South Korean church ejects workers
A contribution of the Catholic Church to South Korea's democracy struggle came to an abrupt end on November 27, when trade unionists hunted by the Kim Dae-jung regime — some since May — were kicked out of
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By Hali Minkayilar and Jo Ellis
ADELAIDE — On November 28, the Adelaide Advertiser printed an article about youth vandalism in Port Augusta. It was accompanied by a silhouetted picture of four teenage boys, looking dark and sinister. The article
Hong Kong democracy activists charged
By Eva Cheng
Four activists who led a demonstration in Hong Kong on July 1 in pressing for democratic reforms were served subpoenas on November 19 for a trial on December 21 on the charge of "breach of the
Which bank?
"Stop bashing the banks", demanded the headline of the Financial Review editorial on November 26. The widespread public anger over fee increases, branch closures, job losses and reduction of services is unwarranted and irrational,
Billions for BHP
BHP's 1998 report to shareholders says that in the year to May 31, the company had operating revenue of $22.479 billion, against raw material and other external costs of $11.864 billion.
The $10.615 billion difference or value
PERTH — The Curtin University Academic Board has voted 26 to nine in favour of introducing full up-front fee-paying places in speech and hearing, occupational therapy and physiotherapy courses. If the University Council passes the proposal at its
UN decision a win for anti-Jabiluka campaign
By Francesca Davis
Decisions by the United Nations World Heritage Committee represent an opportunity to strengthen the campaign to stop Jabiluka uranium mine, Australian Conservation Foundation
Centrelink workers to continue strikes
By Melanie Sjoberg
On December 3, Community and Public Sector Union members employed at Centrelink endorsed state-by-state rolling half-day stoppages from December 8 to 17. This is the next step in the CPSU
Who wants to live in South Park?
By Alison Dellit
South Park, originally commissioned as a video Christmas greeting, now boasts the most viewers of any cartoon in Australia, and is the highest rating program on SBS. More than a million people
Choose to fight back
A life which means something
By Sean Healy
If these were the extent of our choices — life on the dole, exploitation in the work force or an expensive (non)-education at a university — then life wouldn't look great.
Write on: Letters to the editor
NSW transport plan
The State Government's Integrated Transport Plan is a cynical exercise in futility. It utterly fails to address the issue of traffic congestion in Sydney in any meaningful way.
Building more
and ain't I a woman?: Principled opportunism?
The Paul Osborne "health regulation" legislation, passed by the ACT Legislative Assembly last week, supposedly provides women considering abortion a "more informed choice" by imposing a "more
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