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Anti-choice movement infiltrates schools

By Justin Harman PERTH — Private schools in WA have been playing an active role in spreading the message of the anti-abortion lobby. Students at Perth's largest — mostly Catholic — private schools were urged by their principals to attend a

Protests greet Argentinean president

Protests greet Argentinean president By Roque Grillo SYDNEY — On March 30, six days after the 22nd anniversary of the 1976 military coup in Argentina, members and supporters of the Australian support groups for Argentina's Mothers of Plaza de

Write on: Letters to the editor

Arief Budiman and the IMF On March 28, Arief Budiman, an Indonesian activist and currently a professor at Melbourne Uni, was interviewed on SBS's Dateline program. Before the economic crisis in Indonesia, Arief Budiman said he was against the IMF

... and ain't i a woman?: Imperialism and choice

Imperialism and choice Last month, United States House of Representatives speaker and arch-Republican Newt Gingrich announced he would block all US foreign funding unless it was tied to a prohibition on US-funded international family planning

Indonesian student demonstrations escalate

By James Balowski In the midst of mass arrests, and the disappearance and killing of scores of pro-democracy activists in Indonesia, anti-Suharto demonstrations continue to escalate. Ignoring threats by the military — who have also pleaded for

National day of protest called for Indonesian students

By Sarah Peart Student organisations and activist groups in Australia have responded to the recent crackdown on student activists in Indonesia by calling a national day of protest on April 24. The feature of the protests will be a national

Looking out: Good intentions

Good intentions By Brandon Astor Jones "While the [Pardons and Parole] Board cited discrepancies in sentencing of co-defendants in three ... cases ... prisoners Ivon Stanley, Roosevelt Green and Van [Roosevelt] Solomon, were denied clemency

PNG moves to prop up timber industry rejected

PNG moves to prop up timber industry rejected Greenpeace has accused the Papua New Guinea Forest Authority and the World Bank of short-sighted and naive policies to prop up PNG's export log industry. Greenpeace said on March 17 it had obtained a

Here's to culture, not money

Here's to culture, not money Amy's viewBy David HareOpera House Drama TheatreUntil April 18 Review by Mark Stoyich What a joy to see a conventionally structured, naturalistic drama in a traditional theatre after sitting through a week of

Anti-choice antics backfire

Anti-choice antics backfire By Sarah Stephen PERTH — The tactics of the anti-choice movement, led by the religious right, have backfired. On March 30, when state parliament resumed, an anti-choice rally was held outside Parliament House. A

Skate puts Bougainville peace at risk

Skate puts Bougainville peace at risk By Norm Dixon Papua New Guinea Prime Minister Bill Skate, speaking on Australian television on March 31, has placed the Bougainville peace process at risk. Skate told the SBS Dateline program that

WA nurses' dispute intensifies

By Rina Anticich PERTH — Registered nurses in WA's public hospitals have taken further industrial action in their fight for a 15% pay increase. Nurses have received few pay increases over the last decade, yet their workload has increased