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Family man John Howard's re-election to the leadership of the party-that-can't-find-a-leader has been accompanied by a barrage of comments on that most fundamental of institutions, the family. Howard admits that "on ... issues such as the
By Phil Shannon A recent radio phone-in on the ABC on "Has Political Correctness (PC) gone too far?" had all callers agreeing that it had. They lamented that certain kinds of jokes can not be told without the teller being accused of being a
By Lisa Macdonald The blockade of Parliament House in Canberra by 4000 timber workers has narrowed the terms of the export woodchipping licence debate to a question of "jobs versus environment". Yet all of the available information on employment
Brisbane protest By Kathy Newnam Brisbane — Some 200 people attended a speak-out against woodchipping on February 3 in the Queen St Mall. The action, called by Resistance, demanded that the government protect all old growth forests by
Campaign for Coogee women's pool SYDNEY — A concerted community campaign has begun to save the Coogee women's pool. It is currently under threat from one man, who has contested the council's right to refuse him entry to the pool, which has
By C.M. Friel What is the relationship between public ownership, private ownership and the environment? Public ownership itself is no guarantee against corruption, but it makes it much more difficult to misappropriate public property for
By Linda Kaucher This year, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) could declare the use, and threat of use, of nuclear weapons illegal, as a result of the United Nations General Assembly's December resolution to refer the question to the
Editorial: Another slap in the face Last year, Prime Minister Keating labelled strident supporters of cuts to the budget deficit as "deficit daleks". This year, following the large increase in the balance of payments deficit, Treasurer Ralph
A report released in January by the Pesticides Trust (UK) indicates that corporate strategies to expand markets for pesticides and the increasing export of agricultural produce from developing countries are leading to an increase in pesticide use in
By Adam Hanieh ADELAIDE — South Australian teachers are gearing up for a confrontation with the Liberal state government over enterprise bargaining. The government has launched a campaign of misinformation in an attempt to get teachers to
Ten thousand rally against woodchipping By Kim Linden MELBOURNE — In what has been described as the biggest mobilisation in defence of the environment since the Franklin Dam campaign, 10,000 people rallied on January 29 against the
Workcover changes a threat to workers By Melanie Sjoberg ADELAIDE — More than 400 angry workers and community members crammed into the Irish Hall on February 1, hoping that state industrial relations minister Graham Ingerson would allay