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At the Liberal Women's Convention in Adelaide on June 9, PM John Howard threw up his latest strategy to combat the alleged "fertility crisis" — a $5000 payment to all women who give birth. Howard is describing this as an "alternative to
BY STEPHEN GARVEY MELBOURNE — The 77 workers at the ACI Mould Manufacturing factory in the eastern suburb of Box Hill were locked out of their workplace last week when they received management's latest proposals for the new enterprise
BY MICHELLE BREAR Young progressive activists will be converging on Sydney from July 11 to 13, to discuss, debate and listen to international campaigners at the Resistance national conference. "Thousands of young people took part in their first
BY ROHAN PEARCE On June 18, the intelligence committees of the US Senate and Congress began hearings on the "intelligence" that the White House used to justify the invasion of Iraq, in particular, the claims made about Iraq's alleged biological and
BY BEN COURTICE MELBOURNE — The Department of Immigration and Multicultural and Indigenous Affairs (DIMIA) released in May a report on its Review of Settlement Services for Migrants and Humanitarian Entrants. The report is available on the web
BY JENNY LONG SYDNEY — NSW unions covering public servants and teachers in TAFE and the Department of Education and Training (DET) have rejected proposed job cuts announced by NSW Labor education minister Andrew Refshauge on June 17. At least
BY ALISON DELLIT Thousands of refugee-rights supporters hit the streets on the June 21-22 weekend, to protest against the Australian government's mandatory detention of asylum seekers and deportations of refugees. The largest protest was in
Myth, Propaganda and Disaster in Nazi Germany and Contemporary America: A Drama in 30 ScenesBy Stephen SewellPlaybox Theatre, MelbourneJune 4-21 REVIEW BY ANNE O'CASEY& KAREN FLETCHER If the title of Stephen Sewell's latest play sounds like an
BY ALEX BAINBRIDGE HOBART — Key Tasmanian government leaders stepped in to water down proposed Significant Personal Relationships legislation before it was presented to parliament on June 19. This is despite the fact that the original
BY IGGY KIM In the face of mounting casualties and humanitarian crisis in Aceh, foreign minister Alexander Downer reaffirmed Canberra's support for Jakarta's war. Speaking to CNN during the recent ASEAN regional forum, Downer stated that "the

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