More attacks on free speech
By Melanie Sjoberg
ADELAIDE — New by-laws passed by Adelaide City Council are about to be enforced following a three-month "familiarisation" period. The by-laws were approved by state parliament in May. People
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By Martin Iltis
ADELAIDE — Diane Bell's book, Ngarrindjeri Wurruwarrin: a world that is, was, and will be, was launched here on August 26. More than 300 people crammed Way Hall for the launch of the most thorough and accessible anthropological
Private health scandal
A small article in the August 13 Sydney Morning Herald indicates the sort of plans the government has for the income it intends to raise from its new consumption tax proposal. The government is planning to give private health
Workers rally against social security changes
By Chris Spindler
MELBOURNE — More than 400 construction workers rallied outside South Melbourne Centrelink office on August 27 to protest against the federal Coalition's plans to classify
By Ray Fulcher
MELBOURNE — More than 1000 university and TAFE students rallied at the State Library on August 26 to demand that the federal government restore funding to education. The rally was part of a National Union of Students' national day
An 11-day national strike for shorter hours, from April 27 to May 7, was the first industrial action of this kind in Denmark since 1986. Green Left Weekly's MARGARET ALLAN spoke to JÜRGEN ARBO about the aftermath of the strike. Arbo is a
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Ballarat NTEU campaign against cuts
BALLARAT — A lively meeting of the University of Ballarat branch of the National Tertiary Education Industry Union on August 29 voted to fight threatened cuts.
Jobs and programs are at risk in the schools
By Max Lane and Pramono (in Jakarta)
The frequency of protest actions in Indonesia has increased markedly over the last week. Worsening economic conditions, general anger over the lack of any real changes under the Habibie regime and students'
On August 25, the latest twist in Sydney's contaminated water saga occurred with the announcement that most of Sydney's 4.5 million residents must once again boil all drinking water.The alert, the second in a month, has focussed attention on the
By Leo Wellin
Telstra's announcement of a $3 billion profit in the last financial year helped galvanise staff support for a strike on August 28. The strike was called by the Community and Public Sector Union (CPSU) and the Communications,
Chinese Australians condemn racial violence in Indonesia
Chinese Australians condemn racial violence in Indonesia
By Vannessa Hearman
MELBOURNE — More than 25 Chinese organisations in Victoria joined a 600-strong rally outside the Indonesian
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