By Gideon Spiro
"An ill wind is blowing from the Egyptian Foreign Ministry." Such was Yitzhak Rabin's response to Egypt's demand that Israel sign the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty. The demand would subject this country to international
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Story and photos by Jane Kelly
FREMANTLE — On Friday night, May 26, the Maritime Union of Australia (MUA) won the first round in its battle against the Liberal state government and stevedoring company BAAC, which tried to use scab labour in
Execution threat against prisoners in Iran
According to what the Tudeh Party regards as reliable information, the Iranian government is preparing to execute 44 political prisoners.
There are also indications, the party says, of plans to
Woolworths workers strike against speed-ups
By Dave Mizon
SYDNEY — While workers at the Kurnell refinery were taking strike action two weeks ago, a much less publicised struggle was also taking place. Woolworths warehouse workers, members
Much too nice
The Threepenny Opera
Music by Kurt Weill. Text by Bertolt Brecht
Director: Chris Johnson
Musical Director: Michael Morley
Suncorp Theatre, Brisbane
Until June 10
Reviewed by Dave Riley
Before Hair and The Rocky
By Jim McIlroy
BRISBANE — A crane driver was stood down at MIM's Mt Isa mine in the days following the return to work, accepted at a mass meeting on May 22, despite a 14-day cooling off period agreed to by unions and the company to end the
By Bernie Brian
DARWIN — The student union at the Northern Territory University has adopted two students of the University of East Timor (UET) as associate members. Jose Antonio Belo is a 23-year-old English student from Kelikai Bacau and Jose
By Dave Mizon
To come to an understanding of the present malaise that the union movement is in, we must follow the course that the union leadership has taken for the last 12 years — a course that has run the labour movement up against the
East Timor protests target Habibie
By Andrew Hall
SYDNEY — More than 150 people picketed the Regent Hotel on May 26 over the visit of Dr B.J. Habibie, Indonesia's research and technology minister and close confidant of President Suharto.
History of Belgium — Part of the Essential History of Europe series, this program examines the often overlooked national struggle of the Flemish people in northern Belgium. SBS, Friday, June 2, 6pm.
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