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  • Study finds youth are victims of violence

    Young people are the chief victims of violence in our society, according to a new study. A discussion paper published for the National Youth Affairs Research Scheme pieces together the relationship between young people, violence,

  • Victorian left walks out of Democrats

    MELBOURNE — Most of the leadership of the Australian Democrats' progressive Victorian division and five out of nine of their candidates in the coming Victorian elections have left the party. Their departure comes in the wake of

  • Postal workers to vote

    Postal workers to voteSYDNEY — Postal workers around Australia will decide this month whether to accept an enterprise agreement recommended by the Communication Workers Union Federal Executive and Australia Post. The

  • Tunnel protest

    Tunnel protest SYDNEY — Anti-freeway groups and Greenpeace have urged people to protest at the opening of the Harbour Tunnel by carrying placards during the Rotary Harbour Tunnel fundraising walk on August 30. Greenpeace transport

  • Forest blockade in northern NSW

    LISMORE — Forest protesters have again set up camp in northern NSW, this time at Mummel Gulf. The protesters are organised by the North-East Forest Alliance, responsible for last year's Chaelundi blockade and another protest

  • Green Party launch set

    Green Party launch setMELBOURNE — A national Green Party is to be launched at the end of this month, Janet Rice from the Melbourne-based Green Politics Network (GPN) told a meeting here on August 5. Speaking at a meeting

  • Third runway above the law

    Third runway above the law SYDNEY — "On July 29, the federal government moved quietly, one might say stealthily, to exempt the Federal Airports Corporation from all NSW state environmental and planning laws", says NSW Democrat MP Richard

  • APPM to shed 400 jobs

    BURNIE — Paper giant APPM has announced plans to cut 400 jobs at its Burnie and Wesley Vale mills. The company is also pressing for big changes in hours and conditions not agreed to in the settlement of the momentous

  • Loose cannons

    Obviously "People are obviously rehiring." — Prime Minister Paul Keating on the drop in the latest unemployment figure from 11.1% to 11%. Model prisoner Former Wall Street junk bond king Michael Milken, sentenced to 10 years' jail in

  • Victory for Midford women

    Victory for Midford womenWOLLONGONG — Seventy five women who had been picketing the Midford Paramount clothing factory because their former employer owed them $450,000 in superannuation and retrenchment entitlements have

  • Environment groups boycott talks

    Environment groups boycott talks National environment groups discussing greenhouse strategy with the federal government pulled out of talks in Canberra on August 6. They said that despite nearly two years of talks, the government had still not

  • WA Aboriginal act draws protests

    WA Aboriginal act draws protestsPERTH — Objections have been pouring in to the WA government since Aboriginal communities were given 30 days to consider the newly rewritten Aboriginal Heritage Act, due to come before