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Beyond RangoonNational cinema release September 14Reviewed by Richard Horsey Director John Boorman's latest film, Beyond Rangoon, is a powerful drama set in Burma during the 1988 uprising. A young US doctor, Laura Bowman (played by Patricia

Life of Riley: The discreet charm of bosses

The discreet charm of bosses How can I put this without giving offence? There are some in our society who live off the labour of others. Don't get me wrong. Most of us get along without recourse to such means, but there are an

Why ANU should not affiliate to NUS

By Kerryn Williams CANBERRA — A referendum is being held at the Australian National University September 4-6 on whether the Students Association should affiliate to the National Union of Students (NUS). There have been two referenda on

Row divides Queensland ALP Socialist Left

@FM24 WIDE = Row divides Queensland ALP Socialist Left By Bill Mason BRISBANE Four federal Labor MPs who are members of the Socialist Left faction in Queensland have publicly dissociated themselves from the SL's newspaper Keep Left, as the

Surprise result in Victorian ETU

@FM18 WIDE = Surprise result in Victorian ETU By Dave Mizon Last week's election for the Victorian branch of the Electrical Trades Union, which replaced state secretary Gary Main and assistant secretary Dick Gray by the leaders of the

ANL workers lose out

By Jennifer Thompson The federal government on August 31 announced a two-month "cooling off" period before the sale of the publicly owned Australian National Line (ANL) to British-based multinational P&O. This is to allow P&O to reach agreement

PLO agrees to partial redeployment

By Jennifer Thompson The PLO executive council met in Tunis from August 14-16 to discuss the partial redeployment document agreed at Taba by PLO Chairman Yassar Arafat and Israeli foreign minister Shimon Peres on August 11. Attended by ten of

Write on: letters to the editor

Write on: letters to the editor Write on: letters to the editor CEPU elections I write to you on behalf of myself and my other comrades who were recently in the middle of our elections when your weekly #198 came out. Our

ACT horror budget likely

By Tim Gooden and James Vassilopoulos Canberra — The ACT budget, due on September 19, promises public sector cuts, corporatisation, job losses and privatisation. Immediately after the minority Liberal government was sworn in, two senior

Hip Hopera

SYDNEY — Death Defying Theatre is celebrating its move into a new home at the Casula Powerhouse with Hip Hopera — 12 weeks of workshops and rehearsals for young people in western Sydney. The program, beginning September 4, is free and open to

Privatisation is theft

Privatisation is theft Privatisation is theft By Dave Holmes Throughout the western world, governments are engaged in a veritable orgy of privatisation of state assets and functions. In the poor and dependent countries of the Third World,

*Mexican economy shrinks

The Mexican government announced on August 14 that the country's gross domestic product fell by 10.5% in the second quarter of the year in comparison to the same period in 1994. This was about double the 5-6% contraction economists had predicted.