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Minister Gay urged to ‘catch a train to the 21st century’
Inner West residents packed into Leichhardt Town Hall in June to call for a halt to the Westconnex project a parliamentary inquiry has been held.
Mehreen Faruqi
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Stop Killing Women - Speech for vigil
This story is based on a speech for Students for Women's Only Services vigil 'Stop Killing Women' held on May 25 at UTS.
They kill Rohingya because of our race and religion
On May 22, several hundred people including many Rohingya refugees rallied in Sydney, calling on the Australia to assist asylum seekers fleeing Myanmar.
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New Sydney coalition to campaign against tollway health risks
A new coalition of community groups & health professionals has formed to campaign against hidden health impacts of the Westconnex and Northconnex tollways.
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Call for Parliamentary Inquiry into changes at NSW women's refuges
Problems have continued to emerge since NSW handed a number of refuges over to faith-based organisations.
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Concerns Remain For Regional Women’s Refuges After Win For City Services
As a range of inner city services are saved from the NSW Goverment’s axe, attention is turning to the fate of refuges in regional areas.
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Domestic Violence Centres Under NSW Govt Assault
2014 is the 40th birthday of Elsie’s, a refuge for women escaping domestic violence. It began as a women's liberation squat in inner Sydney.
Voting Green because I'm a journalist - and all the other reasons
Why I support the Greens and voted for them in the September 2013 election