BY MELANIE SJOBERG
SYDNEY — The death of a 26-year-old student at the University of NSW has sparked anger on the campus about unsafe work practices. A lunchtime protest on the issues was held on May 18. UNSW has been undergoing construction work
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"Strike cripples business, transport" was the headline of the Indian Express newspaper on May 12, referring to the nationwide 20 million-strong strike the previous day. The strike was called by the National Platform of Mass Organisations (NPMO), a
Queensland's national parks under-funded
BY BILL MASON
BRISBANE — Queensland's national parks could take up to a decade to recover from years of under-funding and the state government should triple funding to the national standard, a report for
White House buys TV's loyalty in 'war on drugs'
By Sean Healy
The United States government pays television networks and magazine publishers to promote its "tough on drugs" stance through popular TV programs such as ER, Beverly Hills 90210 and
The Olympic Boycott Song (in three movements)
1. To the tune of "God Save the Queen".
Boycott the bloody games,Boycott the bloody games,Boycott the games,Send a clear message out, join us and scream and shout,Boycott the games.Let's be
UNITED STATES: Driving while black
Like motorists everywhere, drivers in the United States get that sinking feeling when they hear the siren and command to pull over. Were they speeding? Is one of their headlights out? Or, worse yet, are they
UNITED STATES: Pressure grows to lift blockade against Cuba
The US Senate's Appropriations Committee voted on May 9 to lift the embargo on sales of food and medicine to Cuba. Supported by both houses of Congress, the move now has an excellent
Texmaco black-lists strike leaders
JAKARTA — Textile company Texmaco has black-listed 15 workers who led a strike at a factory here for better wages. It is refusing to allow the 15 to join the workers' negotiating team or to re-register for
Tasmanian students rally
BY SHUA GARFIELD
HOBART — Thirty students, many from the threatened physics department, rallied at the University of Tasmania on May 17 in support of a recently launched log of claims which calls on university
Strikes disrupt government's tax plans
BY CHRIS SLEE
MELBOURNE — In the first of a series of snap strikes over stalled pay negotiations, several hundred Community and Public Sector Union members in the Newcastle branch of the Australian
Timorese: we're being forced to leave Australia
BY JON LAND
East Timorese asylum seeker and independence activist Naldo Rai is being forced by immigration authorities and government officials to leave Australia. Along with around 1600 East
On May 12, the Indonesian government and the Free Aceh Movement (GAM) signed a three-month "peace accord" at a secret location in Geneva. A government statement said the cease-fire would come into effect on June 2 and would be reviewed regularly.
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