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By Jennifer Thompson
Changes to the Medicare and pharmaceutical benefits schemes and other changes to health funding introduced in the Coalition's August 20 budget have been promoted as a start to the process of restraining government expenditure
'Tricontinental' needs help
Tricontinental magazine, put out by the African, Asian and Latin American Peoples' Solidarity Organisation (OSPAAAL), is being revived. The magazine was an idea proposed by Che Guevara for the movements in those three
By Rob Cover
PERTH — From August 1-3, more than 300 academics, social workers and others from Australia and overseas discussed how domestic and family violence could be prevented and how to network resources and information more efficiently.
Worrying about the wrong thing
"Radio and television programming that does not promote the life and cohesive development of the entire human family, alas, one program at a time, destroys it." — Irving Elmer Bell
On August 12, I read Ted
For five and a half years, Â鶹ӳ» Weekly has been bringing news and information to thousands of readers about what is happening all around the world. Globally, millions of people are involved in the fight for freedom, demonstrations for
Adding to the burgeoning list of lies that have accompanied the Coalition government, the bosses' media have been working overtime to sell Treasurer Costello's first budget as a "fair go" which "shares around the pain".
The budget's vicious attacks
Hinchinbrook faces protest blockade
By Bill Mason
BRISBANE — Conservationists from north Queensland plan demonstrations and a blockade of the Hinchinbrook site of developer Keith Williams' resort project, finally approved by the federal
ACTCOSS cans the budget
By Sue Bull
CANBERRA — Lyn Morgaine from the ACT Council of Social Service told a meeting of 40 people on August 21, "Many of the measures outlined in the budget will have a harsh impact on the most disadvantaged people
By Kathy Newnam
Political activity at the University of Queensland has declined markedly since the beginning of the second semester. During the first semester, there was a very active campaign to sack "Action", the team of Young Liberals running
Actions in solidarity with East Timor were held around the country over the weekend of August 23-25. Tim E. Stewart reports from Darwin that with plainclothes and uniformed police outnumbering activists two to one, 18 people marked the national day
By Deepa Fernandes
BOLIVIA — This is a country of rich natural resources. Tin, silver, gold, bismuth, zinc and iron occur abundantly. Yet Bolivia is also a country of extreme poverty. Over the years, massive exploitation of these resources, and
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