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Green Left Weekly was one of the beneficiaries of a recent Darwin fundraising event "Unite against Uranium" organised by several groups involved in the anti-uranium campaign in the Northern Territory, including the Environment Centre, Resistance,
Difficult "To convince the international community that equity requires us to be treated somewhat differently is a difficult negotiating task." — Environment minister Senator Robert Hill, looking forward to the international greenhouse
Jeff Kennett's private prison industry By Ben Alterman CASTLEMAINE — With a minimum of publicity or questioning about the tendering process, the Liberal Kennett government has implemented its plans for the widespread privatisation of the
A short story by Craig Cormick "Shit! Shit! Shit!" I'd tried to videotape Star Trek last night for my weekly fix of fantasy, and I'd accidentally taped some documentary off SBS. I was running it back and forward with the remote control, hoping that
From: The Office for Open Communication Circulation: All Coalition Politicians, State and Federal Subject: Stamping out Political Correctness When the Howard government came to power, it was obvious to all and sundry that a tide of political
On June 6, public servants and community supporters rallied and marched in cities around Australia as part of a national day of action called by the Community and Public Sector Union (CPSU) to protest against the Howard government's planned public
If You Leave Me, Can I Come Too?By Cynthia HeimelPicador, 181 pp., $14.95 (pb)Reviewed by Dave Riley It's true that the US of A isn't short of columnists. Name your preference, and there is sure to be some self-righteous wag claiming a few column
By Sarah Stephen HOBART — The Tasmanian Greens-sponsored bill repealing sections of the Criminal Code relating to homosexual activity which the lower house passed two weeks ago will soon be debated by the Legislative Council. It is expected to be
CES offices to get the axe ADELAIDE — Some 18 CES offices across South Australia are being targeted for closure as a result of the upcoming federal budget cuts. According to leaked information from the Department of Employment, Education,
Armed police raided the headquarters of the Nava Sama Samaja Party (New Socialist Party) in Colombo on June 1, while the party's central committee was in session. About 30 policemen armed with automatic rifles, grenades and sub-machine guns broke
More than 15,000 people participated in the founding of the new Freedom and Solidarity Party (ODP) in Turkey on January 22. Ertugrul Kurkcu, a founding member of this party, recently visited Australia. He was interviewed for Green Left Weekly by Arty
New unpublished US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) data documents that US pesticide use reached an all-time high of 567 million kilograms in 1995. This is over twice as much chemicals as were used 30 years ago when Rachel Carson's Silent Spring