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NATO's 'humanitarian' war: it's a lie By Kerryn Williams As the NATO bombing of the Balkans enters its third month, NATO's "humanitarian" smokescreen is thinning rapidly. The civilian casualty figures are rising, while Slobodan Milosevic's
Correct me if I'm wrong, but isn't this a great time to be alive? It would be very difficult to be bored right now wouldn't it? At this precise moment of historical time, I mean. What with a bang up shootin' war courtesy of Bill Clinton and NATO, 50
Trade union solidarity with East Timor By Neil Everley BRISBANE — The Queensland branch of the Australian Council of Trade Unions organised a broad public meeting here on May 27 to support the right of East Timorese to a vote in
Tasmanian budget fails health and child-care By Tony Iltis HOBART — Rising gambling tax revenues and a 5% levy on household electricity bills allowed the Tasmanian ALP government to boost some public spending and deliver a budget with a surplus
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Democrats the GST party I ask all Democrat politicians — Did you stand on a pro-GST platform at the last election? Did you let your supporters know that you will actually ensure a GST arrives in this country? Do you realise you are now traitors
Indonesian President B.J. Habibie, in an interview with the May 24 Sydney Morning Herald, denied Indonesian army involvement with the terrorist militias in East Timor and demanded that Australian foreign minister Alexander Downer provide "evidence".
By Simon Millar MELBOURNE — Forty-three members of the Australian Manufacturing Workers Union (AMWU) employed at Marathon Foods in Kensington participated in their first picket line in mid-May. Marathon Foods produces dim sims, spring rolls and
Rappers lament the 'struggle between brother and brother' Pray for LiberiaThe Boyz of ButuburamUnited Sound (Germany)Order (approximately DM37) from <http://www.united-sound.com/usmaster/usmastereng.htm>> or e-mail Dirk Majchrzak at
Job insecurity is growing By Bill Mason BRISBANE — Successive Queensland governments have boasted of being the nation's leading job creator. But 50% of all new jobs created in Queensland since 1988 were casual or part-time, according to a
The bombs By Brandon Astor Jones [Editor's note: In last issue's "Looking out" column, we accidentally omitted the drawing described in it. We are therefore repeating the column, with the drawing.] "Bombing cannot be a solution ... but the
Support Abdullah Ocalan SYDNEY — The Australian Kurdish Association organised a 60-strong demonstration outside the Law Society building on May 25 to call for the release of Kurdistan Workers Party leader Abdullah Ocalan and a