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Art for Timor "Our Silence — Your Silence" is the title of an exhibition by Artists for East Timor, August 25-September 6, at the Bondi Pavilion Exhibition space. When Archibald Zammit-Ross, president of the Sculptors Society of NSW,
Indonesian rhinos face extinction Illegal hunting is threatening the rare Sumatran rhinoceros with extinction. The Indonesian government must combat poachers if this rare animal is to survive, say Indonesian conservationists. Agus Irianto,
Members of the former building workers (BWIU), united mineworkers (UMFA), engine drivers and firemen (FEDFA) unions and the small plaster workers union (OPPWFF) have voted overwhelmingly for the final major stage in an amalgamation process to
By Ann Wigglesworth Josefina was married with three children, and a fourth was on its way. Josefina was from a different tribal group from that of her husband, and his family did not approve of the marriage. Belonging to a highly polygamous
Bolgerism Sexism in mainstream politics, never too far from the surface, reared its ugly head again last week. New Zealand Prime Minister Jim Bolger attacked Victorian Premier Joan Kirner over a series of election campaign ads focusing on the
By Kevin Healy A week when all the expectation, all the predictions, were put to rest with the announcement of the big date. Yes, workers were thrilled to learn that all their worries will dissipate in March 1993, when they receive a pay rise
By Lenore Tardif SYDNEY — The Second Multicultural Theatre Festival, with performances by 18 theatre companies in nine languages, begins this week. It promises to be even more exciting and challenging than the first festival, held last
A fascinating account of an investigation into the lost marsupials of the Flinders Ranges appears in the July 1992 Habitat, the magazine of the Australian Conservation Foundation. Linguist Dorothy Turnbridge had been working with the
By David Wright HOBART — Liberal Premier Ray Groom delivered a "slash and burn" budget on August 12 to a chorus of approval from the business sector, new right prophets and the commercial media. Workers and trade unions have responded
Students protest against loans scheme Tertiary students demonstrated in four capital cities on August 13 against the federal government's introduction of an Austudy loans scheme. The scheme, according to leaks prior to the budget, gives
By Sharon Bryce Community outrage has grown since the slaying a fortnight ago of Wollongong man Boris Milenkovski. An invalid pensioner, Milenkovski was shot dead by Senior Constable Steve Wheeler in circumstances which have once again raised
Grim reaper LONDON — Lady Margaret Thatcher, former British prime minister, is not noted for her compassion or humanity. During her repose at 10 Downing Street, nose tilted skyward, she chanted the refrain "a crime is a crime is a crime" as