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By Stephen Marks MANAGUA — The size of the turnout at the rally to commemorate the 15th anniversary of the Sandinista Revolution surprised everybody this year. The FSLN had announced they did not have the resources to bus and truck people
Kurnell workers win partial victory By Dave Mizon On July 15 the Australian Industrial Relations Commission handed down a decision that places the dispute between Caltex and workers at the Kurnell refinery out of the NSW state industrial
Distant Voices By John Pilger Vintage, 1994, 625 pp., $14.95 (pb) Reviewed by Phil Shannon In Distant Voices, John Pilger is once again on a mission to "rescue from media oblivion uncomfortable facts" about our human and political world.
South Africans demand US ends Cuba blockade By Norm Dixon JOHANNESBURG — Pickets were held in several South African cities on July 26 to demand that the United States government end its blockade of Cuba. Over a hundred people braved a
Israel bans PLO from East Jerusalem The Israeli government has introduced a new law to prevent the Palestine Liberation Organisation and the Palestinian National Authority from conducting any political activities, or creating any political or
'Time to go' By Catherine Brown Time for Peace — Time to Go is an international broad-based campaign formed to mark the 25th anniversary of British troops in the north of Ireland. The campaign says that British withdrawal is central to
ADELAIDE — On August 1, social work students demonstrated against the decision to relocate their course from the Adelaide campus to Magil. Fifty-four percent of social work students are financially disadvantaged, and moving the course to Magil
By Norm Dixon JOHANNESBURG — Twenty five thousand workers employed in South Africa's car assembly industry have begun a national strike in support a 12% wage increase and the elimination of apartheid wage differentials. Speaking on August
Bougainville war crimes inquiry By Lynda Hansen BRISBANE — The citizens-initiated Bougainville War Crimes Inquiry was held here on August 1 during the 25th South Pacific Conference to draw attention to Australia's approval of Papua New
By Maurice Sibelle BRISBANE — Two thousand five hundred people rallied in Brisbane's King George Square to protest the privatisation of public enterprises on August 4. Ian McLean, former state president of the Queensland ALP and secretary of
Sanctuary By David Williamson A Playbox production Sydney Theatre Company's Wharf 2 Theatre Reviewed by Helen Jarvis "David Williamson's latest play is a remarkable work because, in one sitting, it helps us to read between the lines. It
There are many Guatemalan refugees living in Mexico, most illegally. Many are activists who live in fear of the Guatemalan army and secret police and the Mexican authorities. "Manuel" spoke to Green Left Weekly's ROBYN MARSHALL in March, and