Silent protest against StockdaleMELBOURNE — A group of 60 people with disabilities and supporters of public transport gathered outside the Equal Opportunities Commission on April 23 to protest against the arrival of
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From Gaia to Selfish Genes: Selected Writings in the Life Sciences Edited by Connie Barlow The MIT Press, 273 pp. Reviewed by Dave Riley There seems to be a frustrating paucity of informed debate within the environment movement. A
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Brewer condemned for 'handouts' claimBRISBANE — Powers Brewery head Bernie Power has run into a storm of criticism for his claim that welfare "handouts" to Aborigines were the cause of alcohol abuse. On April 19,
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ADELAIDE — It seems clear that the state government is moving into election mode following the release of its "economic blueprint" on April 23. The package is supposed to provide the means for "our state" to climb
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The Oscar-winning US documentary The Panama Deception will screen for the first time in Australia when it begins its run at the Valhalla cinema in Sydney on April 30. Green Left Weekly spoke to the film's producer and
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The nuclear accident at the Tomsk-7 reprocessing plant in Siberia on April 6 was much bigger than first reported, and now may seriously impede expansion of the nuclear fuel cycle in Australia. Spokesperson John Hallam for the antinuclear
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Blossoms and Wrinkles Blossoms and Wrinkles, directed by Graeme Watson, is a skilful dance-theatre production of the One Extra Company. An older and a younger group of dancers admirably capture the memories and experiences of two generations.
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Reworking Australia launch The Charter of "Reworking Australia" will be launched in Sydney and Melbourne on Monday, May 3. Reworking Australia describes itself as "a new movement committed to social and economic justice, opposition to
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MELBOURNE — One of the gains of the women's movement has been the recognition of the way that women have been excluded from history, their contribution to political and cultural life ignored or trivialised. Over the
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MELBOURNE — Victoria's first "illegal" picket since the promulgation of the Employee Relations Act on March 1 proved interesting for two reasons. Firstly, the workers won the dispute. Secondly, the political intrigue behind
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A story of land Exile and the Kingdom A documentary by Frank Rijavec and Noelene Harrison Narrated by Roger Solomon (Yirra-Bindiri) Reviewed by Anthony Benbow "For years the white media's been coming to Roebourne, for years it's
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WOLLONGONG — It seems inner city tenants will not be the only thing facing relocation if Sydney gets the Olympics in the year 2000. The Defence Department is still keen to relocate the Newington armaments depot from Sydney