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El Salvador Our people, after a tough and heroic struggle have achieved peace in El Salvador, with the signing of an important round of agreements that have changed our situation, and despite the difficulties, it has only been necessary to fight

Reclaim the Night in Darwin

Reclaim the Night in Darwin DARWIN — Speakers from the East Timorese community, the Aboriginal community and the university women's collective addressed the Reclaim the Night rally on October 29. The theme of the rally, organised by the Ruby Gaea

Epic novel of the French Revolution

A Place of Greater Safety By Hilary MantelPenguin, 1993. 873 pp. $13.50 (pb) Reviewed by Phil Shannon "But if you had not the King, or Lafayette, or Mirabeau, or the Ministers — and I have heard you speak against them all — who would

Voices of indigenous theatres

By Jorge Sotirios CANBERRA — A slab of wood lies deep within the reddest of fibres of a beer-aged carpet. Amidst the remains of mud-encrusted boot marks and months-old spittle, a man is drawn towards it. He touches it and his eyes light up.

Haiti under the military heel

[The author, ALAN WALD, travelled to Haiti in July on behalf of the Washington Office on Haiti as part of a civilian observer delegation to investigate human rights abuses.] On September 30, 1991, Lt General Raol Cedras overthrew democratically

NSW police call for mob squads

By Sophie Wilson SYDNEY — In the aftermath of an alleged "riot" at Tempe last month, the state Police Association is calling for the introduction of special "mob squads". Gary Dunne from the association's executive board argued that the police

The 'circus' comes to north Queensland

By Margaret Wilson CARDWELL — There used to be a time when concerned citizens worried about government disregard for the environmental impact of mega-developments. And about favours done in return for "brown paper bags" passed under tables by

Big business responds

Big business responds "Richard Court sets off alone on his risky Mabo path" ran the editorial in the November 5 issue of the West Australian. Reflecting the concerns of a section of big business that believes a better approach would be a

Palestinians surveyed on accord

By Sean Malloy At least 65% of Palestinians in the occupied territories support the Palestinian-Israeli accords, according to the Centre for Palestinian Research and Studies. The figures are based on a survey carried out by the centre in

Public health: 'experimenting' at whose cost?

By Lara Pullin CANBERRA — ACT chief medical officer Dr Cathy Mead told a gathering of concerned parents and health care practitioners at a forum held here on October 23 that modern immunisation practices were in effect a giant human

Conservationists, Aborigines debate hunting in parks

By Anthony Brown A debate on traditional Aboriginal hunting and gathering in national parks is hotting up in Queensland. One of the state's oldest conservation groups, the National Parks Association of Queensland, and a North Queensland

Blacks demand more time on legislation

Blacks demand more time on legislation By Maurice Sibelle BRISBANE — Three hundred people attended a meeting to discuss the Mabo situation on November 5. The meeting, organised by the Foundation for Aboriginal and Islander Research