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UNITED STATES: From the news media to Elian, with love Oh Elian, we love you! We're the news media. And you're incredibly special. Many politicians, legal experts, psychologists, celebrities and pundits have wanted the world to know that they
Fill it I am gone into the fields To take what this sweet hour yields Reflection, you may come tomorrow, Sit by the fireside with sorrow. You with the unpaid bill, Despair You, tiresome verser-reciter, Care I will pay you in the
'We need a bit of a blue' The incumbent leadership of the Australian Manufacturing Workers Union (AMWU) is in for a bit of a shock over the next few weeks. The militant Workers First team is contesting the position of national secretary, the first
On April 6, Prime Minister John Howard and minister for Aboriginal affairs Senator John Herron were forced to apologise over the federal government submission made to the Senate Legal and Constitutional References Committee's inquiry into the stolen
BY EDWARD JOHNSTONE BRISBANE — The just-released Criminal Justice Commission report, "Prisoner Numbers in Queensland", confirms that the massive increase in the prisoner population during the 1990s is unrelated to crime rates or state population
New abortion clinic for regional NSW By Leslie Williams CANBERRA — A new, privately owned gynaecological clinic in the NSW regional city of Queanbeyan, bordering the Australian Capital Territory, is to provide services to women, beginning with
No Border, No Cry — the revolutionary vision of Stoic Frame By Bill Nevins ALBUQUERQUE — The US-Mexico border region is a hot, turbulent zone of cactus, songs, snakes, spicy food, guns and brave gente (people) doing what
ALP won't decriminalise marijuana BY ALEX BAINBRIDGE HOBART — The ALP government has reneged on an election campaign promise to decriminalise marijuana use in Tasmania. Instead, minor violations of the laws against marijuana use will result in
Toxic hot spots in Europe Central and eastern Europe could be polluted again by toxic mine wastes, following several spills of cyanide and heavy metals spills from Romanian mines in recent months. A "Rivers of Life, Rivers of Death" conference was
INDONESIA: General faces US lawsuit Activists in the United States have launched a lawsuit against General Johnny Lumintang, the former deputy chief of staff of the Indonesian army. On March 31, Lumintang was served with a subpoena at Washington's
Mass DNA test in NSW BY SEAN HEALY SYDNEY — Civil libertarians expressed horror at the mass screening of DNA samples from men in the north-west New South Wales town of Wee Waa. It is the first mass screening in Australia. Police hope the
Business as usual "It's a question of taking care during the recovery phase of the relationship to ensure that everything is going to promote a speedy recovery." — Prime Menzies John Howard on Australia's relationship with Indonesia, April 6.