70,000 demand cancellation of Third World debt
Around 70,000 people gathered on May 16 in Birmingham, where the Group of Eight countries met, to press for the cancellation of the debts owed by the poor nations and which they have little hope of
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Patrick seeks to deregister MUA
By James Vassilopoulos
In an attempt to smash the Maritime Union of Australia, Patrick Stevedores applied on May 22 to the Federal Court seeking massive damages and fines from the union and its deregistration.
New abortion laws for WA
By Sarah Stephen
PERTH — Western Australia now has the most liberal abortion laws in Australia. In the early hours of May 21, the Legislative Council voted 24 to 9 to pass the amended Davenport Bill. Substantial
SCU students reject attacks on education
By Ben Crowther
LISMORE — Students at Southern Cross University held a rally on May 20 to fight federal government attacks on the education system. The rally was part of a national week of action
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The poverty of social democracy
Civilising Global Capital: New thinking for Australian LaborBy Mark LathamAllen & Unwin, 1998. 391 pp., $24.95 Review by Allen Myers
Mark Latham is the federal member for Werriwa, Gough Whitlam's old seat, and
By Roberto Jorquera
PERTH — On May 20, nurses in Western Australia began a 48-hour strike. This is the first time that WA nurses have taken this type of industrial action. The nurses are campaigning for increased funding for hospitals and a 13%
By Edwin Gozal
Before Suharto resigned on May 21, Amien Rais, the head of Muhammadiyah, said that the new 50-person People's Council he helped form was considering creating a collective leadership to replace the president. Despite the People's
The first (kidney) stone
By Brandon Astor Jones
A Missouri law-maker has proposed that death row prisoners be allowed to bargain their vital organs in exchange for life in prison, i.e. life in prison without parole. The interview that follows
Court government to close public schools
By Ana Kailis
PERTH — The Court government has announced its intention to close four senior high schools, downgrade one to a high school and close one primary school in the coming months. This may be
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