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4000 march for May Day in Brisbane By Bill Mason BRISBANE — Some four thousand unionists and members of political organisations marched here on May Day from the Trades and Labour Council to Albert Park in the annual Labour Day parade on
By Max Lane On a historic occasion for the Indonesian labour movement, workers and students took to the streets to demonstrate on May Day for the first time since General Suharto seized power 30 years ago. The actions were initiated by the
Radio National celebrates 100 years of commercial film making — Over the May 13-14 weekend, film buffs and others will have a field day (field weekend?). Programs include: The declining importance of the local cinema in country towns, May 13, 6am;
Based on highly reliable international contacts, leaked documents and horoscopes from several TV magazines, Nostradamus' Media Watch presents a highly accurate forecast of political events across the globe. McNamara's Vietnam confessions
HEMP week in Brisbane By Brent Wish BRISBANE — Last week at the University of Queensland HEMP (Help End Marijuana Prohibition) and the High Society organised events to highlight the many uses of hemp and its continuing prohibition in
By Lisa Macdonald Supporters of the big business parties may grumble about the undermining of democracy and "majority rule" through the election of several small parties to the NSW Legislative Council. But the approximately 130,000 people who
Health insurance bill draws criticism By Jennifer Thompson Federal health minister Carmen Lawrence's Health Legislation (Private Health Insurance Reform) Amendment Bill has drawn criticism from a wide range of doctors, specialists and
SYDNEY — Kingsford Smith Airport's international terminal was blockaded by some 500 protesters on Saturday, April 29. Organised by the Community Advisory Committee, the action was part of an ongoing campaign demanding an end to the noise and air
By Janet Parker Ian Cohen is perhaps best known for surfing at the bow of a warship in the quest for peace, scaling the chimney of a polluting incinerator to demand its closure and diving into murky waters to protest ocean outfalls. Today he is
By Fiona Katauskas MANILA — On May 8, after months of often bizarre pageantry and promises, voters will elect officials for thousands of offices, from town councillors to provincial governors to senators and congresspeople. Among the
Union leaders stall DSS campaign By Peter Webster SYDNEY — Despite the clear direction given to the NSW branch of the Community and Public Service Union (CPSU) by workplace delegates at the recent combined delegates conference (CDC), the
By Bob Gould Four days before Saigon fell in 1975, when it had become clear it would fall, ABC Radio interviewed a spectrum of Vietnam protesters on their attitude. They chose to end the radio piece with my comments, which were, in sum: that I