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By Sean Malloy The vast majority of Palestinians in the occupied territories support the agreement between the Palestine Liberation Organisation and the Israeli government, says Palestinian journalist Daoud Kuttab. Green Left Weekly spoke to
BRISBANE — Aksi and other concerned groups protested on September 24 against the Warana festival's theme of "Celebrate Indonesia". The protest highlighted the Suharto regime's suppression of democratic rights and independence struggles in East
By Joan Coxsedge For those of us who have spent the last few decades in the Labor Party and watched the revolting machinations of the machine boys — they were and are nearly all boys — wheeling and dealing away hard fought-for policies and
Music worthy of the film Soundtrack to The Piano Composed by Michael Nyman Virgin Records through Larrikin Reviewed by Zanny Begg In both An Angel at my Table and The Piano, Jane Campion examines women who are repressed by society but
On September 15 a PNG police riot squad detained, interrogated and severely beat Gewai Dusty Zamunu, a village leader and project manager working for a joint Rainforest Information Centre and Village Development Trust community development and
By Lucifer Skycrawler While you have been planning this or wishing for that, the stars have been organising your life — and do you think they give a stuff about what you want? To find out what location in the Celestial Sump has been reserved
Radiance By Louis Nowra Directed by Rosalba Clemente With Rachael Maza, Lydia Miller and Rhonda RobertsBelvoir Theatre, Sydney, to October 17. Reviewed by Zanny Begg Radiance is a play about the search for self identity. Set in North
By Ana Kailis The Alliance, a coalition of progressive parties, has announced a platform of six basic principles for the November 6 New Zealand election. Formed in 1991, the Alliance groups NewLabour (a left split from the Labour Party),
Genetics and sexuality By Daisy Kiriakidis MELBOURNE — Experiments to seek out a "gay gene" were the topic of a public meeting organised here by the Democratic Socialist Party on September 24. About 60 people discussed contributions by
By Ray Fulcher MELBOURNE — In November, thousands of long-term injured workers will be pushed from Victoria's WorkCover scheme onto Social Security benefits. Before then, thousands more will be encouraged to jump with lump sum pay-outs of up

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