'Kakadu to Werribee, Australia toxic free!'
By Reuben Endean
MELBOURNE — On June 5, World Environment Day, 2000 environmentalists rallied outside state parliament to demand that the Victorian and federal governments end their attacks on the
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Indian communists condemn nuclear tests
In a statement issued in New Delhi on May 16, Vinod Mishra, general
secretary of the Communist Party of India (ML), said: We oppose the nuclear
tests conducted by the Indian government because it
Austerity hits South Korean workers
By Eva Cheng
The Korean Confederation of Trade Unions (KCTU) has called off a second round of general strikes scheduled for June 10 and will take part in new negotiations with the government and bosses. It is
The Last Ship
John Tognolini ventures onto the high seas for the third in a series of radio features about working life in Australia. After painting vivid aural portraits of volunteer firefighters and scaffolder/riggers, "Togs" returns to his
How the Coalition revived Hanson
By Peter Boyle
What's behind the revival of the racist Pauline Hanson's One Nation party? Hanson and One Nation never went away; they just "dropped off the front pages" for a few months. One Nation got back in the
By Francesca Davis
From space, big coral reefs like the Great Barrier Reef are the only visible evidence of life on earth besides human cities and structures. Hundreds of different coral species create reefs, in which a quarter of all marine plants
Abortion referendum for Portugal
By Margaret Allan
PORTO — Portugal is to hold a referendum on June 28 to decide whether the country's abortion legislation will be changed to give women abortion on demand, although only up to 10 weeks of
By Justin Harman
PERTH — The future of WA's south-west forests is looking grim as the state government formulates a regional forest agreement (RFA) to determine what areas will be logged for the next 20 years. Opposition to the destruction of
On June 3 in Lagos, agents of the Nigerian military government's State Security Service (SSS) arrested Segun Aderemi, a prominent democratic rights campaigner and lawyer. His arrest was part of a wave of arrests throughout the country designed to
NZ group demands freedom for political prisoners
WELLINGTON — Thousands of "messages in a bottle" were delivered to the Indonesian embassy here on June 5. The bottles, containing thumb prints and signed postcards, were part of a protest staged by
By Kylie Moon
MELBOURNE — Plans are under way for a Victoria-wide day of action by university, TAFE and high school students on August 18, to coincide with the Australian Education Union's industrial action. The day of action is part of an
On June 5, Ross Mining Co. began preparations for the construction of its goldmine at Poverty Point on the Timbarra Plateau, near Tenterfield in northern NSW. The mine site covers 400 hectares and is located within the headwaters of the Timbarra
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