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By Jorge Jorquera On September 7, some 100 students gathered at Wollongong DEET offices and marched to the court house. The same day more than 500 students rallied at the Australian National University. Students were protesting against
In the Back Streets of Paradise Alistair Hulett & The Hooligans Red Rattler Reviewed by Chris Martin Alistair Hulett, singer, songwriter, activist and entertainer, has given the Sydney left a lot of great times over the
Nurses stop work over staffing crisis By Bill Mason BRISBANE — Nurses and other health workers at the Princess Alexandra Hospital picketed the hospital on September 9 demanding more funding for the state's ailing public health
Hunger striker meets WA environment minister By Anne Pavy PERTH — Hunger striker Phil Gregory met with the Western Australian environment minister Kevin Minson on the steps of state parliament on September 9.
By Martin Reilly MANAGUA — We knew that baseball in Nicaragua was like a second faith, but to learn that the Amateur Baseball World Cup was to be played here was something like a divine revelation from the International
By Norm Dixon JOHANNESBURG — A security police officer accused of murder and being at the centre of "Third Force" destabilisation operations against trade unions has been allowed to flee South Africa to New Zealand. The details appeared
Call to defend health care By Anthony Thirlwall ADELAIDE — "Yes, we are political and we will continue to be political. We want more people to be political. We want a healthy society", explained Jill Archer, from Save
Poem: My belly may ache By Phil Gregory I long for it to be the sound of rolling thunder, Or breakers crashing on the shore, But it's the crunch and grind of woodchip milling, And it makes me shudder to the core.
Scientists now believe that HIV, the virus which causes AIDS, is a product of rainforest destruction. Far worse may be in store, writes ROBYN MARSHALL. A virus is a very small infectious particle containing a strand of genetic material,
SA public servants reject deal By Trish Corcoran ADELAIDE — A meeting of almost 1000 PSA/CPSU (Public Service Association/Commonwealth Public Sector Union) members here on September 6 voted to reject the state government's
By Chris Spindler ADELAIDE— The South Australian budget, brought down on August 25, has come under increasing criticism from unions, the community health sector, welfare organisations and political groups. As a result of the