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Strong Country Celebration

By Saffron Howden JABIRU, NT — About 300 protesters congregated outside Energy Resources of Australia's (ERA) Jabiluka mineral lease site on September 29 to send a final pre-election message to voters that the proposed uranium mine should be

Pesticide problems in Guatemala and Nicaragua

Serious public health and environmental problems related to pesticide use exist in both Nicaragua and Guatemala, according to a recent report from the Danish Agency for International Development (DANIDA). The report found that new estimates place the

Growth industry

Growth industry "Uranium is a growth industry",Says the Mining Maggot, always smilin' —You're sure to get a growth out of it, you idiot!Just look at the people from the Marshall Islands! Denis Kevans

Coalition has no mandate for a GST

Coalition has no mandate for a GST John Howard claims that his government has "won the mandate from the Australian people" for a goods and services tax. He warned the Senate not interfere with this mandate by blocking or seeking to amend the GST.

The MAI and women's economic marginalisation

By Jenni Devereux Under the draft terms of the Multilateral Agreement on Investment (MAI) being designed by the Organisation of Economic Cooperation and Development, transnational companies will gain the unrestricted right and freedom to buy, sell

Sea Shepherd allies with far right against indigenous whaling

By M-J Milloy It took the early white missionaries and explorers weeks to navigate the rugged coastline of northern Washington State to reach the Makah nation, perched on the very north-western tip of the United States. It won't take that long for

International support for Jabiluka campaign grows.

By Francesca Davis On September 30, environment groups in Cologne and Bonn in Germany demonstrated in front of the Cologne Cathedral in protest against the Jabiluka mine. The activists likened the mining of Kakadu to mining under the Cologne

The murky truth about Adelaide water

By Bronwen Beechey ADELAIDE — South Australia ("the driest state in the driest country") relies on the Murray River and rainfall in the Adelaide Hills catchment for its water supply. These sources are heavily polluted from sewerage, agricultural

Letter from the US: World economic crisis begins to hit US

World economic crisis begins to hit US By Barry Sheppard The stock market was sent reeling by the news that Long Term Capital (LTC), a highly speculative investment firm, was bankrupt and had to be bailed out by a group of banks as a result

Left win at Griffith University

Left win at Griffith University By Adam Baker BRISBANE — The broad left ticket at Griffith University, LEFT, scored a sweeping victory at the recent student representative council elections. With much of the executive vote counted, LEFT has won

Cuba updates

Habitat conference in Cuba The Second Regional Parliamentarian Forum on Habitat took place in Havana September 17-19. More than 18 countries participated. Two of the main issues discussed were the sustainable development of human settlements and

Write on: Letters to the editor

Write on: Letters to the editor Australian 'democracy' Our PM, gently chiding Dr Mahathir on his authoritarian approach to unrest in Malaysia, tells him that the better way is the ballot box. Remember Chris Corrigan and Patrick bringing in