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By Peter Boyle On the eve of the ACTU Congress, Democratic Socialist Party national secretary John Percy urged the unions to break its Accord with the Keating Labor government because it had proved to be a millstone around the neck of the
Rally hits Goss budget cuts By Nathan Laurent BRISBANE — "We are not going to stop fighting until the cuts are stopped, until our education system improves, until students have some rights." This was the message from high school student
Strangled with his old school tie In the experience of former NSW Supreme Court Judge Jack Lee QC, men and women had been "getting along very well for years" until someone took a Victorian Supreme Court judge's comments in a rape case out of
Van Morrison comes full circle Too Long In Exile Van Morrison Polydor Reviewed by Bernie Brian Van Morrison fans do not need reviews to tell them to buy one of his albums since he never fails to produce quality music. But if there
Students rally against Groom's education cutbacks By Ben Courtice HOBART — Over 250 students from Hobart's four secondary colleges rallied at Parliament House on August 24 to protest against the Groom Liberal government's cutbacks to
CHICAGO — The scenes of devastation resulting from the Midwest floods have horrified the United States for weeks, but a recently completed survey by Greenpeace indicates that other invisible dangers will remain long after the waters have
The Wetlands Suite by Sirocco — In a direct broadcast from the Macquarie Marshes in central New South Wales ABC radio presents Sirocco on Saturday September 4, 8 p.m. Officially listed as a wetland of international importance, the Maquarie
Greenpeace campaigns against toxic incinerators SPAIN — Four Greenpeace activists blocked the chimney of a toxic waste incinerator in Martorell, Barcelona on August 8 to protest plans by Solvay, a Belgian chemical company, to burn toxic
Police 'beat wars' against gays By Jeremy Smith MELBOURNE — An increase in the number of gay men being arrested by police decoys in Clifton Hill's public places has highlighted what is an ongoing outrage for Melbourne's gay community.
By Catherine Brown TOKYO — In the 12 months preceding the July 18 election, public confidence in Japan's ruling political elite was shaken by revelations of high-level political corruption. "Money politics", as the corruption scandals have
Brian Rooney By Chris Spindler ADELAIDE — Former State Secretary of the Socialist Party of Australia, Brian Rooney, died of cancer in Adelaide on August 13. He was 58. Brian was a long term political activist, joining the Communist
By Allen Jennings MANAGUA — "They've taken Doris Tijerino", was the first news in a frightening chain of events which brought Nicaragua, once again, to the verge of civil war. Although Nicaragua's political polarisation is renowned, the