By Eva Cheng
Changes to workers' superannuation announced in the federal budget last week amount to a new tax levied on lower income workers and foreshadow the eventual abolition of the age pension.
Under the scheme, workers will pay 1%, 2%
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Kurdish parliament meets in Europe
The following is from a statement released by the Parliament of Kurdistan in Exile.
On April 12, 1995, in the Netherlands, the Parliament of Kurdistan in Exile held its inaugural meeting. The act proved to
Aboriginal Autonomy: Issues and Strategies
By H.C. Coombs
Cambridge University Press, 1994. 251 pp., $25 (pb)
Reviewed by Chris Martin
Perhaps the most influential and eloquent white advocate of Aboriginal self-determination, H.C. "Nugget"
MELBOURNE — A public meeting held on May 2 resolved to support, in principle, the setting up of a People's Action Centre in shopfront premises in Footscray. The centre will function as a drop-in centre and coffee shop, as well as providing a range
In its 1990-91 annual report, the NSW Department of Corrective Services reported its keenness to identify areas "suitable for contracting out". In April 1993, the Junee Correctional Centre, the first private prison in NSW, was opened. It is run by
By Eva Cheng
Rumours are circulating in Beijing that Deng Xiaoping's second son, Deng Zhifang, has been questioned about alleged economic crimes. The reports follow the shock arrests recently of high officials and business associates close to
By Richard Horsey
French and US oil companies face allegations that slave labour is being used on a massive scale to build a gas pipeline from Burma to Thailand. The project is a joint venture between French company Total, US company Unocal and
World Environment Day in Hobart
By Ben Courtice
HOBART — The World Environment Day (WED) Committee here is planning events in early June to mark this day of action for the environment. They include a march, rally and band night on June 3,
By Dave Rodda
In 1988, having been unemployed for more than a year, I decided that, rather than remain on unemployment benefit forever, I should enrol in a university course. Although this would not necessarily be a magic solution, it would at
Success formula
"The difficulty with [French president-elect Jacques] Chirac is that, despite his 30 years in politics, nobody knows what he stands for. He has that in common with [current president Francois] Mitterrand ..." — Jonathan Fenby in
By Reihana Mohideen
Results from the first stage of counting indicate that four out of the seven congressional candidates supported by SANLAKAS, a federation of progressive mass organisations, and the Student Advocates for Voter Empowerment
Large May Day march in WA
By Rjurik Davidson
PERTH — The May Day march and rally, held in Fremantle on May 7, was the biggest in recent years. Almost 5000 people participated.
The theme of the day was "Back to Basics" unionism,
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