WA unions support appeal to 'send Kerry home'
By Kath Mallot
PERTH — The WA Trades and Labour Council has voted unanimously to support a national campaign which will put pressure on states and territories to implement the
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Groom to legislate against Mabo
By Dave Wright
HOBART — A campaign of fear and misinformation has begun in Tasmania, orchestrated by those hostile to the recent Mabo High Court decision. They include the Tasmanian Chamber of Mines, the
Anti-nuclear protest at Buckingham Palace
By Sigrid Shayer
BRISTOL — A spectacular break-in of Buckingham Palace grounds in London on July 6 brought international attention to British nuclear testing on the lands of the Western
By Sean Malloy
Just a year ago, on July 22, the federal government convened the Youth Jobs Summit. Media hype around the summit sought to create the impression that its aim was to create jobs, particularly for young people. However, the real
The Cutting Edge: Sex, Drugs and Dinner
Presented by Alexei Sayle
SBS TV, Tuesday, August 3, 8.30 p.m. (Adelaide 8.00)
Reviewed by Ignatius Kim
Throughout the modern era, in a time of unparalleled human achievements, when we have
Maybe
"Maybe if the Liberal Party were a little less tense about the public examination of its sense of direction and some of its policy positions, then we might do a little better in the future." — Liberal front-bencher John Howard, claiming
Rolling Back the State
By Jane Kelsey
New Zealand: Bridget Williams Books. 1993.
Reviewed by Noel Hester
Just prior to the March federal elections, the Sydney Morning Herald ran a story on its front page titled "Kiwis Love GST". This
Scandal may end German commando unit
By Catherine Brown
The shooting of suspected Red Army Faction member Wolfgang Grams by the German crack commando unit GSG9 has led to the resignation of the German interior minister and the federal
Twist
Produced and directed by Ron Mann
With Hank Ballard, Chubby Checker, Joey Dee, Mama Lu Parks and the Parkettes, Dee Dee Sharp
Shown at the Melbourne International Film Festival
Reviewed by Bronwen Beechey
Ron Mann's last film,
By Lara Pullin
Miguel Marmol, known to his people and comrades as "the living legend", and to his enemies as "the red phantom", died of natural causes on June 24 in San Salvador at the age of 75. A dinner and video showing is being held in
By Peter Boyle
Prime Minister Paul Keating on July 22 announced major backtracking on the income tax cuts promised in his 1992 One Nation statement. The changes had been prepared over the preceding period by a series of "leaks" to the effect
BWIU deregistration
There is little doubt that there is a major push under way by employers and governments to eliminate any real role for trade unions in defending workers' interests in the struggle over wages and working conditions. This
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