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Prospects for resistance to the new Howard government By Peter Boyle There will be no shortage of attacks on the working class from the Coalition government in its second term: the GST, further austerity and privatisation and the second wave of
Carr announces Eden forests decision By Margaret Allum SYDNEY — Reactions varying from outrage to cautious optimism greeted the NSW Labor government's October 26 announcement of a regional forest agreement (RFA) for the south-east forests near
Go fish set to thrill By Jo Ellis ADELAIDE — The film Go Fish, which included the famous frank discussion about how to refer to female genitals and the line "the girl is out there", appears on stage at this year's Feast Lesbian and Gay Cultural
[This is the abridged text of a speech by Cuban President Fidel Castro Before the South African parliament, in Cape Town, on September 4.] I am thinking about the enormous responsibility and the colossal historic task it signifies to create the
FMLN selects presidential candidates By Allen Jennings On September 27, amidst recrimination and tears, delegates of the Farabundo Martí National Liberation Front (FMLN) chose Facundo Guardado and María Marta Valladares, better
No mandate rally CANBERRA — The ACT Jabiluka Action Group has called a No Mandate rally to coincide with the first day of the new parliamentary sitting: 12:30pm, November 10, at Parliament House. Kim Bullimore from JAG said, "The purpose of
Sweet as nectar, intoxicating as tsipouro IntoxicationThe haBiBisLarrikin through FestivalXylouris EnsembleSelf-titledHi-Gloss Records/MDS Review by James Vassilopoulos Advances in music are often the result of migrations: people leaving their
Events that shook the world By James Vassilopoulos "Besides the organised and peaceful demonstrations there were many of a different kind — tumultuous, ardent, violent, anarchical, drawing in hundreds of thousands, even millions of participants
By Tom Flanagan SYDNEY — One hundred people held a two-hour rally outside NSW parliament on October 29 to demand protection for the remaining old-growth forests in north-east New South Wales. Organised by the NSW Forest Alliance, the rally aimed
By Francesca Davis The Coalition government has wreaked havoc on the environment. It has undermined international agreements such as the Basel hazardous waste treaty and the Kyoto climate change accord, it has supported projects like Hinchinbrook
By Norm Dixon "These people come here to take work opportunities ... We have people roaming the streets with degrees, but they do not get jobs because companies have given jobs to foreigners"; "I hate these people because they take our jobs";
Wages and jobs Surprise! It's less than a month from the federal election, and already the powers that be have discovered the need for — guess what? — wage cuts! On Monday (October 26), five academic economists made front-page headlines in