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Fast food: supersizing kids

Dave Riley "Hi, I'm Guy Russo, CEO and managing director of McDonald's in Australia. I'm pretty sure by now you will have heard of 'That Movie'." Worldwide, McDonald's is reeling from the impact of the new film Supersize Me, in which the main

Fighting for a more democratic CPSU

Simon Butler, Newcastle After weeks of campaigning to prevent their national officials from abruptly closing the Newcastle office of the Community and Public Sector Union, rank-and-file members of the CPSU in the Hunter have succeeded in forcing a

All eyes on the Timor Sea

Jon Lamb As the pre-election hype takes off, the issue of the disputed maritime boundary between East Timor and Australia has slipped from the mainstream political spotlight. Nonetheless, the big oil and gas companies with investments in the Timor

Anti-violence ads: bandaid measure

Russell Rodenberry The Coalition government has finally released a new advertising campaign targeting violence against women, after abandoning the original "No Respect — No Relationships" campaign last December. This campaign is little more

IRAQ: What handover?

Doug Lorimer "Occupation ends", "Iraqis now in control". These will undoubtedly be the sort of headlines that the corporate press carries on July 1, following the nominal handover of "sovereignty" in Iraq at midnight on June 30 from Coalition