AUSTRIA: Peak union plays dead
Austrian peak union plays dead
GRAZ, Austria — At a recent government-organised summit, it was proclaimed that the European Union target of a zero budget deficit could be reached only through joint national
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Over the last week, Indonesian students have been demonstrating almost
daily in front of the central Jakarta home of the former Indonesian dictator
Suharto. They are calling for Suharto — who was formally charged with
embezzling state funds
BY JIM GREEN
Welcome to the world of the conservative think tank, a world in which modern forestry "helps preserve wildlife habitat", "radioactive waste has a great advantage over other kinds of waste", "a camel is a horse designed by a committee",
After months of delays, false starts and a performance to rival Christopher Skase's "Now I'm sick, now I'm not", former president Suharto is finally to stand trial for embezzlement of Indonesian state funds. On August 3, the 79-year-old Suharto was
Rod Quantock to host McDebate
BY JORGE JORQUERA
MELBOURNE — Some of the world's best minds and sharpest wits will grapple with the crucial issue of our time here on August 25, when they debate "Whether McDonald's should run the World Bank".
CUBA: Che photographer to sue
BY SEAN HEALY
The man who took the photograph which turned Ernesto "Che" Guevara into an icon is planning to sue Smirnoff for demeaning the revolutionary's memory by using the photo to advertise its new, "spicy"
S11 activists targets Mcdonald's
ADELAIDE — Thirty people demonstrated outside McDonald's in the Rundle Mall here on August 4 to protest against the multinational's attacks on the environment, underdeveloped nations and workers' rights. The
S11: high school activists debate tactics
BY JODY BETZIEN
MELBOURNE — Beginning September 11, this city will experience a myriad of anti-World Economic Forum (WEF) actions. There is a lot of discussion and debate about how to coordinate and
BY SIMON BUTLER
SYDNEY — Thirty students from the University of Technology, Sydney were arrested and charged on August 9 after occupying the acting vice-chancellor's office. They were protesting University Council's rejection of official UTS
No solution can come from elite, meeting told
BY MATT LIVINGSTON
BRISBANE — The crisis in Indonesia cannot be solved by "shifting deck chairs on the Titanic", the national coordinator of Action in Solidarity with Indonesia and East Timor
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RACE AND CLASS IN THE UNITED STATES: Ralph Nader: 'Freedom is participation in power'
SAN FRANCISCO — "Freedom is participation in power", Ralph Nader, US Green Party candidate for president, told delegates to the July national convention of the
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