World Bank gives go-ahead
The World Bank board on June 6 approved a controversial plan to build
an oil and gas pipeline from southern Chad, in central Africa, to the coast
of Cameroon. The pipeline is a joint venture between oil
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BY CHRIS SPINDLER
MELBOURNE — Some three weeks after winning the ballot, Craig Johnston was on June 9 confirmed as the new Victorian state secretary of the Australian Manufacturing Workers Union. Johnston was delayed from taking office by court
Caught greed, bowled Satan
In a moment of stupidity and weakness I allowed Satan and the world to
dictate terms to me. â Hansie Cronje, sacked as South African cricket
captain after admitting to taking money from a bookmaker.
WINDSOR, Ontario â On June 4, 3000 people demonstrated against a meeting
of the Organization of American States (OAS) in Windsor, Ontario.
The OAS, which is based in Washington, involves the heads of state
of all countries in the
Fijian community leader calls for democracy's restoration
BY GRAHAM MATTHEWS
BRISBANE â Fifty two homes have been broken into. Families are
fleeing into the bush. Cattle are being slaughtered and police vehicles
are being used for
Forum: Sri Lanka bans 'talk of peace'
BY JAMES VASSILOPOULOS
CANBERRA â Sri Lankan President Chandrika Kumaratunga has banned
talk of peace and for the first time in Sri Lankan history if you criticise
the president, laws are used
A Month in the CountryBy Brian Friel, after TurgenevSydney Theatre CompanyDrama Theatre at the Opera HouseUntil July 15 Review by Mark Stoyich
Three examples of recent translations of foreign classics have given Sydney audiences a chance to see how
Asbestos scare in Parramatta
BY OWEN RICHARDS
SYDNEY — The Construction, Forestry, Mining and Energy Union has banned construction work on the old David Jones site in Parramatta here after discovering asbestos. CFMEU state secretary Andrew
"The only solution I can see is to hold a series of long and costly
negotiations in exotic locations, in order to put off finding a solution",
reads the caption of a Climate Action Network (CAN) cartoon lampooning
the 12th session of the
New DSP branch warms up for Olympic protests
BY DANIEL JARDINE
SYDNEY â Given mainstream media hype seeking to convince Sydneysiders
that the Olympics would be a golden time for everyone, a forum on Why
the Olympics won't benefit
SERBIA: Students lead anti-Milosevic protests
Isolation, skyrocketing poverty, unemployment rates of almost 70% and
an infrastructure devastated by NATO's bombing last year has left Serbia
in a worse state than its notoriously poor neighbour
HANOVER, Germany â Scientists have found evidence that genes used to
modify crops can jump the species barrier and cause bacteria and even fungi
to mutate.
One aim of Expo 2000 in Hanover last month was to popularise GM (genetic
MANILA â On June 9, some 3000 Moros (an ethnic group in the Philippines)
from 45 villages in Metro Manila held a prayer-rally at the Maharlika village
in Taguig. The rally was hosted by the Pagragn National Movement, a new
coalition of Moro
Teachers strike, plan more action
BY ALEX ROBINSON
BRISBANE — Queensland's teachers struck for 24 hours on June 14 in support of demands by the Queensland Teachers Union for an 8% per year pay rise, decreased class sizes and more resources for
By Sibylle Kaczorek
DARWIN â On June 2, artist Dadang Christanto's exhibition titled
Reconciliation was opened with a powerful performance and installation.
Christanto, who was born in Indonesia in the late 1950s, uses simple
Defying warnings from Jakarta, the week-long Papuan People's Congress
ended on June 4 with a declaration that West Papua was no longer part of
the Republic of Indonesia. The congress was extended for a day because
of debates over the wording of
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