By Omar Sari SEMARANG, Indonesia — If officials in Jakarta consider that nuclear power plants are really safe, they should build one in the Indonesian capital city, outspoken academic Arief Budiman said on February 3 amid growing speculation that
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By Tim E. Stewart DARWIN — Stepping up a six-month long dispute with the Australian Education Union, the NT government last week began a media campaign which included education minister Steve Hatton describing union representatives as "terrorists".
LONDON — Welcoming the decision to dismantle Shell's North Sea gas rig installation, the Brent Spar, on land, Greenpeace called on the British government to rule out dumping at sea for all oil installations and abandon the so-called "case by case"
By Kim Linden MELBOURNE — Professor Peter Singer, lead Senate candidate for the Greens in Victoria, has called on Democrats leader Cheryl Kernot to explain why she forced CEPU state secretary Len Cooper to withdraw Singer's invitation to speak at
Shining The triolet, as a poetic form, is French in origin; it is composed of eight lines, only two of which rhyme. The composition-scheme is as follows: A B a A a b A B (a capital letter represents a repeated line). It would seem that the
By Slobodan Trbojevich As the Yankees come into Bosnia, nobody should be surprised that ordinary Bosnian people have expressed strong pessimism about a real, peaceful solution. They've looked for help for too long. The scepticism which is evident on
Programs of interest on Sydney Community TV (UHF 31) — Perleeka, indigenous Australians' program, nightly, 7pm. Art Experimenta, Mondays, 8pm and 11.30pm, and Tuesdays, 3am and 6.30am. Bent TV, gay and lesbian program, Thursdays, 10.30pm and
A poll released by the Washington International Energy Group earlier this month shows the lowest recorded levels of support among utility executives for the development of new nuclear power plants, and uncertainty about the economics and relicensing
By Sarah Stephen [This article is a response to Tasmanian Greens MHA Mike Foley's article "3 steps to job growth" in the Daily Planet.] Debate and discussion on the issue of unemployment and job creation rarely get much of a public hearing beyond the
Environment, Development, Agriculture: Integrated policy through human ecologyBy Bernhard GlaeserUCL Press, 1995. $39.95Reviewed by Dot Tumney In his conclusion Bernhard Glaeser suggests: "If humankind wishes to achieve sustainable use of natural
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