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By Philippa Stanfield ADELAIDE — On September 24, members of the Community and Public Sector Union (CPSU) staged a street theatre action to highlight the impact on customers and workers of staff cuts in Centrelink. Organised by delegates from the
Hundreds rally against insurance companies By Andrew Hall WOLLONGONG — Angry at insurance companies' refusal to pay for internal and external damage caused by freak storms here on August 17, more than 300 people marched through the city on
Students help flood victims By Sean Healy DHAKA, Bangladesh — The people of Bangladesh face a new threat — devastating floods which affect 70% of the country and are getting worse. Flying into Dhaka (ground transport is now closed) is a
By James Vassilopoulos With opinion polls showing the Coalition and Labor each scoring about 40% of primary votes, preferences will be crucial in determining which major party will form government after October 3. The major parties cannot hope to
On September 25, Green Left Weekly's PETER JOHNSTON asked ALP left candidate for the seat of the Northern Territory, WARREN SNOWDON, to clarify Labor's position on whether or not the Jabiluka uranium mine will go ahead of Labor wins government on

In September 1999, the last billet of steel will roll out of the bloomcaster. More than 80 years of steel making in Newcastle will end, and thousands of jobs will be lost.

OZ By Peter Boyle If one thing is predictable about the October 3 election, it is that the winning party will not have the enthusiastic support of a majority of people. Labor or Coalition will have been pushed over the line mainly by the fear
The left in the federal election There are six socialist groups contesting the election with a total of 38 candidates. The Democratic Socialists have by far the largest team with 12 Senate candidates covering every state and House of Representative