Camel trek fights nuclear dump
By Alistair Spong and Mel Bull
In mid-July, nine women — Humps not Dumps — will start a 1000-kilometre camel trek through the South Australian desert in order to raise awareness about the national radioactive
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Tough deal for sex workers
By Alison Dellit
On June 20, the Queensland Labor government introduced what Premier Peter Beattie called "a tough package of prostitution law reform". The "reforms" will legalise and regulate brothels, while increasing
A voice in the wilderness
By Melissa Hammett
Jane Howarth received a warm welcome when she stepped off the bus in Baghdad. She found herself alone, without a backpack, in war-torn Iraq. Despite being a lone woman in a devastated country, Jane
Jazzed up, anti-racist and danced out
By Arun Pradhan
MELBOURNE — More than 400 people packed the Prince of Wales Hotel on June 16 to hear a range of artists perform in Green Left Weekly's Jazz Against Racism. The audience was treated to
Guiding light
By Brandon Astor Jones
HAPPY BIRTHDAY DEAR MAYAHow quickly your lovely presence has grownYes, into your own greatness you must aspireBecause the roots of your knowledge are knownHAPPY BIRTHDAY DEAR MAYA Maya, at 6.14 pm, on
By Norm Dixon
While the world's capitalist media have been dominated by the massive US-directed NATO air war against Serbia, Washington's other terrorist war has been all but expunged from the airwaves and newspaper columns. Throughout the Balkans
By Sean Healy
Actions all around the world are planned in solidarity with the Burmese freedom struggle on September 9 this year (9-9-99). The global day of action will include protests and activities in at least 14 countries, including Britain,
University of Melbourne manoeuvres on wages
MELBOURNE — University of Melbourne management announced on June 9 that it would unilaterally grant a 2% pay increase to all staff as a "reward" for meeting previous revenue targets.
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MUA officials withstand challenges
By Dick Nichols
The final results of the 1999 elections for the Maritime Union of Australia are now in. Both nationally and at branch level, the incumbent leadership has managed to withstand the challenge of
Solidarity from AMWU workers for East Timor and Indonesia
By Sarah Lantz
MELBOURNE — East Timorese independence activists Alex Tilman and Gil Santos from Fretilin and Action in Solidarity with Indonesia and East Timor (ASIET) member Bronwyn
By Robert Milne
DARWIN — On May 12, an unemployed homeless man was sentenced to 12 months' jail for the theft of a baby towel valued at $15. Kevin Anthony Cook took the towel from the backyard of a house on April 15 to use for a blanket because
Flexible: The high level of youth unemployment acts as a pressure on young people to accept extremely poor workplace conditions and low wages. This means young people are more easily forced to accept jobs which are largely casual positions with
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