By Dave Riley BRISBANE — Election fever in Queensland is being given the tepid sponge by the ALP. Although the Goss government is committed to a state election before the end of the year the Labor machine is keen to keep a safe distance from
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Vietnam, Laos build ties to ASEAN By Stephen Robson Vietnam and Laos are likely to become members of ASEAN in the near future, after being given observer status at the organisation's ministerial meeting in Manila July 21-22. For Vietnam
By Bronwen Beechey MELBOURNE — A mix of established and unknown writers, poets and songwriters will be featured at the Writers Festival, held from August 29 to September 19 in conjunction with the Melbourne Fringe Arts Festival. Ken
Better off? Are Australian women better off than their United States sisters? They are, argues the prime minister's special adviser on women's affairs, Dr Anne Summers. In a public forum in Sydney last month, she pointed to a few things
By Frank Noakes MANCHESTER — Only 100 days after it was founded, Scotland United has a membership of over 7000. The organisation is demanding a referendum on Scotland's status for St Andrew's Day, November 30. Following the April 9 Tory
Senator JANET POWELL on the prospects for a political alternative Why is it that almost a quarter of Australians are now regularly saying that they will not vote for the major parties? In the past decade, and especially the past 2-3 years,
By Catherine Brown On August 10 Sir Patrick Mayhem, Britain's secretary of state for the north of Ireland, announced the banning of the Ulster Defence Association, the largest loyalist paramilitary organisation. Within 24 hours, the UDA offices
St Oscar By Terry Eagleton Directed by Eric Venberg At the Organ Factory, Melbourne, until September 5 Reviewed by Mark Urban and Bronwen Beechey New Theatre's latest production St Oscar, by well-known British Marxist Terry Eagleton, is a
Public servants vote By Barry Healy SYDNEY — In early voting in a Public Sector Union ballot, it appears a nationwide revolt is developing against a motion submitted to the members by the union's national executive. With the crucial
Rap it in metal Body Count By Body Count Warner Bros Records Available on CD and cassette Reviewed by Alex Young This is an interesting album combining heavy, grinding guitar-oriented music with all the attitude and lyrical content of the
Fax-in against Indonesian military By Alex Young SYDNEY — The Anti-Bases Campaign Coalition is running a fax-in campaign to try to stop the Indonesian military being involved in the air show at Avalon, Victoria, October 21-25. "To include
ADELAIDE — 500 teachers and their supporters rallied at Parliament House on August 18 to demand more staff in the city's disadvantaged northern and western suburbs. Speakers expressed disgust with the state government's failure to give
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