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Prisoners of Progress
Members of non-government and solidarity organisations attended the Melbourne launch of a booklet on Indonesian workers' rights on June 6. Prisoners of Progress is a joint project of the Federation of Dutch
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The politics of 'corruption'
By Tim Anderson
Images of brothel owners and small time drug-dealers paying off corrupt police have created excitement at the NSW police royal commission. Some commentators have rather breathlessly suggested
By Chow Wei-Cheng
We are witnessing most brazen bank robbery of them all. The top four banks this year alone will reap a massive $5.2 billion in profits from customers and workers. Yet they are crying poor and introducing schemes to increase the
Braveheart
Starring Mel Gibson, Sophie Marceau, Patrick McGoohan and Catherine McCormack
Produced and directed by Mel Gibson
Reviewed by Barry Healy
Scottish history is particularly colourful and fascinating. The wild clans of the Picts
By Karl Miller
MELBOURNE — The Victorian Liberal government is on a privatisation binge.
Its privatisation plans and accomplishments include: electricity generation, electricity transmission/distribution, water distribution, gas
By Lisa Macdonald
SYDNEY — The new Labor government announced its forests industry reform plan for NSW on June 13. A central plank of the ALP's state election campaign in March, the plan has been cautiously welcomed by the peak environment
By Eva Cheng
In an ultimatum issued last month, the US threatened to charge a punitive tariff of 100% on 13 models of luxury Japanese cars, a move that would make these cars almost twice as expensive and strangle their sales. It will be enforced
Canto General: Song of the people
Brisbane City Hall Auditorium, May 31
Directed by Mark Dunbar
Presented by BEMAC and Brisbane Biennial International Music Festival
Reviewed by Lynda Hansen
Canto General was presented to 1500 people
By Boris Kagarlitsky
MOSCOW — Less than six months before the date set for fresh elections to parliament, electoral blocs are being formed, and the press is forecasting the likely distribution of seats in the lower house, the State Duma.
By James Basle
CANBERRA — Immediately following the election of the Liberals' Kate Carnell as chief minister of the ACT in March, she announced that a newly discovered hole in the ACT budget meant that she would not be able to keep all her
Death penalty abolished
By Norm Dixon
A ruling by South Africa's Constitutional Court that capital punishment is no longer lawful has been met with celebration by death row prisoners, praise from human rights groups and outrage by
Carr makes early start on austerity
By Chris Spindler
The June 8 NSW economic statement heads NSW down the path taken by most other state governments. Whether Labor or Liberal, state governments are restructuring economies to suit the needs
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