Australian police are seemingly introducing a US-style solution to crime — "zero tolerance" policing. But, argues TIM ANDERSON, a closer look at the US situation shows it is no solution at all. New York-style "zero tolerance" policing neither
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By Sue Bull
CANBERRA — Father S.J. Emmanuel, a Tamil Catholic priest from Sri Lanka, called on the Sri Lankan government to end its "War for peace" at a public meeting here on July 21. The meeting, called by Friends for Peace in Sri Lanka and
The end of the financial year has just passed and teams of company accountants are arduously working away at cooking the books. They are looking for ways to cream off more of the wealth created by workers, on top of the handouts and subsidies big
l = The red mole
Well here we are then.
-Yes. I suppose we are.
At the very same spot we were at yesterday.
-The very same.
I'm no different. And you're no different
-The very same.
So not much has changed then?
-Not much.
Not
Jabiluka activists protest prison conditions
By Rebecca Meckelburg
Activists from Darwin and the Jabiluka uranium mine site blockade held a vigil outside Berrimah Prison on July 21. More than 60 people stood outside the prison's gates demanding
By Allen Myers
Anybody inclined to believe the federal government's complaints about the ABC being "left wing" would have been quickly brought back to reality by tuning in to the first part of the Against Nature series, screened on July 21. The
Editorial: Â鶹´«Ã½ Weekly — proudly outspoken Whether this is your first copy of Â鶹´«Ã½ Weekly or your 150th, you'll notice this newspaper is rather different from the rest. We're proudly anti-racist, proudly pro-environment, proudly
The following is abridged from a statement calling for a referendum on self-determination and independence for East Timor issued by JOSE RAMOS HORTA on behalf of the National Council for Timorese Resistance (CNRT) on July 21. The national political
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Puerto Rican telephone strike
The Puerto Rican telephone workers' strike against the sale of the company is at a critical stage. After a victorious general strike on July 7 and 8, and after getting strong support from the people, workers'
Davids strike: 'They want to do as they please'
A strike at Davids Limited by about 300 members of the National Union of Workers has lasted for more than three weeks. The company wants to reduce workers' conditions through casualisation, increasing
By Jon Land
During the visit of foreign affairs minister Alexander Downer to Indonesia on July 9-11, the federal government's reluctance to make any significant change of policy on East Timor became clearer. Against the trend of other governments
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