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By Steve Taylor A test of strength between the left and right of Italian politics takes place at the March 27 general election. Two major election blocs will confront one another. On the right, racist and reactionary forces are grouped
Coal workers threatened with mass sackings By Sean Moysey WOLLONGONG — Metropolitan Colliery in Helensburgh threatened on March 14 to sack 70 workers unless seven workers targeted by the colliery's owners, Denehurst, resign and accept a
By Tony Hastings CAIRNS — The proposed construction of a 7.5km long cableway, from Caravonica to Kuranda, called Sky-Rail, is the first commercial development in a World Heritage listed area. The campaign to stop it must be won to prevent
By Martin Khor Kok Peng As the trade ministers of the world prepare to make the trip to Marrakesh for the final adoption of the Uruguay Round accord in April, each country should be doing its sums. Where has it gained, where has it lost, and
By Norm Dixon JOHANNESBURG — Nelson Mandela received a tumultuous welcome from tens of thousands of triumphant residents of Bophuthatswana when he entered Mmabatho's Independence Stadium on March 15. The African National Congress president,
By Nadine Behan CANBERRA — After 20 years and numerous attempts, it seems the Australian National University may be no closer to demolishing the controversial Old Lennox House. Used as low-cost student accommodation since the late '60s, Old
That's History — Ephemera Forever — An ephemerist is a collector of the sort of material most people would assign to the rubbish. But ephemerists are convinced that the debris of contemporary life offers a detailed record of the times we live in.
Heat danger for sports people By Frank Enright SYDNEY — Following the pre-season Tooheys Challenge competition, played in the heat of rural New South Wales, some Rugby League officials appeared contemptuous of concerns expressed by
By Jolyon Campbell MELBOURNE — A coalition of environmental groups has withdrawn from the environmental assessment process for the relocation of the Coode Island chemical storage facility, calling the negotiations a sham. After repeated
More jobs under threat on Sydney docks SYDNEY — Australian Stevedores, the company at the centre of last month's waterside dispute, was castigated by Industrial Relations Commission deputy president Simon Williams on March 18. "It [AS]
Exports poison workers In a report released last week, Greenpeace revealed that waste car batteries from Australia, the US and Britain exported to Third World countries are reprocessed in deplorable conditions. Visiting lead acid battery
SA bill to overhaul IR By Melanie Sjoberg ADELAIDE — The Industrial and Employees Relations Bill, being introduced into state parliament this month, is predicted to generate the biggest overhaul of the industrial relations system since