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Hobart Earth Awareness Week

Hobart Earth Awareness Week By Tony Iltis HOBART — An October 13 public meeting and slide show on the proposed Jabiluka uranium mine launched activities here for Earth Awareness Week. Students who had visited the proposed mine site after

Homage to Dita Indah Sari

Homage to Dita Indah Sari Democracy is not true democracy until everyone listens and heeds even the smallest voice. The voice of money is a false power that moves this world.Money talks — but its conversation is drained from the hearts and

Arguments for socialism: Doing well or doing good?

Doing well or doing good? By Allen Myers A story about a potential breakthrough in the treatment of cancer appeared in the Sydney Morning Herald on October 14. The events began when a team of US scientists was collecting specimens off the

Life of Riley: My meeting with Che Guevara

My meeting with Che Guevara I'm not one given to prying, but when Che Guevara dropped in last night, I just couldn't help myself. At first I was taken aback and left him standing in the doorway while I took in the sight before me. His

Stories from Australia's unfinished land war

Stories from Australia's unfinished land war details = Frontier: Stories from White Australia's Forgotten WarCD-ROMABC through Dataworks Educational Software$49.95 By Andy Gianniotis Frontier, shown recently on the ABC, is a documentary of

Why tollways are treacherous

By Kerry Nettle 1. Building roads invites more traffic. This is a well-researched phenomenon known as induced traffic. It exists in cities all around the world. People think that new roads will make their journey faster, so people who do

Left on-line

Left on-line New on the Democratic Socialist Party web site — One of the most comprehensive and enlightening socialist sites on the web, the DSP's web page continues to develop. New additions include 'Globalisation', Neo-liberalism and the

Jabiluka campaigners keep up the pressure

Jabiluka campaigners keep up the pressure By Trish Corcoran SYDNEY — On October 9, the day after the federal government gave the go-ahead to the Jabiluka uranium mine, a 300-strong demonstration marched through the city to protest outside John

To poll or not to poll?

To poll or not to poll? By Nick Middleton CANBERRA — Students at the University of Canberra go to the polls on October 21-23 to elect next year's Students Association. A petition has been tabled by a Labor Right member for a student

and ain't i a woman?: The public nature of the 'private' sphere

The public nature of the 'private' sphere Public discussion of family life and women's roles within it used to be mostly confined to the "women's magazines". Article after repetitive article dealt with "how to improve (or save) your marriage",

Behind the Turkish military's 'soft coup'

By Michael Karadjis This past northern summer, the Turkish military engineered the collapse of the Welfare Party (RP)-True Path Party (DYP) coalition, supposedly to prevent a "fundamentalist takeover". The military is now on a drive to ban RP. In

Hunter miners: court cripples right to strike

Hunter miners: court cripples right to strike By James Vassilopoulos Rio Tinto has succeeded in its bid to undermine the picket line at the Hunter Valley No. 1 coal mine. On October 14, the NSW Supreme Court ruled that unionists could