Kanaky: independence postponed
By Sam Wainwright
On December 8, residents of the French Overseas Territory of New Caledonia voted 71.86% in favour of a referendum proposal to shift more decision-making powers from Paris to the territory. The
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By Danny Fairfax
There are gangs operating widely in western Sydney. They carry guns, drive expensive cars, communicate with each other by radio, are recognisable by their distinct clothing and make their presence fully felt on the streets. They
By Ahmad Qatamesh
[Ahmad Qatamesh was the longest serving administrative detainee (imprisoned without charge or trial for five years) and was released by the Israeli government early this year. He is a leader of the Popular Front for the Liberation
By William Thomas
HOBART — About 200 people attended a November 14 rally outside parliament to protest against the presence of the US nuclear aircraft carrier Abraham Lincoln, visiting Hobart on its way back from the Persian Gulf. The rally was
By Melanie Sjoberg
I have a longstanding argument with one of my brothers about the incidence of workplace injury. He counters my emphasis on the outrageous statistics of workplace deaths with the notion that if it was really as bad as I claim,
This week in history
November 24, 1787: Birth of Sojourner Truth
Sojourner Truth was born Isabella Baumfree in New York. Born into a slave family, she was sold to a variety of "owners" during her childhood. She was freed in 1828 under the New
Two Nations: The Causes and Effects of the Rise of the One Nation Party in AustraliaBookman, 1998. $14.95 Review by Suriyakumaran and Michael Cooke
For most of the year we have been saturated with news of the rise and rise of One Nation. Our
By Joanne Wilson
Anyone who is on unemployment benefits at the moment, and particularly any young person, would know that just to stay on Newstart is fast becoming a full-time job. (Which is just as well, really, because there aren't any others out
Dee Margetts on Howard's second term
In the last federal election, the Greens' WA senator, DEE MARGETTS, lost the final Senate spot in WA to the Australian Democrats. For the first time in over a decade, WA will not have a Green in the Senate.
Eric Wicker defended
WOLLONGONG — Supporters of Eric Wicker, the Port Kembla unionist charged with extortion, gathered outside the Wollongong courthouse on November 9 to support Wicker in his struggle for justice.
The case was postponed
Jam packed with funny poems
0 Funny Little PoemsBy Denis KevansLorikeet Publications, 199863 Valley Rd, Wentworth Falls 2782Phone (02) 4757 3119 Review by Alex Bainbridge
This book is exactly what it claims to be — jam packed with funny little
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