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Jabiluka campaigners keep up the pressure

Jabiluka campaigners keep up the pressure By Trish Corcoran SYDNEY — On October 9, the day after the federal government gave the go-ahead to the Jabiluka uranium mine, a 300-strong demonstration marched through the city to protest outside John

To poll or not to poll?

To poll or not to poll? By Nick Middleton CANBERRA — Students at the University of Canberra go to the polls on October 21-23 to elect next year's Students Association. A petition has been tabled by a Labor Right member for a student

and ain't i a woman?: The public nature of the 'private' sphere

The public nature of the 'private' sphere Public discussion of family life and women's roles within it used to be mostly confined to the "women's magazines". Article after repetitive article dealt with "how to improve (or save) your marriage",

Behind the Turkish military's 'soft coup'

By Michael Karadjis This past northern summer, the Turkish military engineered the collapse of the Welfare Party (RP)-True Path Party (DYP) coalition, supposedly to prevent a "fundamentalist takeover". The military is now on a drive to ban RP. In

Hunter miners: court cripples right to strike

Hunter miners: court cripples right to strike By James Vassilopoulos Rio Tinto has succeeded in its bid to undermine the picket line at the Hunter Valley No. 1 coal mine. On October 14, the NSW Supreme Court ruled that unionists could

Vince Jones dedicates performance to Dita Sari

Vince Jones dedicates performance to Dita Sari By John Gauci SYDNEY — "This song is for an amazing Indonesian woman named Dita Sari. Thanks for being political tonight. Keep holding up those placards." This was how Australian jazz icon Vince

RMIT students and staff vote no to up-front fees

By Marcel Cameron MELBOURNE — Students and staff from the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology have overwhelmingly rejected the university's decision to introduce up-front fees for over-quota undergraduate places in 1998. The vote sends a

Queanbeyan residents fight for open space

Queanbeyan residents fight for open space QUEANBEYAN — The Henderson Road Residents' Action Group is pressing ahead with plans for a community barbecue on Sunday, October 19, although NSW State Rail has refused permission. "We are going to

Greenhouse gases: time to act

By Susan Laszlo In the countdown to the UN-sponsored climate conference in Kyoto in December, Prime Minister John Howard has stepped up his government's campaign to block the adoption of binding greenhouse gas reduction targets. At a business

Hinchinbrook: special lease?

Hinchinbrook: special lease? By Tim Walgers BRISBANE — In a new development in conservationists' campaign against the north Queensland Port Hinchinbrook development, it has become clear that no government department will take

Not a gamble

Not a gamble Ten years ago, the world of the owners and brokers of stocks and shares took its largest nosedive in the history of capitalist wheeling and dealing. Careers were ruined as stock markets dropped over 20% of their morning values

Palestinian refugees: 50 years in 'temporary' camps

By Michael Karadjis BEIRUT — Bourj al Barajneh camp is home to 20,000 Palestinian refugees, crammed into one square kilometre on the southern outskirts of the city. While life in the camp was always challenging, to say the least, the situation