American values
"We're an organisation that's not on the ropes but on top of mainstream American values." — Tom Washington, president of the US National Rifle Association.
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"Who is B.J. Habibie really, and why is it that the
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East Gippsland forest plan attacked
By Bronwen Beechey
MELBOURNE — Conservation groups have slammed the Victorian government's East Gippsland Forest Management Plan, calling it a recipe for environmental disaster.
On May 26, 100
Gay men on WA council
By Leon Harrison
PERTH — In a postal vote which concluded on May 6, two openly gay candidates have been elected onto the Vincent Town Council in WA.
Gay activist Brian Grieg, representing Mt Hawthorn, received
By Deepa Fernandes
Policies of child removal that the government used throughout this century to separate Aboriginal families are still happening today, according to the Secretariat of National Aboriginal and Islander Child Care(SNAICC).
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Financial scandal hits SA Liberals
By Melanie Sjoberg
ADELAIDE — The SA Liberal Party has been rocked in recent weeks by revelations of a scandal surrounding a significant donation to its 1993 state election campaign.
Under new
Cuba's National Assembly has slated public hearings on the bill sponsored by US Senator Jesse Helms and Dan Burton and aimed at intensifying the blockade against Cuba.
These hearings were scheduled by the foreign relations and legal affairs
By Gideon Spiro
"An ill wind is blowing from the Egyptian Foreign Ministry." Such was Yitzhak Rabin's response to Egypt's demand that Israel sign the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty. The demand would subject this country to international
Story and photos by Jane Kelly
FREMANTLE — On Friday night, May 26, the Maritime Union of Australia (MUA) won the first round in its battle against the Liberal state government and stevedoring company BAAC, which tried to use scab labour in
Execution threat against prisoners in Iran
According to what the Tudeh Party regards as reliable information, the Iranian government is preparing to execute 44 political prisoners.
There are also indications, the party says, of plans to
Woolworths workers strike against speed-ups
By Dave Mizon
SYDNEY — While workers at the Kurnell refinery were taking strike action two weeks ago, a much less publicised struggle was also taking place. Woolworths warehouse workers, members
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