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Reflection's hard truth By Brandon Astor Jones "The violence of today's society has little to do with the shunning of God and much more to do with a glorification of guns, [intolerance] and ... a lack of parental supervision." — Jeff Joseph
Exposing the G7 lies By Eric Toussaint Was last month's G7 Summit (bringing together the United Kingdom, United States, France, Japan, Italy, Canada and Germany) in Cologne a move towards cancelling poor countries' debts? Don't believe all you're
Isaiah Berlin: A LifeBy Michael IgnatieffChatto & Windus, 1998. 356 pp., $49.95 (hb) Review by Phil Shannon Since the death of Sir Isaiah Berlin in 1997, there has been a publishing flurry of Berlin's philosophical and historical essays,
Helen Todd's battle for justice Punitive DamageDirected by Annie GoldsonSydney Film Festival Review by Michael Goldstein Punitive Damage, recently shown at the Sydney Film Festival, is an inspiring and most moving testimony to the courage and
By John Meehan DUBLIN — The Protestant-chauvinist Orange Order's annual July march down the nationalist Garvaghy Road in Portadown, Northern Ireland, on Sunday, July 4, has been banned by the British government's Parades Commission.
Students and Sustainability to meet in Sydney's west By Bronwyn Powell SYDNEY — Students and Sustainability, the annual national student environment conference, will kick off at the University of Western Sydney's Hawkesbury campus on July 12.
The ruling class rates our unions By Jonathan Singer What makes a good union? According to the Australian, the Association of Professional Engineers, Scientists and Managers (APESMA) and the Shop Distributive and Allied Employees' Association
The passing of the death sentence on Kurdish liberation fighter Abdullah Ocalan on June 29 by a political court of the viciously anti-democratic, military-backed government of Turkey highlights the depth of hypocrisy and utter cynicism of the
By Jonathan Singer Legal industrial action by workers will be virtually impossible if proposed amendments to the federal Workplace Relations Act (WRA) are passed, according to the ACTU. The measures are being presented by federal industrial
Longford royal commission: Esso blamed By Vannessa Hearman MELBOURNE — The Longford royal commission, which reported on June 28, found that Esso's inadequate training of its employees led to the explosion at the Longford gas plant near Sale in
Carr cracks down on pre-Olympic protests By Bea Brear SYDNEY — On March 27, Premier Bob Carr's Labor Party was re-elected in NSW with a hard-line "law and order" policy. In a push to "clean up the streets", NSW police have been refusing
Viva Timor leste! SYDNEY — Australian and East Timorese performers will join forces on July 15 to raise money for much needed medical and humanitarian aid to East Timor in an event organised by the Australia-East Timor Association (AETA). Viva