Dave Riley The good news is that fast and effective treatment is now available. Sadly though, for the millions of people in this country who presently suffer from election problems, no more than 10% will choose to do something about it. Why?
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By Amy Phillips SYDNEY — Westpac workers staged stop-work meetings on February 15 in protest at the bank's refusal to meet the Finance Sector Union's wage claim of 12% over 18 months. These actions launched a national campaign of rolling stoppages.
By Tim E. Stewart DARWIN — Stepping up a six-month long dispute with the Australian Education Union, the NT government last week began a media campaign which included education minister Steve Hatton describing union representatives as "terrorists".
LONDON — Welcoming the decision to dismantle Shell's North Sea gas rig installation, the Brent Spar, on land, Greenpeace called on the British government to rule out dumping at sea for all oil installations and abandon the so-called "case by case"
By Frank Gollan SYDNEY: Damned if you do and damned if you don't. That sums up the dilemma for Australian public service workers in the current federal elections. For the past 13 years, public servants have voted in their majority for Labor, fearful
By Nick Fredman SYDNEY — Up to 1000 people attended the No Aircraft Noise party (NAN) campaign launch at Marrickville Town Hall on February 14. Well-known figures and most of the NAN candidates addressed the enthusiastic meeting. MCs Roy Slaven and
Palm Sunday ADELAIDE — On February 12, the Palm Sunday Peace Walk Committee met for the first time to discuss the themes and course of the event. The committee will meet at the Pilgrim Church at 12 Flinders Street each Monday at 7pm, until Palm
This horse on its knees in the field Pretending to be a unicorn As horses play and imagine Another day A night Black trees ... The horse on its feet has grown a horn and saddle Imagines the voice Of a rider: Those far hills Are simply shadows Of
Shining The triolet, as a poetic form, is French in origin; it is composed of eight lines, only two of which rhyme. The composition-scheme is as follows: A B a A a b A B (a capital letter represents a repeated line). It would seem that the
By Slobodan Trbojevich As the Yankees come into Bosnia, nobody should be surprised that ordinary Bosnian people have expressed strong pessimism about a real, peaceful solution. They've looked for help for too long. The scepticism which is evident on
More women in parliament? Just over six months since its formation, the Australian Women's Party is standing 17 candidates in the federal election. It is fielding 12 Senate candidates in five states (Qld, NSW, WA, SA and Tas), four House of
By Max Lane Nine East Timorese, seven men and two women, have entered the Australian embassy in Jakarta to present demands for a change in Australian policy on East Timor and to seek political asylum in Australia. The nine are Ermenegildo Lopes,
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