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Kagarlitsky: How I became an enemy of the state

A few months ago I was simply a political analyst. However, since March, I have stepped back into a role I had almost forgotten — that of coordinator of an informal political movement, in this case to organise a boycott of the Russian presidential election.

Telstra inquiry: we lose

Telstra inquiry: we lose The federal government, which wants to sell the remaining 50.1% of Telstra, announced an inquiry into Telstra service levels on March 19. The inquiry is chaired by Tim Besley, who headed the Commonwealth Bank when it was

Workers demand restoration of WorkCover

Workers demand restoration of WorkCover By Chris Slee MELBOURNE — More than 4000 workers marched to the office of the Victorian Employers Chamber of Commerce and Industry (VECCI) on March 23 to demand improvements to WorkCover, Victoria's

Catholic university wants to open medical school

By Sean Martin-Iverson PERTH — An announcement by the private, Catholic Notre Dame University that it intends to open a new medical school has been condemned by student activists and the WA branch of the National Union of Students. Notre Dame's

Rally demands royal commission into reactor plan

By Molly Wishart SYDNEY — About 700 hundred people attended a rally at Menai, near the Lucas Heights reactor plant in southern Sydney, on March 26. The main aim of the rally was to build support for the demand, initiated by the Sutherland Shire

Loose cannons

Or anything else "I do not even remember the taste of liquor." — Philippines President Joseph Estrada, denying his chief of staff's report that Estrada often makes policy decisions during late-night drinking sessions with cronies. Union-free

Â鶹´«Ã½ subscription campaign: get involved!

You won't find John Laws or Alan Jones making extravagant supportive statements about Â鶹´«Ã½ Weekly on their radio programs and you certainly won't find Rupert Murdoch adding GLW to his investment portfolio. GLW can't and won't pay "sponsorship"

Militant unions and the Labor government

Militant unions and the Labor government By Jorge Jorquera MELBOURNE — On March 22, Â鶹´«Ã½ Weekly's regular Politics in the Pub at Comrades Bar hosted a discussion on issues facing the union movement in Victoria. Speakers included Dave

and ain't i a woman: Women main targets of family law amendments

Women main targets of family law amendments The federal government's Family Law Amendment bill 1999 is being debated in parliament. One of its main purposes is to amend the Family Law Act 1975 to allow new arrangements for the

UN: mandatory sentencing 'racially discriminatory'

UN: mandatory sentencing 'racially discriminatory' By Nick Everett A United Nations committee has severely criticised mandatory sentencing regimes in the Northern Territory and Western Australia, describing them as "racially discriminatory", and

On the box

Actively Radical TV — Sydney community television's progressive current affairs producers tackle the hard issues from the activist's point of view. CTS Sydney (UHF 31), every Sunday, 9-11pm. Ph 9565 5522. Access News — Melbourne community TV,

Will Chen Shui-bian lead Taiwan to independence?

By Eva Cheng Chen Shui-bian became Taiwan's second freely elected president on March 18. His victory has kick-started an unprecedented process that may force democratisation in Taiwan to be speeded and greatly increase popular pressure on Beijing