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I'm British But ... Directed by Gurinder Chadha Reviewed by Reihana Mohideen "I describe myself as a Scottish Pakistani", says a Scotland-born young woman from Glasgow, her strong Scots accent rolling off her tongue. She talks about trying to
By Aidan Rickets LISMORE — Forest protesters have again set up camp in northern NSW, this time at Mummel Gulf. The protesters are organised by the North-East Forest Alliance, responsible for last year's Chaelundi blockade and another protest
PALLO JORDAN is a member of the African National Congress National Executive Committee. He is also an elected member of that body's executive, the National Working Committee. Born in 1942, and a graduate of the University of Sussex, he for many
By Moira Finucane "Hope exists after participating in this group. I never even knew how to converse, but with other women you learn. When I first came here, I knew I would learn. I was very happy. My sons used to call me 'donkey'. And so my
Frightening implications Peter Boyle's arguments in his article on the Urban Crisis (May 27) that the problems facing our cities in the future are fundamentally social and could be solved soley through proper planning and social reconstruction,
Black Harvest Directed and produced by Bob Connolly and Robin Anderson Reviewed by Barry Healy Black Harvest is the latest in a series of documentaries by these two Sydney-based film makers tracing the development of the New Guinea highlands
Green Party launch set By Pip Hinman MELBOURNE — A national Green Party is to be launched at the end of this month, Janet Rice from the Melbourne-based Green Politics Network (GPN) told a meeting here on August 5. Speaking at a meeting
By Sean Malloy Young people are the chief victims of violence in our society, according to a new study. A discussion paper published for the National Youth Affairs Research Scheme pieces together the relationship between young people, violence,
GEELONG — Some 2000 people participated in a noisy rally against tariff cuts here on August 7. The rally was called by the Geelong Trades and Labour Council and the Australia First Campaign and was addressed by Victorian Premier Joan Kirner
Tas mineworkers form unemployed group By Ian Jamieson ROSEBERY, Tas — About 60 people have joined the newly formed West Coast Unemployed Workers Union, set up on the initiative of mineworkers retrenched by Pasminco, a North Broken Hill
Scargill cleared By Frank Noakes LONDON — Inland Revenue has finally cleared National Union of Mineworkers president Arthur Scargill, and recently retired general secretary Peter Heathfield, of any impropriety in running the union's
DELORAINE, Tas — An international conference to foster cooperation between environmentalists in countries whose temperate forests are facing overcutting, uncontrolled clearing and environmental stress is planned for November 16-17. Conference