BY BEATRICE LAUFER
PERTH — Western Australia's infamous "prostitution bill" became law on July 29. Eagerly awaited by some and feared by others, the bill renders street sex work illegal. Any involvement in street sex work will bring heavy jail
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Shell chief to head renewable energy task force
BY SEAN HEALY
The chairperson of oil giant Royal Dutch Shell has been chosen to co-chair a new global task force on renewable energy. At its July summit in Okinawa, the G8 (group of eight rich,
Bondi speak-out on Olympic deceit
BY MELANIE SJOBERG
SYDNEY — Riding the wave of protest against the volleyball stadium on Bondi Beach and against the numerous evictions imposed by profiteering property owners in the area, a lively speak-out
Kim appoints investigation panel
SEOUL — South Korea's President Kim Dae-Jung appointed a human rights investigation panel to investigate repression of the pro-democracy movement by previous military dictatorships and decide on compensation.
S11 Alliance calls for trade union support
BY JORGE JORQUERA
MELBOURNE — The S11 Alliance has issued a call for trade unionists to support the non-violent three-day blockade of the World Economic Forum's summit at the Crown Casino beginning
BY RACHEL EVANS
MELBOURNE — The federal government's plan to change the Sex Discrimination Act (SDA) to allow the Victorian Infertility Act, and laws like it in other states, to stand, has given the Victorian Labor government of Steve Bracks the
BY DAMIEN LAWSON
SYDNEY — With no media attention or public discussion, the federal Coalition government is using the Olympics to justify sweeping new powers which allow the military to suppress domestic unrest in Australia. Under the pretext of
After months of delays, false starts and a performance to rival Christopher Skase's "Now I'm sick, now I'm not", former president Suharto is finally to stand trial for embezzlement of Indonesian state funds. On August 3, the 79-year-old Suharto was
UNITED STATES: Anti-corporate activists go cross-country
Fresh from protests against the Republican convention in Philadelphia, a coalition of pro-democracy groups set out cross-country on August 8 to share their message with unions and the rest of
Rod Quantock to host McDebate
BY JORGE JORQUERA
MELBOURNE — Some of the world's best minds and sharpest wits will grapple with the crucial issue of our time here on August 25, when they debate "Whether McDonald's should run the World Bank".
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