By Sue Dunn
ADELAIDE — The SA government announced on March 21 that it would begin the construction in December of the Southern Expressway, a 21-kilometre freeway from Darlington to Old Noarlunga south of here. Local residents report that
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AIDS memorial
SYDNEY — The third Sydney HIV/AIDS tree planting day was held in St Peters Sydney Park on June 25. Kendall Lovett, one of the organisers, reports that around 70 people planted 300 young trees in memory of a lover, friend or
Greens and parliament
The Queensland Greens' decision to direct preferences to the Coalition parties in the recent state election has generated a lot of debate among environment and left activists. While it is sickening to watch the mass media
Non-joker
@lctext = "You ask people here, and they'll tell you I never tell jokes." — Brendan Nelson, Liberal candidate for the safe federal seat of Bradfield, after a dirty joke at a Liberal fundraising dinner fell flat.
Trotskyist view
The Greens (WA) believe that there are a number of problems with the federal government's compulsory employee contribution superannuation scheme, announced in the latest budget, to be implemented from 1998-99. The following is an abridged version of
One year after Cairo
In a statement issued by the International Planned Parenthood Federation on World Population Day, July 11, secretary general Halfdan Mahler decried the gap between promises made at the Cairo International Conference on
By Eva Cheng
An international appeal has been launched to free three Chinese activists arrested last year for attempting to form an independent union.
A July 16 press release from the Hong Kong solidarity group April 5th Action reveals that
Corporatisation in Canberra
By James Basle
Here we go, here we go, here we go again. A Liberal government is elected because people are angry with Labor. The Liberals cut the public sector, corporatise or cut health and slash education. The
Soul writing (8:01am)
By Brandon Astor Jones
It is only what is written upon the soul of man that will survive the wreck of time. — Francis J. Grimke (1850-1937)
People often ask, "What is a day on death row like?" Knowing that the
Cuba holds municipal elections
According to official figures, 97.1% of Cubans turned out on July 9 to elect delegates to 169 municipal assemblies.
According to the official statistics, 7,568,548 Cubans cast ballots out of a total 7,795,623
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