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The first (kidney) stone By Brandon Astor Jones A Missouri law-maker has proposed that death row prisoners be allowed to bargain their vital organs in exchange for life in prison, i.e. life in prison without parole. The interview that follows
By Roberto Jorquera PERTH — On May 20, nurses in Western Australia began a 48-hour strike. This is the first time that WA nurses have taken this type of industrial action. The nurses are campaigning for increased funding for hospitals and a 13%
Sliding over the borders of style Jazz Latino-Americano Tigramuna Available from Tigramuna e-mail <tigramuna@hinet.net.au>—Ph (02) 4868 2020 or fax (02) 4868 2053   Review by Barry Healy Take a musician out of
Worldwide solidarity with Indonesian pro-democracy movement By Jon Land Demonstrations in solidarity with Indonesia's pro-democracy activists were held around the world last week. Many took place on May 20 to coincide with the mass
Unloved Dear Diary, I have been so down to it since Wednesday. Can't sleep. Can't eat. Don't know what to do with myself ... It's getting so that each day is just so darn hard to get through. Dear diary, must it come to this? Must your dear
Workers First sweeps AMWU elections By Chris Spindler MELBOURNE — The Workers First team in the Australian Manufacturing Workers Union elections won positions in Victoria won by significant margins. Frank Fairley was elected state secretary;
The production team at Green Left Weekly are always looking for new ways to improve the look and content of the paper. Over the years, this has meant having to learn new computer programs and desktop publishing techniques. Green Left Weekly has
Women against woodchipping By Kathy Pinkus HOBART — On May 19, 150 women rallied on Parliament House lawns in an action organised by the Wilderness Society and called "Women against woodchipping". Speakers attacked the regional forestry
Eden report released By Francesca Davis The Resource and Conservation Assessment Council released its options report for the first NSW regional forest agreement on May 15. Four options were presented after a comprehensive regional assessment into
By Reihana Mohideen MANILA — With over 70% of the vote counted and a commanding lead of 4 million votes over his nearest contender, Joseph "Erap" Estrada has all but been declared the new president of the Philippines. He will be sworn in on June
A politician's conversation with an asylum seeker You want what!To stay in Australia?You reckon you're a refugeebecause Indonesia invaded your countryand you fled across the Timor Sea?Brothers murdered,sisters raped,mother jailedand father
By Jeremy Smith For more than two years, the National Tertiary Education Industry Union (NTEU) has campaigned to restrict the use of contract staff in post-secondary education. On May 11, the Australian Industrial Relations Commission endorsed the