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Monsanto, Fox TV and censorship Two US former investigative journalists toured Australia in March to raise awareness of a lawsuit they have filed against Rupert Murdoch's Fox television network. Jane Akre and Steve Wilson allege they were unfairly
Protests against forest agreements Environmentalists staged protests across the country on March 31 against the failure of regional forest agreements (RFAs) to protect old-growth forests from logging. In Melbourne, conservationists condemned Steve
Britain: British Nuclear Fools Ltd The future of the Sellafield plant, operated by British Nuclear Fuels Limited (BNFL) in northern England, is in jeopardy following safety lapses, cover-ups, an act of sabotage by a BNFL employee, economic
Mike's Militia Among the local stay-at-home-on-Tuesday-nights population of part-time couch potatoes, there may be some of you who were fortunate enough to catch Mike Moore's The Awful Truth on SBS TV. As a card-carrying member of Mike's
INDONESIA: Thousands demonstrate against subsidy cuts By James Balowski Thousands of students, civil servants and other workers protested in Indonesia on April 1 against cuts to subsides on fuel, public transport and electricity. The
The man they couldn't tame The HurricaneStarring Denzel Washington and Vicellous Reon ShannonDirected by Norman JewisonWritten by Armyan Bernstein and Dan GordonUniversal Pictures Review by Arun Pradhan "My real problems began when the Saturday
IRELAND: Strike-hit firms say send in army Employers in Ireland have called for the army to be brought in to run the public transport system hit by a wave of bus and rail strikes. A spokesperson for the Irish employers' federation said the republic
Actively Radical TV — Sydney community television's progressive current affairs producers tackle the hard issues from the activist's point of view. CTS Sydney (UHF 31), every Sunday, 9-11pm. Ph 9565 5522. Access News — Melbourne community TV,
By Aaron Benedek SYDNEY — Three hundred students rallied at the University of Sydney on March 30, one week after students occupied the Student Centre on a March 22 national day of action against the privatisation of education. The rally is part
BY JOHN GAUCI SYDNEY — Despite constant denials by the NSW Labor government, the Olympic Games are having a serious impact on housing in Sydney, an information kit launched on March 29 by the tenancy advocates Rentwatchers says. Sixty people
From social security to social control Over the next few weeks and months you will hear a lot about the interim report of the government's committee on welfare “reform”, Participation Support for a More Equitable Society, issued on
Murdoch University staff strike back BY JULIA PERKINS PERTH — Academics and general staff at Murdoch University here passed a motion of no confidence in the university's vice-chancellor, Steven Schwartz, at a March 24 meeting attended by more