The alternative newspaper Broadside has joined Modern Times and Australian Left Review. Its last edition appeared last week. Green Left Weekly spoke to Broadside's editor, Ian Milliss, about the reason for the paper's closure
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MELBOURNE — It seems that the Victorian government is determined to change the current public sector superannuation scheme by July, come hell or high water. While the rhetoric from finance minister Ian Smith has been
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Another triumph for Circus Oz Circus Oz 1993 Artistic direction by Sue Broadway Musical composition by Irene Vela Costume design by Laurel Frank Reviewed by Margarita Windisch Circus Oz, believed by many to be the world's leading
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Silent protest against StockdaleMELBOURNE — A group of 60 people with disabilities and supporters of public transport gathered outside the Equal Opportunities Commission on April 23 to protest against the arrival of
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From Gaia to Selfish Genes: Selected Writings in the Life Sciences Edited by Connie Barlow The MIT Press, 273 pp. Reviewed by Dave Riley There seems to be a frustrating paucity of informed debate within the environment movement. A
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Brewer condemned for 'handouts' claimBRISBANE — Powers Brewery head Bernie Power has run into a storm of criticism for his claim that welfare "handouts" to Aborigines were the cause of alcohol abuse. On April 19,
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MELBOURNE — In Premier Jeff Kennett's April 6 mini-budget, state education funding was cut by a further $244 million (6.4%). This follows an $86 million cut, closure of 55 schools and sacking of all school cleaners, after
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WOLLONGONG — Threatened industrial action by Public Sector Union members here in support of an unfairly dismissed fellow worker has forced DSS back to a Human Rights Commission hearing it had walked out of. In July
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BRISBANE — Anger has exploded against the major banks in the past two weeks here as the Australian Bankers Association director Allan Cullen called for farmers to leave the land now or face eviction later on. The
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Bases protests will continue Bill Doyle, a Peace Action Committee (PeACe) member and organiser of the Nurrungar protest, spoke to Green Left Weekly's Liam Mitchell about the recent demonstration at Nurrungar and the future plans of the
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Rough time for juvenile 'justice'ADELAIDE— The chairperson of the parliamentary Juvenile Justice Select Committee, Terry Groom, has been sharply criticised for proposed changes to state laws on juvenile crime. Groom
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The Nurrungar '93 action involved around 700 demonstrators making the long journey into the desert 400 km north-west of Adelaide over the Easter weekend. They included speakers from the Kokotha people (traditional custodians