LL:ART: Our children are 'fifth poorest'

1999-12-06 Thread Trudy Bray
The Sydney Morning Herald http://www.smh.com.au/news/9912/06/text/pageone7.html Our children are 'fifth poorest' Date: 06/12/99 By ADELE HORIN Australia has the fifth highest rate of child poverty in the industrialised world, and compared even with Taiwan, is doing badly by its children, a

LL:DDN: REFUGEES WHY THEY SHOULD BE WELCOME HERE

1999-12-06 Thread Michael Thomson
Stop the Liberals' racist scapegoating REFUGEES WHY THEY SHOULD BE WELCOME HERE Meeting Wednesday 8 December 7.30 pm at UTS Tower Block Rm 411, Broadway. Speakers: Margaret Piper (Refugee Council of Australia) Faris Mahmood (Iraqi refugee and socialist) and Alison Stewart (Editor Socialist

LL:DDV: Noel Pearson to speak

1999-12-06 Thread David Glanz
Noel Pearson will be speaking at the Speak Loud for Land Justice public meeting in Melbourne on Thursday evening. Speak Loud is a forum for indigenous people to put their views on land rights and sovereignty issues. It has been initiated by the Yorta Yorta Nation Aboriginal Corporation.