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BY LINDA WALDRON MELBOURNE — Six hundred Bradmill workers seized the opportunity presented by the re-enactment of the first sitting of federal parliament in Victoria's Parliament House on May 10 to mobilise to save their jobs. They demanded to
Getting Justice Wrong: Myths Media and CrimeBy Nicholas CowderyAllen & Unwin, 2001$19.95 BY KAREN FLETCHER Law and order politics have been the ticket to success for many an ignorant and talent-less politician or media "commentator". A really
BY JABULANE MATSEBULA The Swaziland government launched a vicious attack on the freedom of speech and the press on May 4, when it issued an order to shut down the Guardian of Swaziland and the Nation Magazine. Police impounded copies of the
REVIEW BY JOHN TRACEY BRISBANE — Theresa Creed has just recorded her first album, Unfinished Business, at Ando's Kitchen recording studio on the Gold Coast. It will be released through 4ZZZ's Zedhead Records later this year. Creed was born at
BY PETER PERKINS   I was disappointed and disgusted at the ideas expressed by Rob Gowland in a recent article of the Guardian newspaper on the M1 protests [see accompanying box — Ed.]. Many of the opinions that have been put
BY JIM GREEN  Corporate polluters have enrolled powerful allies in their efforts to prevent restrictions on the emissions of greenhouse gases — politicians, bureaucrats, public relations firms, corporate front groups, conservative
Municipal elections in France, which took place on March 11 and 18 and are an important litmus test for the mood of the country, have brought a few surprises. The conservative right has lost the two most important local government positions, the
Into the Heart of the Fire: The British in the Spanish Civil WarBy James K. HopkinsStanford University Press, 2000 474 pages, $44.95 (pb) REVIEW BY PHIL SHANNON It was a desperate time. It called for desperate measures. When General Franco, aided
BY AHMED NIMER RAMALLAH — The mainstream media here and in the West are trying to find out who exactly is "behind" the Palestinian intifada against Israeli rule. They'd serve the Palestinian people better if they sought out who is behind the
BY MELANIE SJOBERG If you are one of the estimated 1.8 million low-paid workers in Australia reliant on an award for your wage, your pay packet will soon receive a $13 (before tax) boost, courtesy of the national wage case decision handed down by

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