Protest against US nuclear ship
By Mathew Munro
HOBART — Thirty people gathered for a creative speak-out against the arrival of the US nuclear aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson on April 7. The protest was initiated by Everyone for a Nuclear
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By Mark Abberton
MELBOURNE — The national day of action against voluntary student unionism, which was to be held on May 5, has been moved to May 19. The decision was made by the National Union of Students (NUS) national education committee phone
French far-left election alliance raises hopes
By Eva Cheng
PARIS — The French far left could win four seats in the June 13 European elections. There has been an encouraging response to the joint ticket between the Ligue Communiste
PRD prisoners on hunger strike
People's Democratic Party (PRD) chairperson Budiman Sujatmiko and other
PRD prisoners Anom Astika and Petrus Haryanto have been on hunger strike
since April 6. The hunger strike coincides with nationally
Talking Up: Young Women's Take On FeminismEdited by Rosamund Else-Mitchelland Naomi FlutterSpinifex Press1998, 239 pp. By Zanny Begg
Talking up: Young Women's Take on Feminism is a collection of essays by young Australian feminists. It was produced
By Ruth Ratcliffe
BRISBANE — Resistance and Jabiluka Action Group (JAG) activists are planning a combined high school and tertiary student walkout to protest against the Jabiluka uranium mine on April 29. The national day of protest was initiated
By Keara Courtney
In the recent NSW election, voters had the difficult option of choosing between the Liberal and Labor parties, both of which advocated more police, prisons and penalties, cutting funding to education and health care, and which are
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If you think that McDonald's activities are an aberration, think again: With a turnover of $10.8 billion in 1996, Rio Tinto is the biggest mining company in the world; its environmental and human rights record is amongst the worst. According to its
By Louise Boon-Kuo
SYDNEY — The Olympic Games represent a boom for business, but what do they mean for us? The image of an unruly, crime-ridden population, or a dramatic terrorist stand-off, televised to the world, would jeopardise Sydney's
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