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Brisbane candidates in policy debate

Brisbane candidates in policy debate By Maurice Sibelle BRISBANE — Candidates for the seat of Brisbane from the Democratic Socialists, ALP, Liberals, Greens and Democrats debated policy in a meeting held by the Herston/Kelvin Grove

Victory for Tongan democracy movement

Victory for Tongan democracy movement The Tongan pro-democracy movement has won a sweeping victory in elections for the nine seats reserved for commoners in a parliament dominated by the country's hereditary nobles. Under the present

Shetland anger turns on officials

Shetland anger turns on officials By Catherine Brown Anger on Shetland over the use of dispersants on the Braer oil spill last month has deepened after the government's admission that some of the chemicals used failed the Agriculture

Bob Brown stands in Denison

Bob Brown stands in Denison By Dave Wright HOBART — Dr Bob Brown has announced his resignation from state parliament in order to contest the federal lower house seat of Denison for the Greens. Brown's February 11 press conference

Russians reject Yeltsin's shock therapy

By Renfrey Clarke MOSCOW — Who really has the right to rule Russia — President Boris Yeltsin, elected by 57% of voters in June 1991? Or the Russian parliament, elected more than two years earlier in a vote that was only partly

Education: a privilege for fewer and fewer

By Alex Bainbridge Education is one of the indicators traditionally used to gauge the level of civilisation, social justice and democracy in a society. Now it appears that both the major parties are committed to deregulating and privatising

Making sense of the WA election results

By Jonathan Strauss PERTH — How can one judge the significance of election results? Not by the number of seats won, if the February 6 WA elections are any guide. In the lower house of WA's parliament, the Liberals (28 seats) and

Bougainville war crimes inquiry

Bougainville war crimes inquiry By Bill Mason BRISBANE — A public inquiry into war crimes by the Papua New Guinea government against the people of Bougainville has been set for Saturday, February 20, at the Axion Room, University of

Forum calls for Hilton inquiry

Forum calls for Hilton inquiry By Richard Davis SYDNEY — On February 13, 15 years after the Hilton bombing, a public forum organised by the Justice Campaign for Hilton Bomb Victims renewed calls for a joint NSW-federal government

A red and green alliance — when, if not now?

By Dick Nichols The Australian voter who is heartily fed up with Labor and knows that Hewson and Co will be worse has another problem — which of the "third parties" should be trusted with his or her vote on March 13? The third party

A prisoner of business interests

A prisoner of business interests By Maurice Sibelle BRISBANE — Leaked minutes of the Queen Street Mall advisory committee show how council was urged by mall traders to launch its campaign against democratic rights. The minutes are the

Walk-off at submarine site

Walk-off at submarine site By Chris Spindler Adelaide — Some 200 Automotive, Metal and Engineering Union members at the Osborne submarine construction site struck on February 11 after the Australian Submarine Corporation classified