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Western Mining present eviction notice to Arabunna BY JOHN NEBAUER ADELAIDE — Western Mining Corporation has handed an eviction notice to Arabunna traditional landowners camped near Lake Eyre in protest at the company's uranium mining
HANOVER, Germany — Scientists have found evidence that genes used to modify crops can jump the species barrier and cause bacteria and even fungi to mutate. One aim of Expo 2000 in Hanover last month was to popularise GM (genetic
New DSP branch warms up for Olympic protests BY DANIEL JARDINE SYDNEY — Given mainstream media hype seeking to convince Sydneysiders that the Olympics would be a golden time for everyone, a forum on “Why the Olympics won't benefit
LAHORE — The leader of Labour Party Pakistan (LPP) and Labour Unity Rawalpindi, Bashir Botter, who was arrested on May 26, has been released on bail. However, the charges against him — organising “illegal” strikes and demonstrations,
Nike admits guilt BY BRIAN TUPP MELBOURNE — Unionists and anti-outwork campaigners have described as a victory an admission by clothing and footwear giant Nike, in Melbourne's Federal Court on June 6, that it had failed to comply with the
BY LISA MACDONALD In her article replying to Margaret Allum's "and ain't i a woman" column on biological parenthood (GLW #405), Helen Riley (GLW #408) makes some sweeping claims which demand a reply. Of greatest concern is that Riley's basic
And pigs might fly It was crisis day in the parliament The house was hushed and still. A member rose with a question “Are we doomed to go downhill?” “I am confident of an upturn”, The PM made reply. “If workers pay is held at bay,
Defying warnings from Jakarta, the week-long Papuan People's Congress ended on June 4 with a declaration that West Papua was no longer part of the Republic of Indonesia. The congress was extended for a day because of debates over the wording of
Teachers strike, plan more action BY ALEX ROBINSON BRISBANE — Queensland's teachers struck for 24 hours on June 14 in support of demands by the Queensland Teachers Union for an 8% per year pay rise, decreased class sizes and more resources for
War drums in the Pacific Coming hard on the heels of George Speight's terrorist coup in Fiji, the Australian capitalist media's battalion of “analysts” were quick to pronounce the Malaita Eagle Force's (MEF) June 5 seizure of Solomon
When the military took control in Fiji on May 29, Commodore Frank Bainimarama claimed he was acting to restore “normalcy”. But on June 16, the military arrested Felix Anthony, national secretary of the Fijian Trades Union Congress (FTUC), for
Write on: Letters to the editor Gullible press Many thanks to Green Left and Phil Shannon for his review in issue 407. Even more so than he normally does, Phil produced an analysis that is politically thought-provoking and insightful