Chilean band a hit in Brisbane
By Lynda Hansen
@box text intro = BRISBANE — Chilean band Illapu transformed the staid Performing Arts Complex Concert Hall into a Chilean carnival on April 13.
The seven-piece ensemble left Chile,
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Clyde refinery flare worries residents
By Norm Dixon
@box intro = SYDNEY — Residents living near the Shell oil refinery in Clyde, in Sydney's west, are sceptical about management claims that a much larger, brighter and noxious than usual
Swept from the scene in 1991 along with the Communist Party of the Soviet Union, the Communist League of Youth (in its Russian abbreviation, Komsomol), was later reconstituted as a political youth group aligned with the Communist Party of the Russian
Why would you need more than one?
"There is a limit to how many blank cheques you can ask for." — James Sensenbrenner, chair of the US House of Representatives' science committee, worried about cost overruns on the US$30 billion international
Kennett to privatise public transport
By Tully Bates
MELBOURNE — The Kennett government has announced plans to sell off the entire state public transport system by the end of next year, creating six companies — two rail, two tram, a
Students win reinstatement of council
By Rachel Wilson
SYDNEY — It seems university vice-chancellors country-wide have learned a valuable lesson from the national day of action on March 26. The effectiveness of both the rally and the
After 50 hours of negotiations, on April 11 the US and the European Union reached a tentative agreement on the Cuban Liberty and Democratic Solidarity Act of 1996, known as "Helms- Burton". The EU is suspending until October 15 a complaint it brought
Internet industry jitters over government bill
By Alex Ringis
The Australian internet service industry is concerned about its future, following the passage of federal telecommunications legislation in late March. The legislation, which
Hands off native title!
@box text intro = Politics and law have come a long way since the High Court rejected terra nullius in the 1992 Mabo case. Given the distance travelled, it seems remarkable that the prime minister should threaten that
The following is an abridged version of a statement circulated in the National Tertiary Education and Industry Union (NTEU) concerning the recent agreement between the Melbourne University administration and the uni's NTEU branch, which links a 12%
Brisbane anti-budget rally planned
By Bill Mason
BRISBANE — A rally and march to protest against the Howard government's cutbacks and anti-worker policies has been set for budget day, Tuesday, May 13, at 12.30pm in King George Square. The
By Renfrey Clarke
MOSCOW — Want to make a pile in post-Soviet Russia? Now that privatisation is mostly complete, the readiest ways of having big roubles drop into your lap belong to the past. But riches can still be yours. The Russian
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