Technology
I'm writing to you out of concern for the growing development of technology. I'm beginning to believe that it's not creating work, and with the many problems we're having with unemployment at the moment, it has me thinking.
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PSU action blocks unfair sacking
By Dan Riley
MELBOURNE — Public Sector Union members in Department of Social Security (Area West) who took industrial action in support of a sacked temporary employee have won his reinstatement for the
By Peter Boyle
MELBOURNE — Leaders of the Somali community in Australia, the Somali Relief Association and Community Aid Abroad have protested against the recent military actions by United States and United Nations forces in Somalia. The
Seven young East Timorese entered the Swedish and Finnish embassies in Jakarta on June 23 to ask for political asylum. After being told that the Finish embassy would not help, the four Timorese in that embassy left after receiving "guarantees"
Filipinos fight Australian power plant
An Australian company, Arch Print Pty Ltd, is about to start building a power plant only 150 metres from houses in the village of Tanza on Manila Bay.
The plant will be diesel for at least the first
By Anne Casey
More than 150 countries signed the Biodiversity Convention, in principle, a year ago at the Earth Summit (UNCED) in Rio de Janeiro, but the agreement is still a long way from doing anything very concrete to preserve species
Campus clash in Jakarta
Troops and police have attacked protesting students, injuring several and wrecking various parts of the National Science and Technology Institute campus in the capital.
According to a statement issued by the
Community health hits back
By Jeremy Smith
MELBOURNE — Chanting "Save our community centre" and "Fuck Kennett, not health", a spirited rally of 150 people marched through the streets of Collingwood on June 16. Proposals by the
Urge UN to act on blockade of Cuba
By Pat Brewer
Last November the United Nations General Assembly sharply rebuffed the United States for its economic blockade of Cuba by passing a Cuban-sponsored resolution calling for repeal of the
Timor vigil
MELBOURNE — Supporters of East Timor are holding weekly vigils outside the Garuda Airlines office to protest against the imprisonment of Xanana Gusmao and other leaders of the East Timorese struggle for independence.
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