By Sarah Stephen
HOBART — Almost 1300 out of 9000 students voted in student elections at the University of Tasmania two weeks ago. Most of the positions were won by members of two tickets — Zest and Impact. Zest included a number of current
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By Iggy Kim
The Fight Racism National Conference held in Sydney September 27-28 was an important step forward in clarifying the nature of the current racist offensive in Australia and consolidating a national activist leadership for the campaign
Green politics in 'grey times'
By Ben Reid
MELBOURNE — About 150 people attended the 11th Eco-Politics conference held at the University of Melbourne on October 4 and 5. Scholars and activists presented a range of papers and workshops on
When computers die
By Barry Healy
What happens to old computers when they die? Is there a sort of "elephants' graveyard" where they all disappear? Yes, in a way. It's called the Third World. The technological revolution has created a
By Cam Walker
After more than two years of campaigning, one of Costa Rica's largest environmental and social struggles is reaching a crisis point. Local communities have been resisting efforts by close to 30 transnational mining companies which
By Gerry Harant
The Melbourne Age has exposed police continuing the spying previously done by the Victoria Police Special Branch, supposedly disbanded by the Cain Labor government in 1983. The revelations caused outrage as well as some amusement
People's Declaration on Global Warming
By Paul Petit
The Australian Greens have recently launched the Australian People's Declaration on Global Warming, a petition opposing the Howard government's arrogant refusal to adopt binding
By Jim McIlroy
BRISBANE — The campaign by Community and Public Sector Union (CPSU) members in Centrelink, the federal government's new "one-stop shop" services delivery agency, for improvements in a draft agency agreement, is coming to a
'Kakadu belongs to all of us! Stop Jabiluka!
By Wendy Robertson
"It is not the government's decision to make, it is up to us. Kakadu belongs to all of us. It is world heritage. It belongs to the world, not to a bunch of grubby men in
By Alana Kerr
SYDNEY — The Children (Protection and Parental Responsibility) Act 1997 passed in NSW in August gives police extra powers to take young people from public spaces. The law, which contravenes international human rights conventions,
The HostageBy Brendan BehanNIDA Final Year Students' ProductionParade Theatre, Sydney Review by Brendan Doyle
Written in 1958, this is the play in which Pat, ex-hero of the Republican cause and now Dublin brothel-keeper, says: "The IRA and the
By David Bacon
OAKLAND — After sitting like a beached whale for four days at the Yusen Terminal in the Port of Oakland, the Neptune Jade finally sailed out of San Francisco Bay early on the morning of Wednesday, October 1. Every one of the
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