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By Bronwen Beechey and Peter Boyle MELBOURNE — The day after a large May 5 march and rally against the Kennett government's budget cuts and attacks on superannuation benefits of public sector workers, a $2 million "audit" of the state's
Middle East Australia recently heard a senior Israeli official affirm his government's desire to achieve a negotiated settlement with the Palestinians in the occupied territories by the end of this year. Dr Yossi Beilin, Deputy Minister for
By Max Lane Thousands of Indonesian young people rioted in Jakarta last month after they were excluded from a major stadium where the heavy metal band, Metallica, was playing. Metallica and heavy metal have developed a strong following
Pilger on SBS SBS Television this week will be screening John Pilger's new film on Cambodia, Return to Year Zero. Pilger, who portrayed for the world the horrors Cambodia had experienced in his 1979 film Year Zero, warns that the Khmer
By Sean Moysey Oil is toxic to humans, animals and plants. Using it does incredible damage to the environment. To gain control of it, horrific wars have been fought, such as the 1991 Gulf War. Oil is a major contributor to the
By Kevin Healy A week when the re-elected socialist government celebrated with a magnificent display of administrative competence, led by the Minister for Lord Kerry and Lord Rupert, Senator Bib Uranium-doesn't-killins. And despite a few
By Renfrey Clarke MOSCOW — In Russian warships based in the port of Kaliningrad, the English-language Moscow Tribune reported on April 26, the vote in the April 25 referendum went heavily against President Boris Yeltsin. This was not just a
Beatings in the bush 98.5% of domestic violence offenders are male. Research identifies lack of financial independence, support services and options as traps for women in violent situations. US women are successfully suing
Legal sexism Women suffer sexual harassment and sex discrimination daily, to varying degrees. Many of us make it a principle to object, at least to the perpetrator, in every single instance. The sheer volume of inappropriate sexual innuendos
Illegal British trade in endangered rainforest species Investigations by Friends of the Earth have revealed that, despite international obligations for the British government to control imports of endangered species, wood from one of the
Perth May Day dinner By Stephen Robson PERTH — Two hundred people celebrated May Day at a dinner here on May 1 organised by the Democratic Socialist Party and Resistance to raise funds for Green Left Weekly. Those delivering toasts
A magical portrait of Frida Kahlo Viva la vida — Frida Kahlo Written by Karen CorbettDirected by Angela Chaplin Performed by Melita Jurisic, Carmelina de Guglielmo, and Handspan Theatre At the Gasworks, Melbourne, until May 22