Wollongong march
By Freya Pinney
WOLLONGONG — 250 people met at the Trade Union Centre on September 16 to protest against all forms of privatisation. City council workers struck for three hours to attend.
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By Frank Noakes
Probably not since Paul Newman teamed up with Robert Redford in The Sting has such a scam been attempted. But whereas Newman and Redford's target was another thief, the prey here is the 1.8 million members of a road service
Throughout most of this century, Uruguay has had a relatively stable political system dominated by the two traditional conservative parties, the Blancos and the Colorados. In the late 1960s, a deterioration in the economic situation led to an
Burma refugee crisis worsens
By Richard Horsey
The fate of some 6000 refugees who fled from Burma to neighbouring Thailand at the end of July still hangs in the balance. The refugees, from the Mon ethnic group, were forced to
By Stephen Robson
PERTH — The majestic old growth forests in WA's south-west, with their 800-year-old karri, marri and jarrah trees, are under threat. These beautiful forests are being systematically logged for export as woodchips.
By Helen Jarvis
Belvoir Street Theatre's second Asian Theatre Festival brings a range of sharply different presentations from writers and performing artists living and working in Australia. Music is to be a strong theme of this season,
Newcastle rally against privatisation
By Shane Hopkinson
NEWCASTLE — A meeting was held at the Workers Club on September 16 as part of a national campaign opposing privatisation. Malcolm Larson, assistant secretary of the NSW
The NSW government decided on September 9 to reduce by 60% proposed wilderness areas announced with much fanfare last December. This will leave less than 5% of the state as wilderness, and even that is fragmented to accommodate off-road vehicles,
That's History — Living on Luck — The NSW town of Lightning Ridge holds a strange kind of fascination for many people. This program explores the diverse mix of characters and ethnic backgrounds which make up the population of this small
By Rob South
PERTH — Addressing the inaugural meeting of the Murdoch University Student Law Society on the topic "State Rights versus Human Rights" on August 3, former prime minister Gough Whitlam was confronted with questions on East
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