BY JON LAND
The Australian government is attempting to prevent East Timor from gaining full sovereign rights over vast oil and gas reserves in the Timor Sea that are expected to generate hundreds of millions of dollars in royalties over the next 20
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BY COLIN CLEARY
The provincial industrial centre where I work as a relief teacher is not the prettiest or the most prosperous in the state. A good half of it consists of housing commission dwellings erected in a burst of Menzies-era optimism that
BY JIM GREEN
The PNG Environment Watch Group has condemned Australian mining company BHP's plans to pull out of the Ok Tedi copper mine in Papua New Guinea without rehabilitating the site.
BHP, which announced a record A$1.43 billion profit for
The Cherry PickersWritten by Kevin GilbertSydney Theatre CompanyDirected by Wesley EnochPlaying at the Wharf 2 Theatre, Walsh Bay, SydneyUntil March 4
REVIEW BY BRENDAN DOYLE
We laughed, cried, felt uplifted, some felt offended — one blackfella
BY IRMA VEP
MELBOURNE — With the dulcet tones of Dusty Springfield singing "Anyone Who Had a Heart" in the background, the Fairwear campaign launched its latest weapon in the campaign to end the exploitation of outworkers — a super hero by the
BY TOM WILSON
HOBART — Forestry Tasmania should change its name to Jackboot Tasmania, if its recent antics are anything to go by. In its latest move, the authority has resorted to unlawful threats and intimidation in a desperate attempt to cover
BY MAX LANE
The Indonesian political elite is becoming increasingly fearful of a radicalisation of the country's masses, which is being provoked by a right-wing campaign to destabilise President Abdurrahman Wahid's government. It's turning to
SYDNEY — Alistair Hulett, former frontperson of the legendary punk-folk band Roaring Jack and long-time Newtown resident, now lives in Scotland. Hulett is back in Australia for a short solo tour. Hulett was well-known for his strong support for the
BY IGGY KIM
SEOUL — In an effort to get back in the black, bankrupt Daewoo Motors confirmed on February 16 that it will proceed with the sacking of 1785 workers. This follows the sacking of more than 3500 in recent months. In response, the
BY SUE BOLAND
The question on everyone's lips is, are the Coalition parties on
the skids? This question can be answered by looking at the voting patterns
since Prime Minister John Howard's federal Coalition government was first
elected in
BY JIM GREEN
Federal industry and science minister Nick Minchin announced on February 8 that the Howard government no longer intends to co-locate a store for long-lived intermediate-level radioactive wastes alongside the planned underground dump
BY ALISON DELLIT
The headlines on February 12 said it all: "Lazarus in a floral frock", "One Nation's king hit" and "Hanson's One Nation on the loose again". Following One Nation's 9.6% showing in the Western Australian elections on February 10,
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