Beverley uranium: the government's dirty secret
By Louise Moody
ADELAIDE — On November 14, Mines and Energy South Australia (MESA) announced that it had government approval to trial uranium mining in Beverley in the far north of South
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Metalworkers begin campaign
By Michael Bull
MELBOURNE — More than 250 metalworkers filled the Resistance Centre on February 4 to launch the Workers First opposition ticket to contest the Australian Manufacturing Workers Union state branch
Health care cuts are hurting women
Margaret's fit and healthy husband became an invalid overnight, after a series of minor strokes left him unable to speak or swallow. The hospital discharged him early when his bed was required by someone more
"What will be left of Nicaragua when SOLCARSA is finished with it? Nothing more than a huge desert. How is it possible that our precious ancestral forests are being converted into plywood?" — Gilda Aburto, Nicaraguan journalist. The World Bank is
Work for the dole kills jobs
By John Tomlinson
Prime ministers John Howard in Australia, Jenny Shipley in New Zealand and Tony Blair in Britain all use the same rhetoric to describe the behaviour of lone parents and the unemployed. They claim
By Francesca Davis
United States military action against Iraq could trigger a world war, Russian President Boris Yeltsin warned on February 4. In a meeting with first deputy prime minister Anatoly Chubais, Yeltsin commented, "Clinton's actions
Pakpahan supports Suharto's daughter for president
By Max Lane
Singapore-based journalist Michael Shari was recently able to interview jailed trade unionist Muchtar Pakpahan in hospital in Jakarta. Shari's interview was later published in the
Tamils march for peace with justice
CANBERRA — Five hundred Tamils and their supporters marched here on February 3 to mark the 50th anniversary of Sri Lanka's independence on February 4.
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Anti-uranium activists from across the country discussed plans for the campaign against the proposed Jabiluka mine in Kakadu during a national telephone link-up on January 28.
Kyoto model funded by industry
The climate data and models used by the Coalition to justify its reactionary policy position at the Kyoto greenhouse gas emissions conference in December were compiled largely by fossil fuel industry representatives.
By Stuart Ross
On January 29, British Prime Minister Tony Blair announced to a packed House of Commons that there would be a new inquiry into one of the most tragic events of Ireland's "troubles" — Bloody Sunday. Later that evening, John Kelly,
Jazz against racism
SYDNEY — More than 400 people packed into the steaming atmosphere of the Harbourside Brasserie for 91×ÔÅÄÂÛ̳ Weekly's "Jazz against racism" benefit on February 6. Mesmerising music from some of Australia's best jazz
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