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Audit criticisms suppressed

Audit criticisms suppressed By Adam Hanieh ADELAIDE — The views of a group of academics critical of the state government's audit commission have been suppressed by Adelaide's daily paper, the Advertiser. The Independent Audit

Day of action against cuts

Day of action against cuts By Melanie Sjoberg ADELAIDE—The state executive of the nurses union has endorsed the day of action called for May 24 against the proposed cuts in the Public Sector Audit Review. "The Audit Commission report

Greens candidate threatened with sack

Greens candidate threatened with sack By Kest Courtice HOBART — Jeff Briscoe, the Greens candidate in upcoming Tasmanian Legislative Council elections, has been threatened with dismissal from his job as a teacher over statements he made

Left party formed in Croatia

Left party formed in Croatia Two hundred dissidents met in Zagreb to form the Croatian Independent Democrats (HND) in opposition to president Franjo Tudjman's ruling Croatian Democratic Union (HDZ) on April 30. In officially announcing the

S-G in waiting

S-G in waiting Interviewed on Sunday television two weeks ago, a coy foreign minister Gareth Evans acknowledged that, yes, he might be interested, if asked, in becoming secretary-general of the United Nations. Thus was made public one of the

What will the budget deliver?

By Chow Wei Cheng The budget purports to give us everything: jobs, low inflation, growth and a spending boost. But its underlying assumptions are no more than the same old economic orthodoxy propounded by the Liberals — small government and a

Ok Tedi disaster: pollution for profit

By Frank Enright "We are in fact proud of our achievements at Ok Tedi", pronounced Jerry Ellis, BHP's mineral division chief, in the face of a $4 billion compensation claim lodged by local landowners in the Papua New Guinea Highlands. The

... and ain't i a woman?: Depo Provera

Depo Provera By Kath Gelber The Australian government has just approved the legal marketing of a highly controversial drug, Depo Provera, as a contraceptive. Until now, Depo Provera has been able to be marketed as a treatment for

MASA launched in Sydney

MASA launched in Sydney SYDNEY — Men Against Sexual Assault is a network dedicated to encouraging men to take responsibility for ending sexual and physical violence. There are MASA groups already established in Melbourne, Canberra, Brisbane,

Nostradamus' Media Watch

By Craig Cormick Based on highly reliably international contacts, leaked documents and horoscopes from several TV magazines, Nostradamus' Media Watch presents a highly accurate forecast of political events across the globe. Democracy

Action updates

ADELAIDE — Resistance activists kicked off an anti-Liberal government campaign at Mitchem Girls High School on May 12. The first stage of the campaign involves organising a high school student strike to coincide with industrial action by teachers

Salisbury campus threatened with closure

Salisbury campus threatened with closure By Melanie Sjoberg ADELAIDE — Salisbury, a working-class suburb in the north of Adelaide, is facing the closure of its only access to tertiary courses. It is planned to transfer the Salisbury