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Cooper slammed on 'dole threat'

Cooper slammed on 'dole threat' By Bill Mason BRISBANE — In a joint statement, Democratic Socialist candidates for the March 26 Brisbane City Council election Ana Kailis and Susan Price have slammed a proposal by state opposition

Miners begin to unite against Yeltsin

By Renfrey Clarke MOSCOW — In one of the largest labour protest actions in Russia for years, an estimated 600,000 coal industry workers struck on March 1 to demand payment of back wages and the allocation of new government subsidies. Reports

Woodside sacks 429

Woodside sacks 429 By Stephen Robson PERTH — Woodside Offshore Petroleum sacked 429 workers on February 28. One hundred and forty were from the work force of 500 at Karratha and the rest from the Perth-based staff. Sixty-five of

Radio highlights

That's History — Elsie: A Refuge Away From Home — It's 20 years this month since Australia's first women's refuge was opened in inner Sydney. "Elsie" refuge for women and children went on to spawn many others. The program hears from one of the

Australia opposes peace envoy

Australia opposes peace envoy The Australian government has moved to sink an African-sponsored resolution at the UN Human Rights Commission calling for a UN special representative to investigate the situation on Bougainville, announced the

A winning play

A Winning Day By Kevin Nemeth Directed by Helmut Bakaitis Q Theatre, Penrith, until March 27 Reviewed by Gail Lord Since moving west of Sydney in 1977, the Q Theatre has established an enviable reputation presenting classic and

PNG officer confirms Bougainville abuses

By Frank Enright "My eyes turned toward Panguna on the right. I was almost shocked by the size of the crater; it was kilometers wide! Entire villages and gardens, mountains, traditions and memories had been dug out and replaced by an enormous

'A continuous massacre'

By Vivienne Porzsolt Since the February 25 massacre of worshippers at the Ibrahimi Mosque in Hebron by Israeli settler Barukh Goldstein, ongoing Palestinian demonstrations have been viciously put down by the Israeli military. The entire occupied

How NSW permits rainforest destruction

By Gus Elands For many years there has been a public misconception that rainforest in NSW is "safe" from forestry activities such as roading and logging. However, State Forests (formerly the Forestry Commission) continue to allow roading and

Training plan 'a dressed up dole scheme'

By Pip Hinman "The ALP has stolen most of our industrial relations policies — so why don't they take the rest of the package?", asked John Howard, opposition industrial relations spokesperson, on March 10. Howard was commenting on the Labor

Youth reject work for dole proposals

By Maree Sutton A survey by the Australian Youth Institute, a private think-tank funded by Pepsi Cola and Arthur Andersen & Co, hit the headlines last week with claims that young people support some type of work for the dole. While the

Mugger sues victim

Mugger sues victim Less than one month after the decision by the Clinton administration to lift its trade embargo against Vietnam, the US State Department announced on March 1 that it is seeking compensation from Cambodia and Vietnam for