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Public transport workers strike in SA

By Robert Houghton ADELAIDE — The Public Transport Union (PTU) held a 24-hour combined bus, tram and train strike here on March 20. The action followed minister for transport Diana Laidlaw's refusal to discuss the impact of competitive

Cuba approves national budget for 1996

By Roberto Jorquera Whilst the United States escalates its economic blockade of Cuba, the Cuban government's national budget for 1996 continues to prioritise the needs of the population. Though 1995 was another extremely difficult year for

Pumpkins head for Europe

By Jen Crothers Once again the Wild Pumpkins at Midnight are off to Europe, leaving Australian fans with a snatch of gigs and a new album. According to Dan Tuffy, singer, writer and bassist for the band, the Pumpkins feel lucky to be able to

Can Russian Communists topple Yeltsin?

Since supporters of President Boris Yeltsin were routed in parliamentary elections in December, Russians have been faced with the prospect that their next president may be Gennady Zyuganov, leader of the Communist Party of the Russian Federation (KPRF).

Tas Greens: 'A new era in Tasmanian politics'

By Iggy Kim In the face of a propaganda offensive by the major parties, the Tasmanian Chamber of Commerce and Industry, and the establishment media for the election of a "stable" government, the Tasmanian Greens lost of one of their five seats

Lively agenda for conferences

By Bill Mason BRISBANE — The Democratic Socialism '96 conferences are shaping up as "lively discussions of the key issues facing the progressive movement", according to Brisbane conference organiser John Nebauer. Guest speakers at the Brisbane

Perth bus drivers oppose privatisation

By Justin Randell PERTH — On March 21, Metrobus drivers here refused to collect fares in protest against the Court government's unfair treatment of the public carrier in the competitive tendering process for the metropolitan bus service.

Mordecai Richler in Jerusalem

This Year in JerusalemBy Mordecai RichlerNew York: Knopf, 1994. $25Reviewed by Vivienne Porzsolt Canadian Jewish writer Mordecai Richler's rich account interweaves his boyhood in Montreal in the 1930s and '40s — poor, orthodox Jewish, filled with

... and ain't i a woman? Women in Ireland's struggle

"As Republican women who have been imprisoned for our beliefs, we feel that the struggle for national liberation cannot be wholly separated from the struggle for the complete equality of women. Despite the fact that women are not accepted as equals

Loose cannons

Lateral thinking "I don't think anybody is saying that it's an easy thing to change, but there are certainly many people thinking laterally, thinking how we can actually rejig this, how can we actually get the money to be able to knock off

'Wring out' at Fairlea Women's Prison

By Kim Linden MELBOURNE — The first "Wring out" of Fairlea Women's Prison was held in 1988. This describes the encircling of the prison and putting the squeeze on the Department of Corrections. The aim is to get people to come to the prison

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