By Dave Riley
The start of Irish peace negotiations may have marked a crossroads in Irish history, but signs of such a momentous event were hard to find. At Stormont Castle in Belfast, Sinn Féin took its seats at the negotiating table
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Individual contracts for CES
By Paul Oboohov
CANBERRA — The Public Employment Placement Enterprise (the corporatised successor to the Commonwealth Employment Service) is planning individual contracts for all former public servants as they
Nationally coordinated actions in defence of native title took place on September 20 and 21, and more are planned. Stefan Skibicki reports from Wollongong that around 500 people attended a rally on September 20.
After assembling at the Trade
By Kyla Slaven
We all know about the railing, nasty and simplistic messages put forward by commercial radio, television and print media in Australia. News and current affairs are presented as objective, "natural" reporting of the "most important
On September 10, the Cuban government announced that it had arrested a Salvadoran mercenary responsible for a number of bomb attacks against tourist sites in Havana, including the September 4 Copacabana hotel bombing that left an Italian tourist
By Eva Cheng
Rampant corruption of Communist Party officials in China has been well known since 1949. But Deng Xiaoping's capitalist "reforms" since 1979 have given them new means of enrichment. Lavish banquets, bigger villas, consumer
Five-day teaching ban at ANU
By David Gosling
CANBERRA — The campaign to stop 33 sackings in the Australian National University arts faculty escalated last week when staff in the National Tertiary Education and Industry Union held a
Rage Against Racism
By Cassandra Pomroy
SYDNEY — Following the huge success of the Rock Against Racism at the Harbourside Brasserie here, Resistance is now organising a Rage Against Racism. Several young bands will be performing between
By Marina Cameron
Halleluiah! It seems we have been worrying needlessly about the impact of unemployment and cuts to public education on young people. According to an article in the September 6-7 Weekend Australian, the idea that today's youth
A Midsummer Night's DreamBy William ShakespeareDirected by Noël C. ToveySydney Theatre Company in association with the Olympic Arts FestivalsWharf Theatre until October 4 Review by Allen Myers
This excellent production is part of the
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