The owners of big retail chain stores and mega-shopping centres are rubbing their hands with glee following the Christmas and post-Christmas sales frenzy. Most have posted record profits for the period, despite concerns that "consumer confidence"
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MUA rank and file group grows
PERTH — On January 18, the Western Australian Maritime Union of Australia rank-and-file group held a successful general meeting at the Buffalo Club in Fremantle. The turnout of 80 members was double the inaugural
Airline passengers and crew can be exposed to hazardous pesticides without
their knowledge, according to a report by the Northwest Coalition for Alternatives
to Pesticides (NCAP). “Flyers Beware: Pesticide Use on International and
Domestic
Tamils protest Sri Lankan minister's visit
By Jon Singer
CANBERRA — Australian Tamils and their supporters from Canberra, Melbourne and Sydney protested outside the Sri Lankan embassy and National Press Club on January 22. About 150 protesters
More cops + more jails = more injustice
By Sue Boland
It has become predictable that state elections begin to resemble an auction, both major parties vying for the title of being the "toughest on crime". The New South Wales election campaign is
True non-believers
"Just because it's in the agenda doesn't mean it is something we believe in or something we're pushing." — Steven Ciobo, Queensland president of the Young Liberals, after the group's state conference rejected a motion to fine
Textile workers force company to talk
By Susan Price and Chris Slee
MELBOURNE After 50 days of being locked out, members of the Textile, Clothing and Footwear Union (TCFUA) at the Australian Dyeing Company (ADC) have won a couple of victories in
Sacred Places: War Memorials in the Australian LandscapeBy Ken S. InglisMelbourne University Press, 1998522 pp., $49.95 (hb) Review by Phil Shannon
On Anzac Day each year, the air hums and whines with a verbal barrage — "sacrifice", "bravery",
Pakistan socialist speaks
CANBERRA — Farooq Tariq, secretary of the Labour Party of Pakistan, was the guest speaker at a Â鶹´«Ã½ Weekly public meeting, "The struggle for people's democracy and nationhood in South Asia", on January 14.
Farooq
Wheels for the World
By Brandon Astor Jones
"Next, I want to go to town" — Liu Qiaoling Do you ever get tired of reading, seeing and hearing about bad news? If your answer to that question is yes, please read on. In the hope of doing what I
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Education workers score 'great win'
By Melanie Sjoberg
ADELAIDE — Following recommendations by the Industrial Relations
Commission that the government release funds for extra staffing in schools
and that the Australian Education Union
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