Comment by James Vassilopoulos
Thirty-seven thousand full-time jobs were lost in August, according to the Australian Bureau of Statistics, while the unemployment rate was unchanged at 8.7%. A 35-hour working week, with no decrease in pay,
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By Norm Dixon
Delegates attending the Congress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU) sixth national congress, on September 16-19, have sharply criticised the economic policies of the African National Congress government and its failure to
Mining companies should 'fund famine relief'
The Australian non-government organisation AID/WATCH is calling on Australian companies and multinationals operating in Papua New Guinea to commit a percentage of their profits to drought-ravaged
From the courtroom
By Brandon Astor Jones
Out of habit and emotional necessity today, I have been reading some very poignant poetry in an attempt to soothe my soul. I have also been listening to at least one very angry and vindictive
BILBAO — Members of the Spanish paramilitary civil guard shot and killed two young Basques on September 24 in what authorities described as a "shoot-out" with police in a narrow downtown street. The police operation is continuing. According to
Profits and sea levels
Apart from the continuing support for the occupation of East Timor, almost "part of the furniture" of Australian governments whatever the name of the party in power, there are two things which I find almost too much to
By Jim Green
The September 3 announcement of a decision to build a new reactor at Lucas Heights, in southern Sydney, was accompanied by a lot of rhetoric about "saving lives with nuclear medicine". However, cracks are beginning to appear in the
By Renfrey Clarke
MOSCOW — Anyone who follows western media reports on Russia will know the formula: the country's chances of economic recovery rest on the "young reformers", brought into top government posts early this year to battle
By Jim Green
The federal government has three options to deal with the stockpile of 1600 highly radioactive spent fuel rods currently stored at Lucas Heights and the 300 that will be generated over the remaining life of the HIFAR reactor.
By Peter Montague
The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on August 15 ordered a grassroots citizens' group in Missouri to turn over all of its records to the agency within five days or face penalties of $25,000 per day. Steve Taylor,
Labor exposed at native title rally
By Martin Iltis
CANBERRA — Around 100 people attended a rally and march on September 21 protesting against the Liberal government's attacks on native title. The rally, organised by the Campaign Against
Thousands rally against Badgerys
By Dave Wright and Gail Lord
SYDNEY — On September 21, more than 2000 people packed the Blacktown Civic Centre in Sydney's west to protest against the proposed second airport at Badgerys Creek. The rally
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