By Melanie Sjoberg
The 1990s have been hailed as the beginning of the "Asian century". We find feature articles in journals like Far East Economic Review titled "Getting in Tune with Asia", and "Dawn of a New Generation". There is no doubt that
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By Lisa Macdonald
May 28 is the International Day of Action for Women's Health. This annual event, part of the Campaign to Prevent Maternal Mortality and Morbidity, was launched in 1987. The 1995 call for action focuses on the feminisation of
By Max Lane
Twenty-one people were detained for several days following demonstrations on May 1 in Jakarta and Semarang. The demonstrations involved at least 1500 workers and students organised by the Centre for Working Class Struggle (PPBI) and
Les Patriotes
Directed by Eric Rochant
At the Academy Twin in Sydney and Cinema Como in Melbourne from May 25
Reviewed by Jennifer Thompson
Many fawning journalistic words have been written about Israel's secret service agency, the
GREG BETTS is Queensland state secretary of the FEDFA and assistant district secretary of the CFMEU (the amalgamation of these unions is not yet complete on the state level). He was interviewed about the Mt Isa struggle by ANDREW WATSON.
What
The Long Black Veil
The Chieftains
RCA
Reviewed by Bernie Brian
The Chieftains were bringing Irish traditional music to world audiences long before the recent upsurge in interest in Irish music and certainly before WOMAD existed. They have
WA TAFE teachers protest privatisation
By Martin Price
and Anne Pavy
PERTH — Coffins, symbolising the death of TAFE, were carried onto the steps of Parliament House during a rally on May 18 organised by the State School Teachers Union
Tarkine Tigers arrested
By Ben Courtice
HOBART — On May 16 police arrested seven more activists involved in a vigil on Parliament House lawns to protest against the road being built through the Tarkine wilderness. The vigil had been
In an effort to curb signs of student activity, facilities management at Northern Territory University closed student bars and cafes and wrapped black plastic around poster poles to prepare for the 1995 graduation ceremony on May 5. They also wrote
ROTTERDAM — Greenpeace has found alarmingly high levels of a highly toxic organochlorine chemical in sediments along the eastern edge of the North Sea in the Wadden See, the environmental group said on May 15.
The chemicals, chlorinated