By Ro Evans
SYDNEY — Asthma, difficulty in breathing, skin problems, headaches and itchy eyes are common complaints among residents living near the disused Ford tip site in Sydney's Homebush West, not far from the Olympics 2000 site. They
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Socialists assess Brisbane council result
By Bill Mason
BRISBANE — "In the context of alternative party politics in this country, the vote of more than 6% for Democratic Socialist candidates in the March 15 Brisbane City Council elections
By Ken Davis
Half way into the second decade of the global epidemic, many of the most pessimistic predictions are coming true, with HIV spread in many regions increasingly volatile and dangerous. The relentless progress of the disease is
What's really going on in Nimbin?
Visions of Nimbin ExpoNimbin Showgrounds, March 29-31 Review by Jennie Dell
It's nearly a quarter of a century since the population of the NSW north coast started to swell. Next year is the 25th anniversary
Behind the 'coup syndrome'Behind the 'coup syndrome'
By Reihana Mohideen
The crisis facing the Chan regime in PNG has the capitalist media bewailing the "coup syndrome". The political instability of several Third World regimes,
By Adrienne Hamill
I am writing in response to Susan Lazlo's article on child-care [in the International Women's Day broadsheet printed in GLW #262]. Child-care centres are, it seems, a necessity in an age where the extended family is no longer
Doctors end strike
By Kamala Emanuel
Junior doctors returned to work in NSW hospitals on March 19 as a precondition to negotiations between their union, the Public Services Association, and federal health minister Michael Wooldridge. After
By Sam Wainwright
PARIS — "The government has sought and found a balance between individual freedoms and the authority of the state", said minister of the interior Jean-Louis Debré on March 13 after France's Senate passed a package of
Building strength and solidarity
IntuitionAnt McKennaProduced by Ant McKenna and Phil Ross Review by Nick Everett
Intuition is the debut CD of Brisbane-based singer-songwriter Ant McKenna. Since 1993, McKenna has been playing gigs in and
Bomb blasts rock Beijing
The Chinese government has launched another campaign to "fight crime" after the capital was rocked by two bomb blasts in early March. The explosions followed three similar attacks on public buses in Urumqi, the capital
Car workers march on Brussels
By James Vassilopoulos
On March 16, 150,000 workers from France, Belgium, the Netherlands and England marched on Brussels to protest against the closure of Belgium's Renault car plant at Vilvoorde. The rally
By Norm Dixon
Papua New Guinea Defence Force (PNGDF) commander Brigadier General Jerry Singirok's dramatic refusal to go along with deployment of mercenaries on Bougainville has forced the PNG government to abandon its plans and exposed deep
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