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Sri Lankan minister rejects Tamil homeland

Sri Lankan minister rejects Tamil homeland By Nadeem Ansari CANBERRA — The Sri Lankan minister for housing and construction, Inika Gunawardena, told a Friends of Peace in Sri Lanka meeting here on September 29 that a united Sri Lanka was the

Toxic dump close to defeat

Toxic dump close to defeat The long community campaign to stop the toxic waste dump at the abandoned Werribee quarry seems likely to succeed. A stand-off between CSR, the company that wants to establish the dump, and the local community has

A colour-blind United States?

By Malik Miah Throughout US history "race" has been a major factor in the country's politics. The English occupation and the westward drive by settlers to conquer and slaughter the native peoples was justified in the name of advancing

Life of Riley: The same old routine

The same old routine Now that the election is over, maybe we can all get back to normal. — What do you mean "normal"? Run of the mill existence, same old routine ... that sort of thing. — But we've just had an election. So? —

Beazley refuses to take Jabiluka petition

By Kim Bullimore CANBERRA — ACT Jabiluka Action Group and members of the Aboriginal Tent Embassy held a colourful and vocal picket outside the National Press Club luncheon on September 30. Kim Beazley was addressing the luncheon. About 20

Pesticide problems in Guatemala and Nicaragua

Serious public health and environmental problems related to pesticide use exist in both Nicaragua and Guatemala, according to a recent report from the Danish Agency for International Development (DANIDA). The report found that new estimates place the

Growth industry

Growth industry "Uranium is a growth industry",Says the Mining Maggot, always smilin' —You're sure to get a growth out of it, you idiot!Just look at the people from the Marshall Islands! Denis Kevans

Coalition has no mandate for a GST

Coalition has no mandate for a GST John Howard claims that his government has "won the mandate from the Australian people" for a goods and services tax. He warned the Senate not interfere with this mandate by blocking or seeking to amend the GST.

The MAI and women's economic marginalisation

By Jenni Devereux Under the draft terms of the Multilateral Agreement on Investment (MAI) being designed by the Organisation of Economic Cooperation and Development, transnational companies will gain the unrestricted right and freedom to buy, sell

Strong Country Celebration

By Saffron Howden JABIRU, NT — About 300 protesters congregated outside Energy Resources of Australia's (ERA) Jabiluka mineral lease site on September 29 to send a final pre-election message to voters that the proposed uranium mine should be

International support for Jabiluka campaign grows.

By Francesca Davis On September 30, environment groups in Cologne and Bonn in Germany demonstrated in front of the Cologne Cathedral in protest against the Jabiluka mine. The activists likened the mining of Kakadu to mining under the Cologne

The murky truth about Adelaide water

By Bronwen Beechey ADELAIDE — South Australia ("the driest state in the driest country") relies on the Murray River and rainfall in the Adelaide Hills catchment for its water supply. These sources are heavily polluted from sewerage, agricultural