By Susan Laszlo
While more severe and frequent drought and floods, linked to the El Niño effect, are being cited as evidence of the greenhouse problem, the Australian government is forging ahead with its campaign to scuttle binding
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Stop the Jabiluka mine!
Marina Cameron
Aboriginal and environment groups have united to campaign against the planned uranium mine in Kakadu National Park. They argue that the mine is irreconcilable with both the wishes of the
Young republicans in Belfast and South Armagh have launched a new initiative to mobilise young people across the Six Counties. Calling itself Sinn Féin Youth, and targeting people between the ages of 15 and 25, the initiative has already
Cars, chaos and death — but no princess
AutogeddonBy Heathcote Williams and Nightshift Theatre AsylumSt Stephens Church, Newtown, Sydney Review by Brendan Doyle
The timing was brilliant, but not, alas, the publicity. Here's a group
Chilean-Australian refugee arrested returning to Chile
By Neville Spencer
Nelson Rivera, a Chilean refugee resident in Sydney for eight years, has been sentenced to 400 days in prison after returning to Chile to visit his ill mother. He was
Forest protection petition
The Earth Repair Foundation is seeking to collect more than 1 million signatures on a forest protection petition launched on August 17. The previous most-signed petition in Australia was for health care funding,
In the spotlight
By Dave Holmes
It is a now a commonplace that the untimely death of Princess Diana has put the spotlight on the media. But the issues raised go far deeper than questions of media intrusion into the private lives of
Tax workers campaign against sackings
By Ben Courtice
MELBOURNE — Members of the Community and Public Sector Union Tax Section have begun rolling stoppages and pickets aimed at pressuring management not to sack staff. So far pickets have
Victorian auditor-general under threat
By Bronwen Beechey
MELBOURNE — A public meeting on August 25 at Eastern TAFE's Wantirna campus was one of several across Victoria to protest against the state government's proposed changes to the
Gay groups protest in Ecuador
On August 27, a coalition of gay groups and human rights organisations held the first public demonstration for gay rights in Quito, Ecuador. The two-hour protest was organised by gay associations to promote a
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