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The arm gets longer and help gets shorter By Karen Fletcher The federal budget cut to Legal Aid Commissions of $120 million over three years (from an annual budget of $138 million) will leave the majority of Australians with no means of defending
By Norm Dixon "I have no confidence there can be justice in South Africa", Mbusi Ntuli said bitterly following the October 11 acquittal of former apartheid regime defence minister Magnus Malan and other senior police and security force officers
and ain't i a woman?: Women next in line "As to Mrs (not Ms) Hanson ... she is now being harassed by one of our chief custodians of political correctness ... quite rightly, in view of the Star Chamber qualities for which it has long been notorious,
By Dave Andrews ROSEBERY — This mining community on Tasmania's west coast has sent a strong message to the state Liberal government by electing three new members to the nine-member West Coast Council. Included on the new council is Ian Jamieson,
By Stephen Marks MANAGUA — Nicaragua's recent elections have been marred by scandal, chaos and accusations of fraud which have called into question the apparent victory, 49% to 38%, of the right-wing candidate, Arnoldo Aléman, over
NEW ZEALAND — On October 12, New Zealand held its first general election under the new mixed-member proportional (MMP) voting system. Expanding from 99 to 120 seats, the NZ parliament now consists of 65 constituency MPs and 55 list MPs. Parties'

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