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By Marcus Greville SYDNEY — Public pressure is continuing to try to force roads minister Michael Knight to honour the state Labor government's election promise to disband the construction of the controversial M2 motorway. However, the government's
WASHINGTON, DC — Medical experts have confirmed that changes in global climate due to the burning of oil, coal and gas, and the release of ozone-depleting chemicals, are likely to accelerate the already unprecedented emergence of infectious
By Renay Albert I have just returned from a trip to the Tarkine rainforest in Tasmania to see for myself what is happening to Australia's wilderness areas. What I found was shocking and heartbreaking. One minute you are walking through fairytale
Attack by Neo-Nazis MELBOURNE — The house and car of anti-Nazi activists David Glanz and Judy McVey were attacked in the early hours of January 27. Swastikas were sprayed on the house and swastika and SS symbols on the car, which also had its
By Norm Dixon Workers in the small landlocked kingdom of Swaziland are spearheading a determined campaign for democracy despite threats of violence from traditional supporters of King Mswati III. Swaziland is paralysed by a general strike, which
South Africa since the elections Post-apartheid South Africa will mark its second birthday at the end of April. NORM DIXON was there as a Green Left Weekly correspondent in the months before and after the country's first democratic elections. Here he
Devil in a Blue DressTristar PicturesWritten and directed by Carl FranklinBased on the novel by Walter MosleyStarring Denzel Washington, Jennifer Beal and Don CheadleReleased nationally on February 8Reviewed by Norm Dixon Devil in a Blue Dress is a
The wave of strikes and political actions in December brought France to a standstill. Hundreds of thousands of people were involved in demonstrations that in some cities were larger than in 1968. ARUN PRADHAN and ANNE O'CALLAGHAN spoke to ALAIN
By Pip Hinman Voter alienation from the two major parties is fast becoming a hot topic of debate. Surveys, feature articles and even small booklets such as the recently published Politicians and Citizens: Rights and Responsibilities, by the Catholic
By Alison Dellit The launch of the ALP's youth initiatives on January 29 continued the federal government's trend of encouraging low youth "training" wages and government subsidies to business. Sounding much like an earlier Labor PM's pledge that "no

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