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The Body SnatchersBy Cyndi TebbelFinch Publishing, Sydney$25 REVIEW BY TAMARA PEARSON Don't you think the concept of "diet" Coke is really bizarre? This is the rationale of a junk-dominated food industry trying to profit at the same time as a
John Tognolini Green Left Weekly, the Democratic Socialist Perspective and the Socialist Alliance send our sincere condolences to Denis Kevans' daughter Sophia, his long-time partner Sonia Bennet and his many comrades and friends over his sudden
Is there a fast-food chain ripping off young workers near you? Want to help organise a picket? Want to help distribute information about the campaign for young workers' rights at your school/workplace/campus? Get in touch with Resistance — see
Eva Cheng Even though the Vietnam War ended 30 years ago, the US's saturation chemical bombing is still wreaking havoc on millions, including the newly born — making them third-generation victims. Nobody knows when the congenital deformities, one
Dale Mills After US peace activist Scott Parkin was deported from Australia on September 15 for being a "threat to national security" many students he worked with at Sydney University are being put under surveillance. On September 15, Sydney
Bronwen Beechey, Auckland In New Zealand, the minimum wage for workers aged 18 and over is NZ$9.50 per hour, and the rate for workers under 18 is even lower. The wages for Australian workers are 20% to 50% higher than those for equivalent jobs in
Nick Everett, Canberra Community and Public Sector Union (CPSU) members in the Department of Employment and Workplace Relations (DEWR) have voted overwhelmingly in favour of an offer by DEWR management for a new union certified agreement. This
Jim McIlroy Members of the Community and Public Sector Union (CPSU) employed by Centrelink, the federal government's main social security agency, have voted at workplace meetings around the country to reject management's offer on a new industrial
Rohan Pearce On March 1, 1991, after the defeat of Iraq in the first Gulf War, US President George Bush senior told the American Legislative Exchange Council: "By God, we've kicked the Vietnam syndrome once and for all!" Since George Bush junior
Christine Howes From 1900 until as late as the 1980s, governments around Australia controlled wages, savings and benefits belonging to Aboriginal people who were under their care and protection. In almost every state and territory, money

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