp鈥檚 review, said figures supplied by the Rail, Tram and Bus Union (RTBU).
On November 10, thousands of angry TAFE teachers attended stop-work meetings across New South Wales. They voted to reject the changes in working conditions mandated by the NSW Industrial Relations Commission (IRC).
In a recent reflection, veteran Cuban revolutionary leader Fidel Castro noted that 237 members of the US Congress 鈥 44% 鈥 were millionaires, including President Barack Obama.
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