Gordonstone mine sold to Rio Tinto
By Bill Mason
BRISBANE — Mining union leaders have warned of further industrial unrest at the Gordonstone coal mine in central Queensland, following the sale of 80% of the mine to the world's largest mining
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Safety fears as Shell 'downsizes' work force
Safety fears as Shell 'downsizes' work force
By Rupen Savoulian
SYDNEY — The Construction, Forestry, Mining and Energy Union (CFMEU) says that Shell management's plans to reduce the work force at
The Romantic Exiles: A Nineteenth Century Portrait GalleryBy E.H. Carr 1998, Serif. 343 pp., $34.95 (pb) Review by Phil Shannon
"He raised aloft the banner of revolution", wrote Lenin. Trotsky admired his identification with the oppressed and read
Candid
"I candidly express my surprise and dismay at the information showing that kids are being exploited on a widespread basis." — NSW attorney-general Jeff Shaw, before admitting that the state government will not legislate against
Kumarangk campaign to screen McLibel
ADELAIDE — The Kumarangk Legal Defence Fund is to present McLibel, a remarkable documentary about British campaigners Helen Steel and Dave Morris, who were sued by the giant
McDonald's corporation.
Funds
Ngarrindjeri, ferry workers unite against bridge
Ngarrindjeri, ferry workers unite against bridge
By Martin Iltis
ADELAIDE — On October 25, 50 people gathered at Currency Creek, near Goolwa, to celebrate a victory for the ferry workers who
A saxophone
By Brandon Astor Jones
"Lay me on an anvil, O God.Beat me and hammer me into a crowbar.Let me pry loose old walls.Let me lift and loosen old foundations." — Carl Sandburg in Prayers of Steel Sometimes it is the god of music
Aliens
We get it good. Up north where there's more oriental flavours than you can poke a stick at, your run of the mill Asiatic has their back to the wall. There's hunger and hardship like you wouldn't believe. But here, just a few ks south of
Good riddance, Miss Australia Quest
By Michele Wickham
The announcement last week that the final Miss Australia will be crowned in 2000 marks the close of one of the most recognised "close" competitions, which has been running in Australia since
Appeal for Pinochet victims to come forward
British lawyers representing victims of the Pinochet regime in Chile have appealed for individuals or their relatives whose cases are mentioned in the Spanish request for the extradition of Pinochet to
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