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Let the rainbow shine By Shayne Wilde Judy Small has long been recognised as the voice of our times. Describing herself as a singer who writes songs, Judy has recorded eight CDS, mainly in the folk tradition, but her music also has
Landowners threaten to shut Ok Tedi mine Landowners near BHP's giant Ok Tedi gold and copper mine have threatened to close the mine if the Papua New Guinea government does not agree to review an agreement between the state and landowners by
Cops attack Timbarra protest By Nick Fredman LISMORE — Police violently attacked a protest at the entrance to the Timbarra gold mine, under construction near Tenterfield, on January 19. Twelve people were arrested at the peaceful action. The
Stop VSU: we will not be silenced! By Wendy Robertson On December 21, federal education minister David Kemp announced that the government would introduce "voluntary student unionism"(VSU) legislation in the next sitting of
By Farooq Tariq LAHORE — In a drastic move to curb trade union activity in the power and water sector, the Pakistan government last month "suspended" the trade unions covering the Water and Power Development Authority (WAPDA)for two years. On
By Kylie Moon and Mark Abberton MELBOURNE — On January 18, Victoria's Student Unionism Network (SUN) met. More than 40 student activists from a wide range of Victorian universities and National Union of Students (NUS) state and national
One Nation MP in row over CJC By Bill Mason BRISBANE — Queensland One Nation MP Jack Paff has pledged to introduce bills to abolish the Criminal Justice Commission and its parliamentary watchdog, the Parliamentary Criminal Justice Committee.
The EAST TIMOR INTERNATIONAL SUPPORT CENTRE argues that the Australian government's supposed "historic shift" in policy on East Timor, recently announced by foreign minister Alexander Downer, is much ado about little. Since the 1970s, both
... and ain't I a woman?: Less spice, more sport Just after Christmas, Brisbane's Courier-Mail newspaper reported stories of young women in the Australian Institute of Sport being treated unfairly by coaches in the women's tennis program, since
By Angela Luvera The first International Women's Day (IWD) was organised by women active in the socialist movement in the early 1900s. They wanted to set aside a day on which women could organise for their demands and celebrate their
National Action is racist, court rules By Jessica Rose ADELAIDE — The leader of National Action, Michael Brander, has lost a defamation action after a magistrate ruled that he is a racist. Brander's claim for damages over a 1995 column by
By Allen Myers An editorial in the Financial Review over the January 16-17 weekend adopted a rather plaintive tone regarding the scandals that have recently shaken the Olympics. Headed “Cash tarnishes Games goal”, the editorial began by