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Indonesia: Opposition grows to IMF plan Mounting pressure has forced the Indonesian government to delay implementing key elements of an economic restructuring package negotiated with the International Monetary Fund (IMF). The April 1 budget did not
> Here's to science The Right to Life organisation has found a new reason for its state of perpetual “moral” indignation. An article in the latest issue of the international science journal Nature Biotechnology reported that
ENGLAND: Blair stumbles in mayoral grab By Greg Harris LONDON — Following a monumental effort to pre-select the least winnable candidate for London's new mayoral office, the British Labour Party continues to stumble towards defeat in the May 4
DARWIN — There seems to be a movement by stealth to dispossess many small, remote Aboriginal communities by a heartless application of laws set up to control large business corporations. It is targeting communities who struggled for years to get
UNITED STATES: A dozen reasons to protest on April 16 The next citizen showdown against corporate globalisation will be on April 16 and 17, when thousands of people come to Washington, D.C., to protest — through legal demonstrations and/or civil
DILI — Sixty East Timorese workers at the aid agency World Vision walked off the job and demonstrated on April 3, demanding an explanation from management for the sacking of eight security guards. World Vision management claimed the organisation
Week of action against mandatory sentencing The socialist youth group Resistance has called a national week of action to demand that the federal government overturn mandatory sentencing laws in the Northern Territory and Western Australia and
Kakadu crunch time BY JIM GREEN The future of the Jabiluka uranium mine in the Northern Territory may become clearer following meetings in coming weeks between Energy Resources of Australia (ERA) and its parent company, North Limited. The main
BOUGAINVILLE: Help needed now Bougainville's struggle for self-determination has reached a critical point. A full political settlement hangs on just one crucial concession from the government of Papua New Guinea. The alternative is renewed war. The
Protesters confront Howard BY DANI BARLEY SYDNEY — More than 300 people gathered in Faulconbridge, in the Blue Mountains, on April 7 to protest against Prime Minister John Howard's racist government. The protesters were high school students
Stop Nuclear Dumps group formed BY JIM GREEN Opponents of a planned national nuclear dump in northern South Australia have formed a new group, Stop Nuclear Dumps. The group was formed by Everyone for a Nuclear Free Future (formerly the Adelaide
How Pauline Hanson became prime minister "Howard takes policy advice from One Nation", "Nationals steal another One Nation policy", "[Bob] Carr may bag One Nation but gee he likes our policies" — these are just some of the headings on press