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Ron Guignard ADELAIDE — Ron Guignard died in hospital last week, aged an incredible 78 — incredible because I met Ron when he was part of the group organising the Nurrungar '93 peace protest. I didn't know then that he was 72. I was even more
Not an advertisement Fair go! How would YOU like to pay income tax of $30,000 or $40,000 a year? You wouldn't put up with it. Yet many Australians who make a million dollars a year and are taxed at 3 or 4 per cent, pay income tax of at least
Student resistance to racism: 'We've only just begun' By Marina Carman Young people in their overwhelming majority reject racism and Pauline Hanson's One Nation party. This was the message, loud and clear, from the July 24 national secondary
By Eva Cheng On July 23, thousands of workers of South Korea's largest vehicle producer, Hyundai Motors, continued to block production at the company's key plant at Ulsan despite the Korean Confederation of Trade Unions earlier that morning calling
Allende's Chile James Vassilopoulos, GLW #325, writes : "the key lesson from Chile 1973 is that capitalists will not give up their wealth willingly, even if the majority say they must". Thus, Vassilopoulos says, the Left has no alternative but
Loose cannons Hallowed tradition "I don't see why we should break with tradition; that is, we should re-endorse sitting senators." — NSW Labor Senator Michael Forshaw, facing a challenge for his position from TWU chief Stephen Hutchins.
By Sue Bull CANBERRA — Father S.J. Emmanuel, a Tamil Catholic priest from Sri Lanka, called on the Sri Lankan government to end its "War for peace" at a public meeting here on July 21. The meeting, called by Friends for Peace in Sri Lanka and
Mighty anti-racist tones By Jody Betzien BRISBANE — On July 18, the Mighty Mighty Bosstones played at the Arena, heading a line-up of ska- and rockabilly-influenced bands, including US band the Amazing Royal Crowns. With the revival of ska, the
l = The red mole Well here we are then. -Yes. I suppose we are. At the very same spot we were at yesterday. -The very same. I'm no different. And you're no different -The very same. So not much has changed then? -Not much. Not
By Melanie Sjoberg ADELAIDE — A cloud has hung over the former Liberal deputy premier, Graham Ingerson, since he was accused of misleading parliament in May. The air was cleared last week by some stunning political manoeuvring. Ingerson was
Australian police are seemingly introducing a US-style solution to crime — "zero tolerance" policing. But, argues TIM ANDERSON, a closer look at the US situation shows it is no solution at all. New York-style "zero tolerance" policing neither
By Allen Myers Where is the Australian economy headed? Different economic indicators have given differing indications in the past fortnight. The National Australia Bank Business Survey for June found that "business conditions in the non-farm