Kathy Newnam
Candidates for the Greens and the Socialist Alliance have called for the Northern Territory's Ranger uranium mine to be permanently shut down.
On September 4, operations at the mine were disrupted after 20 litres of radioactive
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Louise Walker& Sue Bolton
Over the last few months, Howard's Coalition government has been lobbying big business about the dangers of the ALP's industrial relations policy giving trade unions "too much power". Labor workplace relations shadow
Sue Bolton
On September 10, the Victorian Trades Hall Council (VTHC) executive unanimously adopted a resolution expressing its "concern at the jailing of Craig Johnston and the excessive length of the custodial sentence imposed by the Court of
Doug Lorimer
United Nations inspectors have found no clear evidence of a nuclear weapons program in Iran, according to a report circulated to the board of governors of the UN's International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA).
The Iranian government
Alex Milne
We now have scientific confirmation that sit-ins, rallies and boycotts are more likely to influence the government's environmental policy than schmoozing to politicians.
A study by American sociologist Jon Agnone, published in New
Kerryn Williams
Anti-war activists have claimed that the September 9 bombing near the Australian embassy in Jakarta proves that invading Iraq has not made the world a safer place.
"This bombing in Jakarta is a tragedy. But the bigger tragedy is
Rupen Savoulian
According to the Russian government, about 330 people, one-third of them school children, were found dead after Russian special forces (Spetsnaz) stormed a school gymnasium in the North Ossetian town of Beslan on September 3. How
Anti-war activists have refused to be silenced or intimidated in the wake of the September 9 bombing of the Australian embassy in Jakarta. It is crucial for the anti-war movement to remain steadfast in its vocal and determined opposition to the
Ochre and Water — The Himba people of Namibia are on a collision course with the forces of progress due to a massive dam that would provide much-needed energy but would flood huge tracts of Himba land, destroying sacred grave sites and vital
Don Jarret
Ron Gray, treasurer of the Australian Peace Committee, died in Adelaide on August 13 at the age of 79. The following is an abridged version of the speech given by Don Jarret, the APC South Australian branch president, at Ron's funeral.
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