By Tom Flanagan Environmental organisations held a national phone hook-up on March 5 to discuss action against the Howard government's plans for open slather uranium mining. The discussion included people from the Northern Territory Environment
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What's so super about super? By Chow Wei-Cheng Superannuation assets in Australia are estimated to be $230 billion, or about 53% of GDP. They are expected to grow to between $450 billion and $600 billion by the year 2000. Coverage of employees has
By Sean Healy If the dramatic ending of the Irish Republican Army's cease-fire on February 9 was aimed at breaking the 14-month deadlock in the Northern Irish peace process, it has certainly succeeded. But now the British government looks poised to
By Seetal Dodd MELBOURNE — Hospital services in the northern region, covering the Austin, Repatriation, Fairfield, PANCH, and Bundoora hospitals, are entering their third week of industrial action. Strong bans have been in place on all hospital
Solidarity? Traditionally, progressive activists from all the social movements use election campaigns as an opportunity to raise the profile of the issues we're concerned with and strengthen our various campaigns and organisations. They also often
The Doom GenerationStarring Jonathon Schaech, Rose McGowan, James DuvalDirected by Greg ArakiScreens from March 21Sydney: Verona Cinema, PaddingtonMelbourne: George Cinema's and variousReviewed by Natasha Simons If you liked Pulp Fiction, you'll also
Jabiluka: the next uranium mine? By Paul Roguszka DARWIN — The Jabiluka uranium deposit is situated about 22 km north of the Ranger mine, adjacent to the Magela Creek in the northern part of Kakadu National Park, from which it is excised. The
Walk against Want Community Aid Abroad's 30th annual Walk against Want, raising funds to fight hunger in the Third World, will take place on March 24 with more than 100 events across Australia. To register for the walk, ring 1800 034 034. Cuban
Ready to go "Does our economic stability require that some ... of the population be kept in poverty?" — Max Frankel in the New York Times I saw a very poignant cartoon recently. It was a nine-frame panel by Matt Groening. He uses the same two
President Ernesto Samper of Colombia is struggling to hold on to power amidst increasing evidence that his 1994 election campaign was financed by the drug cartels. LUIS AUGUSTO GARCÍA GUERERO of the Camilista Union — National Liberation Army
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