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Kerry Smith Environmentalists and other activists are celebrating following the Victorian Supreme Court's initial rejection of woodchipping giant Gunns Ltd's lawsuit against forest protection campaigners in Tasmania. Last December, Gunns sued 20
Masterpiece on Saturday: Sheherazad & the Others 鈥� Some outstanding women of Iranian cinema discuss the cultural, social, political and cinematic histories of their country. SBS, Saturday, July 30, 3.25pm. Blowing up Paradise 鈥� In the year of
Peter Boyle So what's the fuss? Many of us carry in our wallet a Medicare card, a driver's licence with photo, a bank card and a couple of maxed-out credit cards. So what's one more little piece of plastic? The danger lies not in a card but in the
No issue in this country is more pressing than the Coalition's onslaught on the very existence of trade unions. The Howard government's intent goes far beyond routine union-bashing. The goal now is, effectively, to abolish them. Howard's "final
James Vassilopoulos, Melbourne A forklift driver in Footscray ran out of petrol on his way to work. When he turned up, the boss told him that he was sacked, mistakenly believing that the new industrial relations laws had already been introduced, so
Federico Fuentes With the second overthrow of a president in less than two years, Bolivia's social movements have paved the way for a new round of presidential and national assembly elections, which will be held on December 4. In the July 4
Stuart Munckton "Zamora took Caracas" on July 11, according to a July 13 Venezuela Analysis report. More than 6000 peasants and agrarian workers marched to demand an end to the persecution of those who were fighting, as peasant hero Ezequiel Zamaro
On July 14, the British Home Office announced that it was suspending the deportation of Zimbabwean asylum seekers pending the outcome of an August 4 High Court test case. Earlier on July 14, in another test case, an asylum seeker applied to the High
Alex Miller Following the expulsion of four of its parliamentarians from the Scottish Parliament, the Scottish Socialist Party (SSP) has initiated legal action to challenge the ban. The four members of the Scottish parliament (MSPs) 鈥� Colin
Kathy Newnam, Darwin The campaign against the federal government's planned nuclear dump in the Northern Territory is gathering pace. Anti-nuclear campaigners in Darwin have begun to organise a coalition against the dump and are planning a public
John Miller, Washington DC While media baron Rupert Murdoch toasted Australian PM John Howard at an exclusive business executives' dinner in the US capital on July 18, protesters outside decried his bullying of East Timor over maritime petroleum
Rohan Pearce At a joint press conference with US President George Bush, the leader of the West's fabled "free world", in Washington DC on July 19, Australian PM John Howard emphatically stated: "I'm not going to try and put a time limit on our