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By Renfrey Clarke MOSCOW — Anti-nuclear campaigners may be on the road to victory in a battle to prevent the completion of the Rostov Nuclear Power Plant, under construction in southern Russia. Local authorities in six administrative districts
Environment before profits "Australia has the opportunity to lead the world as a clean and green nation, an objective which is not only environmentally responsible but will produce major economic benefits and job opportunities for the
Forest protection petition The Earth Repair Foundation is seeking to collect more than 1 million signatures on a forest protection petition launched on August 17. The previous most-signed petition in Australia was for health care funding,
Cars, chaos and death — but no princess AutogeddonBy Heathcote Williams and Nightshift Theatre AsylumSt Stephens Church, Newtown, Sydney Review by Brendan Doyle The timing was brilliant, but not, alas, the publicity. Here's a group
Action against racism in WA By Anne O'Callaghan PERTH — Action Against Racism organised a picket on August 29 outside a One Nation supporters' meeting at Warwick community hall. Despite only five days' notice, AAR mobilised more than 50
By James Vassilopoulos BRISBANE — The title of the Australian Council of Trade Union's congress, September 1-5, was "Negotiating the Future". A more apt title would have added "Away". This, the first congress since the election of the federal
By Alison Dellit Over the last 18 months, unprecedented attacks on the higher education system have struck at the very core of publicly funded education and have propelled many students into action. The RMIT occupation is but the latest example
Protest against One Nation in Robertson By Simon Frew ROBERTSON — At the second One Nation meeting in the NSW southern highlands, protesters outnumbered supporters by about four to one. Despite the violence by Hanson supporters at a
Victorian auditor-general under threat By Bronwen Beechey MELBOURNE — A public meeting on August 25 at Eastern TAFE's Wantirna campus was one of several across Victoria to protest against the state government's proposed changes to the
In the spotlight By Dave Holmes It is a now a commonplace that the untimely death of Princess Diana has put the spotlight on the media. But the issues raised go far deeper than questions of media intrusion into the private lives of
By Ana Kailis MEXICO CITY — On September 13, 1111 Zapatistas will begin a march from Chiapas to Mexico City to demand the implementation of the San Andres agreements (signed in 1996) and to protest against the continuing military incursions
Thank you By Brandon Astor Jones In loving memory of Mrs Stephanie "Jill" Wilkinson, and Mrs Cathy Smith. As I write, I am aware that by the time this goes to press I will have gone through the trial process and will have been