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Socialists: 'Migrants don't cause unemployment' By Paul Benedek PARRAMATTA — The Democratic Socialists will be standing two candidates in Sydney's western suburbs in the March 27 NSW state election. Shane Bentley, 27, will contest the seat of
By Ana Pararajasingham The Australian government's "historic shift" in policy to recognise East Timor's right to self-determination was a factor forcing Indonesia to consider granting East Timor political autonomy, or even independence. Similar
Beverley uranium mine breaches standards By David Noonan Reports commissioned by the federal government on the Beverley uranium mine in South Australia reveal that the government does not have enough information to justify approval of the mine.
By Paul Glenning ROCKHAMPTON — The 17-month dispute at Gordonstone mine in central Queensland has escalated over the past two weeks as the new owner, Rio Tinto, has attempted to bus non-union labour onto the mine site. Meeting them every
Government plans to dump nuclear waste in SA By Jim Green The federal government's plan to establish a nuclear dump in South Australia has reached a crucial juncture. The government plans to begin test drilling of 18 sites in the coming weeks and
NY cops kill African: 'zero tolerance' in practice By Norm Dixon The body of Ahmed Diallo arrived home in Conakry, the capital of the west African country of Guinea, on February 14, accompanied by his grieving parents. Ten days earlier, Diallo's
Kurds come from Kurdistan Dem damn Kurds. 'Tis a terrible thing what they done. 'Tis gettin' so you can't trust any of 'em. You let 'em in and they go bite the hand that feeds. Don't they know they're guests here? Obviously not. — We expect
By Tuntuni Bhattacharyya SYDNEY — As of February 20, seven doctors camped outside the NSW Parliament House had not taken any food for six days. The hunger strike by members of Australian Doctors Trained Overseas is to protest the Australian
Liberals attempt to buy NSW votes By Marina Carman SYDNEY — Vote Liberal and get $1000 (or $1100 in shares). Sound too good to be true? It is. Electricity privatisation will be a big issue in the Liberals' campaign for the March 27 NSW
Inhumanity on screen A Bug's Life Directed by John LasseterDisneyNow screening at all major cinemas Review by Stuart Klawans The technique known as CGI is a Frankensteinian art, as unsettling to consider as it is difficult to pronounce, the full
Kurds respond to 'un-Australian' jibe By Kerryn Williams MELBOURNE — The Kurdish community demonstrated outside the Greek consulate on February 17 in response to the abduction of Kurdish leader Abdullah Ocalan. The Australian government, the
By Renfrey Clarke MOSCOW — Russians who have been worried sick about a clinically dead economy, arrogant criminals and a do-nothing government can now take a break from those concerns. The country's leaders have found a new cause for public