Two leaders of the New Left Front in Sri Lanka were brutally assaulted on January 13 while campaigning in provincial council elections. Dr Vicramabahu Karunaratne, the general secretary of the Nava Sama Samaja Party (NSSP), Patrick Fernando, the NLF
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Brisbane River 'a sewer pipe'
By Bill Mason
BRISBANE — The Brisbane River, and the Bremer River flowing into it from Ipswich, have become "sewer pipes", funnelling pollution, effluent and sediment into Moreton Bay, a report has revealed. The
By Alison Dellit
On December 19, federal education minister Dr David Kemp announced that the government would introduce "voluntary student unionism" (VSU) legislation in this sitting of parliament. Kemp also said that the government intended to
Sentenced to history
It is a feature of existence, often noted in the circles within which I move, that history repeats itself — the first time as tragedy, the second time as farce. This may not be an immutable law, but it sure resembles the
When paranoia makes sense
Enemy of the StateDirected by Tony Scott and produced by Jerry BruckheimerWith Will Smith, Gene Hackman, Jon Voight, Lisa Bonet and Regina King Review by Norm Dixon
The big business newspaper smartypants all shouted in
CANADA — Canada has topped the United Nations' Human Development Index for the past five years. However, a new report, released by the UN on December 4, condemns Canada's federal and provincial governments for exacerbating poverty and homelessness
Resistance condemns racist jailings
By Andy Gianniotis
BRISBANE — Resistance, the socialist youth group, has spoken out against the jailing of a 14-year-old Aboriginal woman in the Mackay watch-house. The woman is the sister of an 11-year-old
Shell head office occupied
LONDON — On January 4, environmental and human rights protesters began occupying Shell-Mex House in the Strand. The activists barricaded themselves into the offices in solidarity with indigenous resistance to oil giant
Public servants strike for job security
By Stuart Martin
CANBERRA — On December 17, 2000 members of the Community and Public Sector Union (CPSU) employed in the ACT public service went on strike for 24 hours in protest against the Liberal
Low on cholesterol
"The Olympic games in Sydney has to be one of the easiest products in the world to sell. It's a lot easier than margarine." — Advertising executive Ian Elliot on a $30 million campaign to revive flagging interest in the 2000
Gas commission highlights safety problems
By Chris Spindler
MELBOURNE — Witnesses at the royal commission to investigate the Longford gas disaster, in which two workers were killed and eight injured, have reported maintenance delays, poor
As schools decay, Russian teachers protest
By Renfrey Clarke
MOSCOW — When Russian authorities learned on December 15 that striking teachers had blocked an important rail line, it may finally have dawned on them that the situation in the
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