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Unfree liberators Liberators is a 90-minute special on the role of black US soldiers in World War II, with a particular focus on the battalions that freed prisoners of the Buchenwald and Dachau concentration camps. Black soldiers of course
In the Brisbane Sunday Sun last December, columnist David Bentley lamented the loss of the "real man" in the wake of the women's liberation movement. He suggested men needed to take courses in manhood, and use for a motto a quote from an old
By Peter Anderson Two recent publications by the Australian Government Publishing Service continue the discussion about structural reform within the Australian economy. While Macquarie University researcher Brian Pinkstone raises questions
Groom's industrial relations package condemned Dave Wright HOBART — The Liberals' Fightback! package and industrial relations strategy were condemned at a meeting here on October 20. Trades and Labour Council secretary Jim Bacon said some
World Cup message LONDON — The north of England is the heartland not only of the mining industry but also of rugby league. As the October 24 World Cup Final between Australia and Britain approached, rumblings were heard from British players
Thousands in reclaim the night marches "This is the one night of the year when we are safe to wear what we like, go where we like and say what we like without fear of violence", said Joy McEntee form the Women's Action Group to a crowd of 100
Anger over French blood trial By Catherine Brown French haemophiliac groups, relatives of the victims and ACT UP, the anti-AIDS action group, have denounced as inadequate the sentence of three state-employed doctors, who have been convicted
Indigenous Peoples Party formed By Dave Riley BRISBANE — Queensland has traditionally been the centre of Murri resistance in Australia, said Murri activist Sam Watson, addressing a Green Left Weekly forum on the recent political
By Max Lane Joel Rocamora is a political analyst and activist in the progressive movement in the Philippines. He was recently in Australia to attend the Philippines: 100 years of Struggle; 100 Years of Solidarity Conference organised by the
By Norm Dixon The government's Australian International Development Assistance Bureau is training paramilitary police squads in Papua New Guinea for jungle warfare in the highlands and on Bougainville. These police squads have a penchant for
Endangered species: Back to square one To say the least, the draft Endangered Species Protection legislation adopted by Cabinet on October 27 is very inadequate. It will prove to be better than nothing at all only if it does not prevent
Human Rights Day Concert By Liz Temple ADELAIDE — A Human Rights Day Concert will be held on Saturday, December 12, at the Railway Institute Oval. First held on International Human Rights Day in 1991, the "Make A Noise For Those With No