Exposing the myth that migrants take 'our' jobs
By Chris Slee
The idea that immigration contributes to unemployment is very widespread. Pauline Hanson blames migrants for unemployment (along with crime, drugs, disease and just about every
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Debate on post-Kernot politics
BRISBANE — Thirty people gathered at the Resistance Centre on October 29 to hear a discussion about how to build a progressive alternative to the two-party system in the wake of Cheryl Kernot's defection to the
NTEU council plans campaigns
In October, the national council of the National Tertiary Education and Industry Union met to discuss future directions, campaigns and policies. Â鶹´«Ã½ Weekly's JEREMY SMITH spoke to CAROLYN ALLPORT, federal
By Jackie Moon
MELBOURNE — The Victorian Department of Education has introduced a program to train around 100 year 10-12 students completing the Victorian Certificate of Education (VCE) in the multi-national hamburger chain, McDonald's. David
The Mask of Motherhood: How Mothering Changes Everything and Why We Pretend it Doesn'tBy Susan MaushartRandom House345 pp., $17.95 Review by Pip Hinman
At last! A book on mothering which isn't a how-to, but a how-is. Susan Maushart's The Mask of
Bon appétit
"It will not work. There is too much greed on the part of manufacturers and others." — Bob Beale, former chief executive of Edgell, on self-regulation in the food industry.
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CPSU members rally to defend conditions
By Paul Oboohov
CANBERRA — A majority of Community and Public Sector Union members in the ACT last week voted for lunchtime rallies on November 28 to oppose the Howard government's attacks on public
Residents oppose nuclear waste dump
By Tony Iltis
HOBART — Residents of the suburb of New Town have reacted angrily to a state government proposal to store a cubic metre of radioactive waste under St Johns Park, adjacent to a child-care
Crackdown in Nigeria
Nigerian security launched a campaign of intimidation and harassment to block protests marking the second anniversary of the execution of Ogoni leader Ken Saro-Wiwa. Troops were deployed throughout Saro-Wiwa's home region,
The big bad Australian: BHP's worldwide record
By Jon Land
BHP, Australia's biggest company, achieved international notoriety on May 4, 1994, when landowners surrounding the Ok Tedi copper and gold mine in Papua New Guinea launched a $4
By Adam Hanieh
RAMALLAH — In recent years, the Islamic movement in Palestine, represented by Hamas and Islamic Jihad, has become the most prominent target of the Israeli government and imperialist leaders worldwide. Responsibility for suicide
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