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Government health policy reinforces corporate power

Government health policy reinforces corporate power BY JONATHAN SINGER The Coalition government's Lifetime Health Cover policy has apparently worked where its previous efforts to increase private health insurance coverage have failed, thereby

RUSSIA: Gazprom Vega workers contaminated by radiation

RUSSIA: Gazprom Vega workers contaminated by radiation The following appeal was issued by the workers of the Vega department of Gazprom. We are workers in a department of the Russian Gazprom [natural gas] corporation. For 10 years we have been

S11 street theatre

S11 street theatre BY DAVE RILEY In the lead up to the anti-World Economic Forum protests in Melbourne on September 11, I'm keen to work up a scripted routine for street performance — for rallies, pickets, campaign meetings, etc. Through a

Services for released women desperately needed

BY MARYCLARE MACHEN& NATALIE BLOK MELBOURNE — Women are dying within hours, days and months of leaving prison in Victoria, according to community activist and member of STOP (Surviving Time Outside Prison) Catherine Gow. In 1999, in a

INDONESIA: Protests commemorate 1996 crackdown

INDONESIA: Protests commemorate 1996 crackdown Protest actions took place in several Indonesian cities on July 27 to commemorate the 1996 attacks on the headquarters of the Indonesian Democratic Party-Struggle (PDI-P) and the crackdown on the

Gary Gray

Gary Gray It was with much sadness that we learned of the premature death in Aberdeen, Scotland, of Gary Gray (40), exiled from his loved ones here in Australia. In 1997, Gary was deported from Australia, where he was a friend and comrade to many

Spotlight on Indonesia

Spotlight on Indonesia Students arrested at Golkar congress Hundreds of students demonstrated in front of the national parliament on July 20 on the second day of a Golkar party congress. Golkar, the party of former President Suharto, has many

Ethical dilemmas

The human genome project has spent some 5% of its budget on studying the ethical, legal and social issues surrounding the availability of genetic information. It has identified many issues but come up with very few answers. The issues include: * Who

Howard and Burke strike rotten deal — again

BY ROBERT MILNE& PETER JOHNSTON DARWIN — After months of stalling and damning criticisms from the United Nations, the so-called mandatory sentencing "compromise" between Prime Minister John Howard and Northern Territory Chief Minister Denis

Protests build as asylum seekers grow desperate

Protests build as asylum seekers grow desperate BY PAUL BENEDEK SYDNEY — On the afternoon of July 29, riot police were used to force more than 50 asylum seekers at the Villawood Detention Centre in Sydney's western suburbs onto buses to be

Cuban women warmly welcomed

Cuban women warmly welcomed BY JACKIE LYNCH MELBOURNE — Seventy people enjoyed a night of political discussion, delicious food and solidarity with the Cuban Revolution at Victorian's Trades Hall on July 22 to welcome Bertha Acosta and Nancy

Privatisation: irrationality gone mad

BY SUE BOLAND Several years ago, a Melbourne woman was critically injured in a car crash in Greece. She suffered third-degree burns to 70-80% of her body. The usual treatment for serious burns, skin grafts, was not possible. The doctors could save