Secret Power: New Zealand's Role in the International Spy NetworkBy Nicky HagerNelson, New Zealand: Craig Potton, 1996. 299 pp., NZ$34.95 Review by Brian Martin
Spying thrives on secrecy; this is nowhere more true than in the world of signals
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NSW State Rail jobs to be cut
By Chris Spindler
SYDNEY — A review by State Rail management may result in 1750 jobs being lost in NSW. The job cuts are related to the state Labor government's refusal to continue $115 million of funding.
Care provisions for HIV/AIDS patients unclear
SYDNEY — NSW community services minister Ron Dyer came under fire from HIV/AIDS groups on July 23, which claim that he has failed to clarify whether people living with HIV/AIDS (PLWH/A) are
National uranium action day
By Peter Boyle
SYDNEY — About 50 environmental activists picketed the head office of uranium mining company Energy Resources of Australia on July 25 as part of a national day of action in solidarity with the
The Mortimer report
@box text intro = "Spend $21 billion on new jobs, Howard told", was the way the July 24 Australian headlined the Mortimer report on industry assistance. This reflects the Murdoch philosophy of journalism: if you have to
LINKS: International journal of socialist renewalNo 8, July-October, 1997Published by New Course Publications144 pp., $6.50 Review by Adam Maclean
Now in its eighth issue, the Marxist journal Links has emerged as a sounding board for a broad
'Fairwear' campaign active in Adelaide
By Melanie Sjoberg
ADELAIDE — Shoppers in Adelaide's Rundle Mall on July 20 were exposed to the appalling working conditions of outworkers providing garments for the fashion industry as part of a
Private health insurance — preying on fear
By Cliff Baxter
Private hospitals and private insurance are on the nose for many Australians. Membership of private funds is declining, and complaints about private hospitals such as Mayne
By Adam Hanieh
The official ideology of Israel, Zionism, has always portrayed itself as a liberation movement for all Jews. But although Zionism claims to offer a home for all Jews, that home has never been offered equally. The question of Arab
Comment by Sean Healy
During the next two months, elections to many university student unions will be held around the country, elections that the activist student left will be heavily involved in. There has been little discussion about what the
Push for Tasmanian Hydro sale
By Tony Iltis
HOBART — The Tasmanian Chamber of Commerce and Industry and the Trust Bank of Tasmania have released a report supporting plans by the state government to privatise all or part of the Hydro
Last week was momentous for Â鶹´«Ã½ Weekly.
For the next six weeks, passers-by and visitors to the Â鶹´«Ã½ production centre in Abercrombie Street in Sydney will encounter scaffolding, building supplies, paint tins and general hubbub as
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