Kyoto model funded by industry
The climate data and models used by the Coalition to justify its reactionary policy position at the Kyoto greenhouse gas emissions conference in December were compiled largely by fossil fuel industry representatives.
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By Stuart Ross
On January 29, British Prime Minister Tony Blair announced to a packed House of Commons that there would be a new inquiry into one of the most tragic events of Ireland's "troubles" — Bloody Sunday. Later that evening, John Kelly,
Jazz against racism
SYDNEY — More than 400 people packed into the steaming atmosphere of the Harbourside Brasserie for Green Left Weekly's "Jazz against racism" benefit on February 6. Mesmerising music from some of Australia's best jazz
By Nicole Hilder
WOLLONGONG — One hundred people protested the reopening of the Port Kembla copper smelter by NSW Premier Bob Carr on February 3. The demonstration was organised by Illawarra Residents Against Toxic Environments (IRATE),
In its attack on maritime workers, the National Farmers Federation has tried to portray itself as representing the whole of the farming sector. The reality is different.
Greens, Democratic Socialists back MUA
By James Vassilopoulos
The Australian Greens have thrown their support behind the Maritime Union of Australia while condemning the Democrats' de facto role in helping out the National Farmers Federation
By Sean Martin-Iverson
PERTH — On January 25, 18-year-old Neil Holt was found hanging in a Canning Vale prison cell where he was being held awaiting trial for traffic and stealing offences. According to prison sources, Holt had been violently
Wharfies: 'Now it is time to fight'
By James Vassilopoulos
WEBB DOCK, Port Melbourne — In a desolate terrain of dust and gravel, the struggle is unfolding between the workers of the Maritime Union of Australia and the unholy coalition of the
Russian journalist held after nuclear waste exposé
By Renfrey Clarke
MOSCOW — Undeterred by the fiasco surrounding their prosecution of anti-nuclear activist Aleksandr Nikitin, Russia's security forces are holding another
Nothing as stable as death
"There is no basis for concern over the stability of any [tertiary] institution." — David Kemp, federal minister of education, responding to an accountants' report saying that a number of universities are "at risk"
Nuclear leak at British plant
Authorities are monitoring two workers exposed to radiation in a leak at the Sellafield nuclear reprocessing plant in north-west Britain, Associated Press reported on February 1. The workers were among 13 people in a
Kabui: 'Independence for Bougainville remains the goal'
By Norm Dixon
Independence from Papua New Guinea remains the goal of the Bougainville people, according to the vice-president of the Bougainville Interim Government (BIG), Joseph Kabui.
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