Employment minister David Kemp hopes to "finetune" the failing Job Network with a $55 million pre-election injection of funds, on top of the $1.6 billion the government launched it with four months ago. At that time, Kemp hailed the Job Network as a
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By Aziz Choudry
POHNPEI, Micronesia — Following in the footsteps of the missionaries before them, the cheerleaders for the free market have flocked to the Pacific. Like their predecessors, they claim that they alone have the truth, the light and
No facts, please
"I don't see what the purpose of a fact-finding study would be." — Peter Burleigh, US deputy ambassador to the UN, on an Arab League proposal that the UN investigate whether the bombed Khartoum chemical factory was producing
More attacks on free speech
By Melanie Sjoberg
ADELAIDE — New by-laws passed by Adelaide City Council are about to be enforced following a three-month "familiarisation" period. The by-laws were approved by state parliament in May. People
By Michelle Sforza
In January 1997, the US-based waste disposal company Metalclad Corporation filed a complaint with the International Center for the Settlement of Investment Disputes alleging that the Mexican state of San Luis PotosÃ
Private health scandal
A small article in the August 13 Sydney Morning Herald indicates the sort of plans the government has for the income it intends to raise from its new consumption tax proposal. The government is planning to give private health
By Eva Cheng
Top South Korean car manufacturer Hyundai Motors' August 24 deal to reduce scheduled job cuts from 1538 to 277 has ended a 35-day occupation of its Ulsan main plant by several thousand workers. However, it provoked widespread
By Lara Pull in
CANBERRA — In a surprise attack on women's health and right to control their reproduction, the ACT Legislative Assembly could outlaw most abortions in the ACT within two weeks following the August 26 introduction of legislation by
An 11-day national strike for shorter hours, from April 27 to May 7, was the first industrial action of this kind in Denmark since 1986. 91×ÔÅÄÂÛ̳ Weekly's MARGARET ALLAN spoke to JÃœRGEN ARBO about the aftermath of the strike. Arbo is a
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