In early October, Italy's Party of Communist Refoundation (PRC) withdrew its support for the ruling Olive Tree coalition government of Prime Minister Romano Prodi because of the cuts contained in the government's draft 1997-98 budget. However, after
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By Sue Bolton
MELBOURNE — After two successful strikes and demonstrations, more actions are planned in the campaign against cuts to WorkCover. The Kennett government is planning to dramatically cut payments to injured workers; change the
By Sibylle Kaczorek
DARWIN — In August last year, the Northern Territory government changed the law relating to unpaid fines. Until then defaulters were sentenced to do community service work. The government abolished that option and replaced
Hinchinbrook: new evidence of disaster
By Tim Walgers
BRISBANE — Keith Williams' Port Hinchinbrook development is again under a cloud of controversy after reports last week that thousands of litres of acidic water have poured off the site
Population implosion
"We are all capitalists now, with 1.2 million Australians buying about $8 billion of shares in Telstra." — Sydney Morning Herald editorial, November 18.
Oh so modern
"The [socialisation] objective, totally
Suharto blocks East Timorese asylum seekers
By Jon Land
The Indonesian government is refusing to allow six East Timorese sheltering for more than three months in the Austrian embassy in Jakarta to leave for Portugal. Indonesian authorities
By Allen Myers
In defending its determination not to commit Australia to binding greenhouse gas reductions at next week's international meeting in Kyoto, and in fact to seek approval to increase Australian emissions, the Howard government has
International Women's Day takes aim at Howard
By Becky Ellis
SYDNEY — Feminists are preparing for International Women's Day 1998. The Sydney collective aims to bring together as many women as possible against the Liberal government's
By Paul Oboohov
Music at the Creek — as the November 7-9 Major's Creek Folk Festival is known — has been running for five years. Each year it attracts more musicians and larger audiences to the former gold-mining hamlet about 15 km south of
Money?
How much for a breath of fresh air?Is it very expensive, should consumers beware?How would I be for a smile,Will it come with a warranty, last for a while?
Would world peace cost the earthWill we all pay the priceIs our generation
By Margaret Gardiner
In recent times Prime Minister John Howard has spoken out against the "black armband" view of Australia's history. He seems to prefer that the shameful and sorry treatment of Aboriginal peoples at the hands of
Women students expect lively debate
By Marina Carman
Next year's conference of the Network of Women Students Australia (NOWSA) will be held at the University of Western Sydney. The large group of activists who volunteered to organise it
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