By Renfrey Clarke
MOSCOW — As set forward recently by labour minister Gennady Melikyan, the Russian government's "solution" to unemployment is a familiar line from the West — "Women back into the home!"
More than 70% of Russia's
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We're no bunnies
The board of the Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras has refused by a two-thirds majority, on grounds of sexism, a $33,000 sponsorship deal which rested on approval for the Playboy bunny trademark to adorn Mardi Gras flags the
Work by lesbian artists
By Kath Tucker
SYDNEY — Among the multitude of offerings for this year's Mardi Gras festival — everything from the annual parade and party to a "shop till you drop" fundraiser and forums — the "inside out
Indonesian Politics Under Suharto: Order, Development and Pressure for Change
By Michael R.J. Vatikiotis
Routledge, 1993. 220pp. $39.95
Reviewed by Max Lane
This is the first book for many years aimed at the general public and
By Zoe Horvath
[This article is a reply to Angela Matheson's "and ain't i a woman" column in the January 27 Green Left Weekly.]
Matheson's position seems to be that the leaders have been co-opted. In their heady rise to power, women in
NSW Water Board changes studied
By Gail Lord
PENRITH — A public seminar organised by the Government Pricing Tribunal of NSW was held here on February 12 as part of the state government's plans for privatising the water supply. Other
No GST on Tomatoes! say Tasmanians
By Sean Pybus and Natasha Simons
HOBART — When Liberal leader John Hewson visited Salamanca Markets on Saturday, February 20, he didn't expect to be pelted with fruit and vegetables.
Hewson was
By Norrian Rundle
MELBOURNE — Secondary school teachers from the Victorian Secondary Teachers Association and the Federated Teachers Union of Victoria on February 10 took part in the first "illegal" 24-hour stop-work under the Kennett
Alternative media setbacks
The publishers of Modern Times, which ceased publication last September, have written to subscribers confirming the demise of the magazine.
First published as Australian Society, the magazine had been in
Left unions publish new paper
By Peter Boyle
MELBOURNE — A number of Victorian unions under left-wing leadership and some community groups have produced the first issue of a new monthly newspaper called FrontLine. Their aim is to "help
Bob-bob-bobbin' along
Bob Roberts (M)
Written and directed by Tim Robbins
Reviewed by Mario Giorgetti
Meeting halls across Pennsylvania ring to the cheering and the clapping and the stamping that characterises the hysteria of
By Alex Cooper and Peter Boyle
MELBOURNE — Community action groups are trying to keep up the momentum of the campaign against the Kennett government through numerous demonstrations and protest meetings, but the government is beginning to
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