Networker: The charmless god
Microsoft's Bill Gates has done it again, proving himself the consummate information technology marketer of the new millennium. On February 17 the latest version of the Microsoft operating system is released,
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Make the bosses pay
The successful fight of the 342 workers sacked by National Textiles when it went bankrupt to secure payment of their full leave and severance entitlements is an important victory for all workers. It opens the door for other
How long does it take to change a child's mind?
The Cuban government has published, as a new booklet titled How long does it take to change the mind of a child?, a round table discussion with psychologists and other specialists reflecting on the
By Philippa Stanford
ADELAIDE — A "People's Conference" to discussed South Australia's proposed nuclear waste repository will convene here on March 4 and 5. Conference organisers have invited speakers from both sides of the debate. Speakers will
By Martin Schenke
BRISBANE — Railway workers have won some concessions from the state government after they went on strike for 24 hours on February 9. The 14,600 rail workers walked off the job after their demand for a pay rise of 12% over two
The following is abridged from an open letter to United Nations' secretary-general Kofi Annan and Amnesty International's Middle East Watch, circulated on January 25 by Saman Karim from the Worker Communist Party of Iraq.
There are more than 6000
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To GST or not
Exeunt PRIME MINISTER and POLONIUS. Enter HAMLET. HAMLET: To GST or not to GST — that is the question. Whether 'tis nobler in the mind to suffer the slings and arrows of outrageous fortune, or to take up arms against a sea of
Free bus rides will reduce car use
By Coral Wynter
A national survey of car drivers has shown that the private use of cars is increasing at an alarming rate. At the same time, drivers are even less inclined to use public transport, and general
By Sue Boland
Prime Minister John Howard arrived back from holidays in January, loudly proclaiming the generosity of his government's planned income tax cuts. However, the value of the income tax cuts has already evaporated for most people, as a
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