The Australian non-government environment sector is united in its opposition to all aspects of the nuclear industry including uranium mining, uranium enrichment, nuclear power, nuclear weapons and the creation and disposal of radioactive waste.
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James Balowski, Jakarta
The official death toll from the massive earthquake that struck densely populated Yogyakarta and parts of Central Java on May 27 now stands at more than 6200, with more than 46,000 people injured — 33,000 seriously.
On May 28, the left-nationalist Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine announced that it had informed Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh that it was willing to enter into negotiations on joining the Hamas-led Palestinian Authority government. AFP
As people become more and more concerned about global warming and other environmental problems, capitalist politicians have tried to reassure us that environmental protection and capitalist business are not in
contradiction.
One version of this
Simon Butler, Newcastle
Climate action group Rising Tide Newcastle held a protest rally outside the Hunter Street office of federal Labor MP Sharon Grierson on May 29 to condemn her for failing to oppose the new coal export terminal in Newcastle
Coral Wynter & Jim McIlroy, Caracas
The response of the Pentagon and White House to the massacre of more than 20 Iraqi civilians by US marines in Haditha last year has followed a familiar pattern. Official investigations into the incident were
Compass: Mystery vs Rationalism — Examines the debates between science and religion. ABC2, Friday, June 9, 6.55pm.
The Best of the Chaser's War on Everything — Confronting and lampooning key players from the world of politics, business,
Coral Wynter & Jim McIlroy, Caracas
Oscar Rodriguez* is a Venezuelan exile who currently lives in the United States, but he visiting his homeland and is full of hope for the "Bolivarian revolution", which he had observed developing over the past
The federal government's Department of Employment and Workplace Relations has refused to approve a proposed agency agreement for the Australian Taxation Office, despite the fact that both the ATO and the Community and Public Sector Union had been
The following statement by Dita Indah Sari, chairperson of the People's Democratic Party, was issued on June 1.
As a result of the earthquake that struck Yogyakarta and parts of Central Java on May 27, some 5800 people have died and 20,000 have
Peter Boyle
"The 19th century industrialists saw their fortunes smashed by the Great Depression, two world wars and progressive income tax.
"But, as illustrated last week by Macquarie Bank's annual executive salary pageant, the super rich are
Eva Cheng
Having been revived after four years on the back of a mass people's movement, on May 18 Nepal's parliament proclaimed a series of measures to downgrade the power of the country's king. However, the measures stopped short of abolishing the
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