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Wildlife conservationists protest

Wildlife conservationists protest SYDNEY — Activists from a wide range of environment groups gathered outside the Australian Museum on July 13 to protest against a NSW Liberal opposition proposal that endangered native animal species be conserved

Work conditions not in the 'Olympic spirit'

Work conditions not in the 'Olympic spirit' BY ALANA KERR SYDNEY — Construction work at Olympics venues across the city has been disrupted by the discovery that 24 New Zealand workers were employed on inferior conditions to their Australian

Prisons 'out of bounds' for media

Prisons 'out of bounds' for media BY KAREN FREDERICKS BRISBANE — Queensland police have charged three women prisoners and a journalist with criminal offences after an article appeared in the Townsville Bulletin alleging abusive treatment in the

HONG KONG: Hot march greets cool election

Some 25,000 public sector workers swamped the streets in Hong Kong's central business district on July 9, in a massive show of opposition to galloping privatisation and worsening employment conditions. On the same day, most eligible voters didn't

Correction

Correction In the last issue of GLW (#411), the article titled "Tasmanian upper house stymies land rights" includes comments from Clyde Mansell from the Aboriginal Land Council of Tasmania. This is a different organisation from the Tasmanian

NIGERIA: Hundreds die in pipeline disaster

More than 300 villagers were killed on July 10 in Adeje, near Warri, in Nigeria's Niger Delta region, in a oil pipeline explosion. It was the latest in a string of disasters in the oil-rich region. In May, 27 residents of nearby Okwadjeba village

Women students' conference heads left

Women students' conference heads left BY SARAH CLEARY & APRIL-JANE FLEMING ADELAIDE — Feminist students have described as a significant shift leftwards this year's Network of Women Students Australia (NOWSA) conference, held at Flinders

P&O wharfies reject new 'death bonus'

P&O wharfies reject new "death bonus" BY ROBERT DARCY SYDNEY — Waterside workers at P&O Ports' White Bay site have labelled as a "death bonus" a new bonus scheme brought in with less than a week's notice and without consultation with

BRITAIN: How Rio Tinto broke the 11th commandment

On the evening of June 1, David Russell, senior solicitor at the British law firm Towells, received an unexpected phone call. Rio Tinto, the world's largest mining corporation, wanted to surrender. Russell was representing former Rio Tinto workers,

Statistics as lies

Statistics as lies The Human Development Report 2000 findings of a growing rich-poor divide have proved contentious, mainly because they shatter claims that the brave new world of corporate-run "globalisation" will lead to prosperity and bounty for

Making a living? Having a life?

Making a living? Having a life? BY JONATHAN SIGNER Did the living standards and quality of life of workers improve in the 1990s? The answer is dependent on two questions: what goods and services could they access from their disposable incomes and

FIJI: 'Parachute journalism' aids plotters' propaganda

FIJI: 'Parachute journalism' aids plotters' propaganda DAVID ROBIE, a respected commentator on Pacific island affairs and now head of the journalism program at the University of the South Pacific in Suva, spoke to Â鶹´«Ã½ Weekly's NICK FREDMAN.