BY MELANIE SJOBERG
A May 1 decision by the Australian Industrial Relations Commission has granted a $15 per week safety-net increase to those awards applying to workers forced to rely on the basic rate. The decision caused a collective whine from
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Thousands of people protested in Indonesia on April 1 against policies demanded by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) in exchange for loans — these include cuts to subsides on fuel, public transport, electricity and education. An increase in
Dangerous dating
Nearly one-third of 12 to 20 year olds participating in a 1999 federal government survey reported experiencing some form of physical violence during dating relationships. Almost half of those aged 19 to 20 reported violence.
BY KIM BULLIMORE
NEWCASTLE — Accusing Prime Minister John Howard of attempting to "whitewash the past" and arguing that his stance on reconciliation has "nothing to do with justice or equality for indigenous people", the newly formed Indigenous
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BY JULIA PERKINS
JAKARTA — After marching with thousands of other workers on Parliament House here on May 1, 1500 workers from the Indian-owned textile company Texmaco camped outside overnight to protest against their treatment by their employer
VIETNAM: The inspiration hasn't faded
When, on April 30, 1975, a single tank of Vietnam's National Liberation Front (NLF) rolled over the gates of the presidential palace in Saigon, it not only ended a decades-long war, it also ended any idea of
COLOMBIA: US to intensify support for terror state
By Joseph Raso
United States policymakers are preparing to substantially increase their materiel backing for Latin America's premier human rights violator. A $1.6 billion package for Colombia,
The disruption of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) summit in Seattle for three days last November by thousands of people, and the follow-up protest actions in Washington in mid-April showed the increasing anger about the blatant inequality and
ZIMBABWE: Crisis showcases reasons for IMF, World Bank protests
In Zimbabwe, President Robert Mugabe appears to have taken leave of his senses, potentially plunging his country of 12 million people into civil war. What does this have to do with
Threat of action forces progress at Uni of Canberra
BY PAT BREWER
CANBERRA — After 18 months of stalling and evasion by management at the University of Canberra, enterprise agreement talks have progressed further in four weeks than they had in
BY JONATHAN SINGER
Establishment economic analysts and media commentators are concerned that the federal government's 2000-01 budget surplus, projected three years ago to be $10.7 billion, was only $500 million in November. Some economists have
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