By Peter Boyle
"At a time when the major political parties are shifting sharply to the right, and with the far-right One Nation party threatening to capture a swag of seats in the Senate, it is time to turn to the left", said John Percy, the
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Fair go!
All right, maybe some of you will be a little worse off with a GST. So what? Stop being so selfish; lie back and think of Australia. A GST will be good for the country. You can take our word for that, because we own
By Francesca Davis
While the Coalition and ALP are debating a GST, the Australian Greens and Australian Conservation Foundation president Peter Garrett are calling for "ecological taxes" instead. Last raised in 1995, proposals for a carbon tax in
Employment minister David Kemp hopes to "finetune" the failing Job Network with a $55 million pre-election injection of funds, on top of the $1.6 billion the government launched it with four months ago. At that time, Kemp hailed the Job Network as a
Democratic Socialist candidates
ACT: Canberra — Nikki Ulasowski, Fraser — Sue Bull
NSW: Cunningham — Margaret Perrott, Grayndler — Michael Karadjis, Newcastle — Geoff Payne, Page — Kathy O'Driscoll, Paterson — Alison Dellit, Reid
By Aziz Choudry
POHNPEI, Micronesia — Following in the footsteps of the missionaries before them, the cheerleaders for the free market have flocked to the Pacific. Like their predecessors, they claim that they alone have the truth, the light and
No facts, please
"I don't see what the purpose of a fact-finding study would be." — Peter Burleigh, US deputy ambassador to the UN, on an Arab League proposal that the UN investigate whether the bombed Khartoum chemical factory was producing
More attacks on free speech
By Melanie Sjoberg
ADELAIDE — New by-laws passed by Adelaide City Council are about to be enforced following a three-month "familiarisation" period. The by-laws were approved by state parliament in May. People
Private health scandal
A small article in the August 13 Sydney Morning Herald indicates the sort of plans the government has for the income it intends to raise from its new consumption tax proposal. The government is planning to give private health
By Michelle Sforza
In January 1997, the US-based waste disposal company Metalclad Corporation filed a complaint with the International Center for the Settlement of Investment Disputes alleging that the Mexican state of San Luis Potosí
By Eva Cheng
Top South Korean car manufacturer Hyundai Motors' August 24 deal to reduce scheduled job cuts from 1538 to 277 has ended a 35-day occupation of its Ulsan main plant by several thousand workers. However, it provoked widespread
By Lara Pull in
CANBERRA — In a surprise attack on women's health and right to control their reproduction, the ACT Legislative Assembly could outlaw most abortions in the ACT within two weeks following the August 26 introduction of legislation by
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