Chockers already
“There is no room in the ALP for people who break the law.” — ALP federal
leader Kim Beazley.
Their health is another matter
“We commit to respecting the religious, cultural and ethical concerns of
people.” —
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BY PAUL OBOOHOV
CANBERRA — Inflation figures for the September quarter were recently announced. Included in the figures is the initial impact of the goods and services tax (GST), which the Australian Bureau of Statistics describes as having a
Call for solidarity
The situation in Gaza and the West Bank is deteriorating day after day due to Israel's practices against our people. Our children cannot sleep well, hearing the shooting and shelling at night and during the day. They cannot go
BY AHMED NIMER
RAMALLAH — The ongoing uprising and the violent Israeli reaction in the West Bank and Gaza Strip took a new twist on November 28, when Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak announced that early Israeli elections would be held only two
BY SARAH CLEARY
PERTH — The NUS West state conference was held here on November 26. The Labor Party right faction, Unity, had the majority of delegates.
Annette Haeker, former Murdoch University education vice-president was elected to the
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Rally demands end to Israeli repression
ADELAIDE — Around 150 people rallied here on November 29 on the steps of
Parliament House to demand an immediate end to the brutal Israeli repression
of the Palestinian people. Speakers included
SHORT STORY BY CRAIG CORMICK
I went down to my local bank the other day — only to find it had been closed down. A large "For Lease" sign hung in the window and a small card on the door informed me where the closest branch not yet closed down
BY VIV MILEY & ALEX BAINBRIDGE
Neil Smith was fined $7000 on October 27 for his part in a 1998 forest protest against the logging of virgin forest at Kooparoona Niara, also known as the Great Western Tiers. Smith was known at the time by the
BY PETER ROBSON
SYDNEY — “Student organisers don't need to live in the areas that
they represent, or attend the campuses that they organise. Regional organisers
shouldn't be asked to live in the regions they organise, it would be like
The failure of the November 13-24 international climate change conference at the Hague presents a major challenge for the environment movement.
The seriousness and urgency of climate change has recently been highlighted by the Intergovernmental
BY KYLIE MOON
Sexist advertisements marketing Chivas Regal whiskey are the latest
to be targeted by an anti-sexist graffiti campaign. Chivas says it is lapping
up the “extra publicity”.
The advertisement features a woman, minus her
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