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Running out of room There are at least two important messages to be drawn from the sharp decline in the Australian dollar, which last week fell to its lowest level ever against the US dollar. One is that the Howard government has been lying
By Zanny Begg BRISBANE — At around midnight on August 24, residents of a house on the premises of the Resistance Centre were woken by the sound of a heavy object landing on the roof, followed by several small explosions. Rushing outside, they
By Ray Fulcher MELBOURNE — More than 1000 university and TAFE students rallied at the State Library on August 26 to demand that the federal government restore funding to education. The rally was part of a National Union of Students' national day
By Leo Wellin Telstra's announcement of a $3 billion profit in the last financial year helped galvanise staff support for a strike on August 28. The strike was called by the Community and Public Sector Union (CPSU) and the Communications,
By Martin Iltis ADELAIDE — Diane Bell's book, Ngarrindjeri Wurruwarrin: a world that is, was, and will be, was launched here on August 26. More than 300 people crammed Way Hall for the launch of the most thorough and accessible anthropological
Workers rally against social security changes By Chris Spindler MELBOURNE — More than 400 construction workers rallied outside South Melbourne Centrelink office on August 27 to protest against the federal Coalition's plans to classify
Ballarat NTEU campaign against cuts BALLARAT — A lively meeting of the University of Ballarat branch of the National Tertiary Education Industry Union on August 29 voted to fight threatened cuts. Jobs and programs are at risk in the schools
On August 25, the latest twist in Sydney's contaminated water saga occurred with the announcement that most of Sydney's 4.5 million residents must once again boil all drinking water.The alert, the second in a month, has focussed attention on the
Sex, gender and sexuality Two weeks ago, the 1999 conference organising collective of the National Organisation of Women Students Australia decided to exclude transgender women from the collective. The arguments used — principally by members
Actively Radical TV — Sydney community television's progressive current affairs producers tackle the hard issues from the activist's point of view. CTS Sydney (UHF 31), Thursdays, 10pm and Saturdays, 7pm. Ph 9565 5522. Access News — Melbourne
By Max Lane and Pramono (in Jakarta) The frequency of protest actions in Indonesia has increased markedly over the last week. Worsening economic conditions, general anger over the lack of any real changes under the Habibie regime and students'
200,000 rally in Yogyakarta By Max Lane On August 26, 200,000 people rallied in Yogyakarta to protest against the refusal of the Indonesian government to ratify Sultan Hamengku Buwono X as governor of Yogyakarta. The rally adopted a manifesto