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By Jenny Long and Sean Malloy SYDNEY — Ali Kazak, Palestine Liberation Organisation representative in Australia, spoke at a Democratic Socialist Party forum on October 5. "The declaration of principles we signed does not, of course, cover
Comment by Frank Noakes It appeared all the more galling that the Australian Democrats' first response to the federal Labor government's industrial relations bills was released on the eve of Business Review Weekly's top 1000 survey of the most
By Chris Spindler ADELAIDE — The October 30 State Council meeting of the South Australian Institute of Teachers endorsed SAIT president Clare McCarty to stand as an Education Independent for the Legislative Council in the state elections.
By Brian Martin It is easy to criticise present methods of global decision-making. Typically, the most powerful governments impose their wills directly or indirectly. For example, the nuclear weapons states maintain their arsenals while doing
Time Will Tell Shane Howard BMG Records Reviewed by Ignatius Kim For an artist of his abilities, Shane Howard is strangely unnoticed here. As special guest on Mary Black's recent Irish tour, he played with Black at the Fleadh festival in
Learning about history "We're not putting him up there as a role model of any sort. What Milken did in the whole junk bond period really did change the face of corporate America, and I don't think there is any more dramatic way of learning about
Secret tour exposes illegal waste dumps By Bill Mason BRISBANE — A late-night tour of illegal waste dumps here has given Queensland Greens convener Drew Hutton the information he needs to expose the racket of organised environmental crime
By Peter Boyle Coolibah is a day centre, run by the Brotherhood of St Laurence, for isolated older people in Melbourne's inner city. But according to the Barry Pearce, the centre's coordinator, these days Coolibah is constantly having to turn
SYDNEY — Professor Albie Sachs, a prominent leader of the African National Congress, addressed a meeting of 150 people at the Sydney Town Hall on October 25. Sachs, author of the ANC's constitutional guidelines, reported on the progress being made
By Karen Fredericks Arthur Dent awoke one morning to discover that his house was about to be demolished to make way for a freeway, and his day got worse from there. By mid-morning, clad only his pyjamas and cowering in the hold of an alien
Minjerribah's loss is eternity's gain By Brandon Astor Jones Oodgeroo Noonuccal (Kath Walker), our late sister from Stradbroke, has graciously left us many gifts, not the least of which is her poetry. I have chosen the following
McDonald's sues activists Worldwide hamburger giant, McDonald's is suing for alleged libel two London Greenpeace activists who distributed leaflets criticising the corporation's practices. In 1985 London Greenpeace (a small, independent