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The plutonium threat in orbit

The plutonium threat in orbit The US National Aeronautics and Space Administration launched the Cassini spaceship on October 15, 1997, on a seven-year mission to study the planet Saturn, purportedly in the hope of "understanding the birth and

Ocalan's execution will trigger 'new uprising' warns PKK

Ocalan's execution will trigger 'new uprising' warns PKK By Norm Dixon The presidential council of the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) on June 10 warned the Turkish government and military that the Kurdish people would launch a "new uprising" if

Looking out: Punishing released prisoners

Punishing released prisoners By Brandon Astor Jones "I joined the army. This [was not a situation in which] they drafted me." — James Doctor The speaker of the words above would like for us to know that he was not dragged, kicking and

Bangladesh students 'united with the people'

By Sean Healy "The primary thing that Bangladesh students are demanding is a pro-people education policy" Ziaul Haque Zia, president of Students Unity of Bangladesh (SUB) told Resistance. Zia is visiting Australia. "The government is following the

What we can't and can afford

By John Tomlinson The federal minister for employment and industrial relations, Peter Reith, says we can't afford to pay young people the same wages as an adult for identical work. Their youth justifies lower wages, even though we, as a nation,

NSW public servants fight massive cuts

By Jenny Long SYDNEY — Even before the newly re-elected Labor Party's NSW budget was released, rumours of savage cuts to the state public service were confirmed. Cuts, which will effect every department, have been announced in several

Golkar rejected in Indonesian poll

By Max Lane As counting of votes in Indonesia's June 7 election continues, more and more reports are emerging of vote rigging and cheating by the ruling Golkar party. The University Rectors Network for a Fair Election identified electoral

The third year of Tory Blair

The third year of Tory Blair By David Osler LONDON — Two years into their term of office, most British governments are buffeted by mid-term blues of an intensity only equalled by those proverbial blind sharecroppers, deftly finger-picking slide

Bilingual cuts reveal racism in education

Bilingual cuts reveal racism in education By Natalie Zirngast DARWIN — In December the Country Liberal government in the Northern Territory decided to phase out bilingual teaching programs in 20 schools in remote indigenous communities. The

Suburban life under the academic microscope

Social Change, Suburban LivesBy Lois Bryson and Ian WinterAllen and Unwin, 1999. $29.95 Review by Maree Roberts Do sociologists have important things to say about social change? In their "update" of An Australian Newtown (1972), Bryson and Winter

Sydney solidarity with East Timor and Indonesia

Sydney solidarity with East Timor and Indonesia By Jenny Long SYDNEY — On June 18, 60 people attended a forum here on the results of the Indonesian elections, to discuss the prospects for democracy in Indonesia and independence for East Timor,

Colombia: The real terrorists

[The following communiqué was issued in May by the command of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia-People's Army.] Once again the State Department of the United States, has classified the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia-People's