By Max Lane
In Canberra in a one and a half billion dollar building sit 196 men and 27 women who are supposed to be representatives of the Australian people. Each one of these "representatives" sits in a suite of rooms, comprising a large
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Rally hits Goss budget cuts
By Nathan Laurent
BRISBANE — "We are not going to stop fighting until the cuts are stopped, until our education system improves, until students have some rights." This was the message from high school student
By Pat Chin
NEW YORK — Recent US threats to sabotage the economies of the English-speaking Caribbean are being pelted with criticism by prominent members of the Caribbean community, US House of Representatives member Charles Rangel and
CHICAGO — The scenes of devastation resulting from the Midwest floods have horrified the United States for weeks, but a recently completed survey by Greenpeace indicates that other invisible dangers will remain long after the waters have
By Ignatius Kim
"I don't know how it's doing but it's a great relief to have it out. The rest of it is in the hands of the corporate gods", says Neil Murray of his latest album These Hands.
As Murray will tell you, when the whims of the
By Catherine Brown
TOKYO — In the 12 months preceding the July 18 election, public confidence in Japan's ruling political elite was shaken by revelations of high-level political corruption. "Money politics", as the corruption scandals have
Clannad celebrate 20 years
Banba
Clannad
BMG
Reviewed by Ian Jamieson
This year marks the 20th anniversary for the Irish band Clannad. To mark the occasion, BMG have released their sixteenth album, Banba.
The eleven tracks are
By Janet Parker
SYDNEY — The social and environmental impact of cars are well known, yet cars continue to dominate transport decisions and determine our sprawling pattern of land use. Developing an alternative public transport plan was the
Sinking our future
By Melanie Sjoberg
ADELAIDE — When the first of the new Collins class submarines was launched at the Osborne Port Facility on August 28, 40 protesters met the officially invited guests in an attempt to raise
Resistance wins Tas Uni women's officer
By Natasha Simons
HOBART — Resistance activist Jennifer Crothers was elected to the position of Women's Officer in the Tasmania University Student Union elections held August 25-27.
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