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Communist Refoundation after the Italian governmental crisis

In early October, Italy's Party of Communist Refoundation (PRC) withdrew its support for the ruling Olive Tree coalition government of Prime Minister Romano Prodi because of the cuts contained in the government's draft 1997-98 budget. However, after

Hinchinbrook: new evidence of disaster

Hinchinbrook: new evidence of disaster By Tim Walgers BRISBANE — Keith Williams' Port Hinchinbrook development is again under a cloud of controversy after reports last week that thousands of litres of acidic water have poured off the site

When justice becomes assault

By Sibylle Kaczorek DARWIN — In August last year, the Northern Territory government changed the law relating to unpaid fines. Until then defaulters were sentenced to do community service work. The government abolished that option and replaced

Suharto blocks East Timorese asylum seekers

Suharto blocks East Timorese asylum seekers By Jon Land The Indonesian government is refusing to allow six East Timorese sheltering for more than three months in the Austrian embassy in Jakarta to leave for Portugal. Indonesian authorities

Loose cannons

Population implosion "We are all capitalists now, with 1.2 million Australians buying about $8 billion of shares in Telstra." — Sydney Morning Herald editorial, November 18. Oh so modern "The [socialisation] objective, totally

International Women's Day takes aim at Howard

International Women's Day takes aim at Howard By Becky Ellis SYDNEY — Feminists are preparing for International Women's Day 1998. The Sydney collective aims to bring together as many women as possible against the Liberal government's

Do greenhouse targets really threaten jobs?

By Allen Myers In defending its determination not to commit Australia to binding greenhouse gas reductions at next week's international meeting in Kyoto, and in fact to seek approval to increase Australian emissions, the Howard government has