By Vannessa Hearman
MELBOURNE — From April 24 the Mirimbiak Nations Aboriginal Corporation, Coast Action and the Surfrider Foundation will hold indigenous coastal workshops along Victoria's coastline. The one-day workshops are designed to bring
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By Sue Boland
Earlier this year, Australian tennis star Pat Cash received a lot of praise for donating a large sum of money to a charity for young people. Cash also chooses to avoid paying tax on his wealth by living outside Australia in a tax
The GST: just reject it!
The Senate inquiry into the federal government's proposed goods and services tax (GST) has unearthed plenty of evidence to prove that it is fundamentally unfair and inequitable.
However, during the course of the inquiry,
The life and times of Pancho VillaBy Friedrich KatzStanford University Press, 1998 985 pp., $53.95 (pb) Review by Phil Shannon
"From my earliest days, I saw that millions had to suffer for the few who became rich and lived luxuriously. I solemnly
Child-care centres close in Victoria
Victorian Trades Hall Council and trade unions have launched a campaign to halt more closures of child-care centres, after a union study found 57 centres, most of them non-profit centres, have closed since
The corporations that are introducing genetically modified crops into the global ecosystem want you to think of genetic engineering as a well-understood science similar to laparascopic surgery. Indeed, the phrase "genetic engineering" gives the
By Jim Green and Lisa Macdonald
The national council of the Australian Greens adopted a resolution on the Balkans conflict at its meeting on April 10 and 11. The resolution begins: "The Australian Greens condemn the Serbian leadership in Kosova for
By Nikki Ulasowski and Rohan Pearce
HOBART — At its meeting on April 20, the Tasmania University Union Students Representative Council condemned NATO's bombing of Serbia and the Australian government's support for the war. The SRC also condemned
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By Jeremy Smith
MELBOURNE — Deakin University and Coles New World announced a new private vocational and higher education institution on April 14. Although details of the new "Coles Institute" are sketchy, the announcement signals a new stage in
Kindness
"If you wish to file a complaint for a violation of your civil rights under 42 U.S.C. 1983 ... [t]he court requires parties instituting civil actions to pay a $150.00 filing fee." — C.A. Long The Georgia Diagnostic and Classification
By Jim McIlroy
BRISBANE — A number of Community and Public Sector Union (CPSU) delegates and section councillors around the country have launched a campaign to reject the proposed 1999-2002 Centrelink agency agreement 1999-2002, which is being
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