Charity and change
By Emma Murphy
I recently spent six weeks in India. I stayed at a Sisters of Charity convent in the south with my aunty who has been a missionary for 60 years. Her days are spent trying to help the vast numbers of people
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1997: the warmest year in this century
By Norm Dixon
A study released on January 23 reveals that 1997 was the warmest year in this century, further evidence that the planet is getting warmer due to the greenhouse effect. A team of scientists
Taxation ruling raises cost of studying
By Will Williams
CANBERRA — The Australian Taxation Office is circulating a draft ruling that would cut students' already meagre incomes. The February 13 closing date for submissions on the draft, titled
Petition to support waterside workers
Below is the text of a petition being circulated nationally by the Democratic Socialist Party and Resistance. We, the undersigned, understand that the Howard government's support for the establishment of a
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"I guess there are very few new ideas in journalism." — Sydney Sun-Herald editor Alan Revell after his paper and the Sunday Telegraph both front-paged an "exclusive" beat-up claiming there is widespread issuing of fraudulent medical