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Leaks from Japan N-plant Radioactive water leaked from the Shikoku Electric Power Company's reactor in Ikata City, western Japan, on June 5. The leak was the latest in a series of nuclear accidents and cover-ups, the worst being the March 11
Getting real about jobs @box text intro = The federal government's decision to delay the gradual reduction of tariffs on cars was welcomed by the car companies with the claim that this would preserve jobs in the industry. But whether jobs will
Kurdish opposition leaders sentenced ANKARA — The State Security Court (DGM) ruled on June 4 that the pro-Kurdish People's Democracy Party (HADEP) is linked to the outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) and sentenced party officials and
By Lisa Macdonald Sinn Féin's results in three elections within five weeks mark a significant strengthening of the republican movement in Ireland. The wave of successes began with the British elections on May 1, in which a swing of 10%
Portraits from a time of genocide Facing Death: Portraits from Cambodia's Killing FieldsAustralian Centre for Photography, Paddington (Sydney)Tues-Sat, 11am-6pm, until July 5. When Cambodian rebels and Vietnamese troops overthrew the Pol Pot
By Ben Reid MELBOURNE — Around 50 people gathered here for the national conference of the New Labour Party (NLP) over the June 7-9 long weekend. The decision of the conference to proscribe members of the Democratic Socialist Party (DSP) from
JerusalemBy Michael GurrDirected by Bruce Myles The Wharf Theatre, Sydney Review by Brendan Doyle Jerusalem is a fine play. Unlike a lot of recent Australian theatre, which doesn't stray much beyond middle-class angst at the beach house,
By Micheal MacDonncha "Republicans are the leading advocates for change — political, constitutional, social and economic — in the Ireland of 1997. Achieving lasting peace and real change requires increased political strength for Sinn
By Julian Sempill "Our approach is to involve all of the Australian people at the beginning and in the middle and at the end of the process. Our approach includes all Australians ... [T]here cannot be too much democracy. "The question of
TWU truck ban wins pay rises By Bill Mason BRISBANE — Nearly 20 transport companies in Queensland have agreed to pay wage increases of 11%, in the face of nationwide black bans by the Transport Workers Union on employers who refuse to pay
By Eva Cheng In Mongolia's May 19 presidential election, Nachagyn Bagabandi, chairperson of the Mongolian People's Revolutionary Party (MPRP, formerly the Communist Party), won with 61% of the vote, defeating incumbent President Punsalmaagiyn
By Max Lane The massive and militant mobilisations during the official election campaign in Indonesia were a major setback to the Suharto government's image of stability. Hundreds of thousands of people took to the streets, major shopping