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Mt Vickery mine to close

Mt Vickery mine to close By Alison Dellit NEWCASTLE — On February 17, Rio Tinto announced the closure of the Mt Vickery coal mine, outside Gunnedah. The company claimed the closure is due to a fall in the price of coal. Despite huge coal

Asia's crisis unravels years of 'development'

By Allen Myers "We have worked for 30 or 40 years to develop our countries to this level, but along comes a man with a few billion dollars and who, in a period of just two weeks, has undone most of the work we have done", Malaysian Prime Minister

Art is for the rest of us

Art is for the rest of us ART IS NOT A COMMODITY OR A PLAYTHING OF CORPORATE POWER . ART IS FOR THE REST OF US . art for the rest of us TRANSFORMS THE WORLD . art for the rest of us CAN BE MADE BY "NON ARTISTS" . art for the rest of us IS POLITICAL

Rory McLeod: Left-wing troubadour

Rory McLeod: Left-wing troubadour By Alex Bainbridge Rory McLeod is in Australia until April 20. If he's playing somewhere near you, make the effort to see him. Rory is hard to pigeonhole. His bio says he's an "ex-circus clown and fire eater —

M2 charges dropped

M2 charges dropped SYDNEY — On February 20, the remaining charges relating to the M2 motorway protests in Sydney were withdrawn by the police. Other charges were withdrawn in December. Freeway Busters spokesperson Gus Gulson said, "This is a

Write on: Letters to the editor

Waterfront performance Chris Corrigan wants his company, Patrick Stevedores, to make a profit. If Mr Corrigan's performance, in relation to Dubai and Webb Dock, Melbourne, are his standard level of executive excellence, then what other explanation

Abortion law repeal campaigning begins

PERTH — Doctors Victor Chan and Hoh Peng Lee appeared in the Central Law Court on February 17, charged with unlawfully performing an abortion. The doctors were supported by a rally of 200 women chanting "Not the Church, not the state, women must

Rorting the environment

By Francesca Davis On February 16, the Australian ran a "scoop" on the Coalition government's allocation of most of the funds from the National Heritage Fund to its own electorates. The fund was never going to solve Australia's environmental

Looking out: A matter of hygiene

A matter of hygiene By Brandon Astor Jones "Inmates are offered access to toilets, sinks and showers as well as a full range of hygiene items. I am unfamiliar with where you received your information but I can assure you that all inmates in

Protests continue as PA bans demonstrations

Protests continue as PA bans demonstrations Adam Hanieh RAMALLAH — More than 50 people gathered outside the US consulate in East Jerusalem on February 16 to protest against US policy on Iraq. The demonstration, which united Palestinians and

Irish peace talks in crisis — again

By Dave Riley While all attention is focused on Sinn Féin's battle to remain in the northern Ireland peace talks, one vital factor is being overlooked. No progress is being made. Only one item has been on the agenda: Sinn Féin's

Sacked miners robbed by company

Sacked miners robbed by company By Wendy Robertson SYDNEY — On February 10, 40 copper workers from the Cobar mine in western NSW, organised by the Rural Workers Union, occupied John Howard's Sydney office. The workers were demanding to know why