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Life of Riley: St Patrick and the shamrock Would that be St Patrick? 'Tis. The patron saint of dear old Ireland. 'Tis indeed. What manner of reason brings you to these antipodean shores? The Irish. Ah, yes — the Irish. And I was
Indonesia solidarity dinner By Karen Fletcher BRISBANE — The local branch of Action in Solidarity with Indonesia and East Timor (ASIET) heard an update on the situation for pro-democracy activists in Indonesia from ASIET national coordinator
Howard unveils 'zero tolerance' drug strategy By Sean Healy John Howard has unveiled his latest "anti-drug" strategy, which includes a new funding package of $102 million and a hand-picked Australian National Council on Drugs. The extra funding
By Nikki Ulasowski and Amanda Lawrence CANBERRA— Following the charging of two Perth doctors and calls by feminists for the repeal of all abortion laws, ACT Pro-Choice has been formed in Canberra. The group hopes to build on the work of former
Green thumbs up Low-Waste Gardens leaflet seriesFriends of the Earth (Sydney) Review by Jon Land Gardening has become a more popular pastime in recent years, as evidenced the popularity of radio and TV shows such as Burke's Backyard. The
Criminal justice activists conference By Karen Fletcher The 2nd annual conference of community justice activists — Law and Order: Whose agenda is it anyway? — will be held in Brisbane, March 26-28. The conference will bring together activists
By Ian Jamieson Tasmania's minority Liberal government is continuing to receive stunning blows as a result of its attempt to "reform" local government in Tasmania. In a series of Australian Electoral Commission-run polls organised by seven
By Max Lane The political isolation of the military regime of President Suharto increases apace. Over the last 10 days, thousands of students have demonstrated on major university campuses in Surabaya, Solo, Bandung and Jakarta in Java; in Padang
By Michael Karadjis The slaughter unleashed by Slobodan Milosevic's Serbian regime in the occupied region of Kosovo, killing 80 innocent villagers in the region of Drenica, has provoked western condemnation. However, this has little to do with
Howard's plan to trash environmental laws By Francesca Davis The federal Coalition government is proposing to "simplify" environment laws. The plan signals the biggest winding back of environment legislation since the commonwealth first passed

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