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SYDNEY — Professor Albie Sachs, a prominent leader of the African National Congress, addressed a meeting of 150 people at the Sydney Town Hall on October 25. Sachs, author of the ANC's constitutional guidelines, reported on the progress being made
Minjerribah's loss is eternity's gain By Brandon Astor Jones Oodgeroo Noonuccal (Kath Walker), our late sister from Stradbroke, has graciously left us many gifts, not the least of which is her poetry. I have chosen the following
By Karen Fredericks Arthur Dent awoke one morning to discover that his house was about to be demolished to make way for a freeway, and his day got worse from there. By mid-morning, clad only his pyjamas and cowering in the hold of an alien
On October 23-24, 1000 delegates and activists met in Manila to form a new socialist organisation, MAKABAYAN (Liberation Movement of the Sons and Daughters of the People). The founding congress elected a leadership council, decided on a national plan
McDonald's sues activists Worldwide hamburger giant, McDonald's is suing for alleged libel two London Greenpeace activists who distributed leaflets criticising the corporation's practices. In 1985 London Greenpeace (a small, independent
By Renfrey Clarke MOSCOW — When a country's parliament has been abolished, the Constitutional Court suspended and the constitution overturned, it is hard to argue that a coup d'etat has not taken place. Accordingly, the more brave of Western
Public sector strike By Geoff Spencer MELBOURNE — There was a 70-80% stay-away rate of Public Sector Union members here during the strike on October 25. Picket lines were set up at all major public service offices in the city (ATO,
By Wendy Robertson MELBOURNE — Despite being signatory to an agreement which protects forests of high conservation value, the Victorian government announced on October 27 that it was giving the go-ahead to large-scale woodchipping in the old
By Roger Raven PERTH — Following the WA Liberal/National Party accession to power, Premier Richard Court announced that one Les McCarrey would conduct an "Independent Commission to Review Public Sector Finances". He was "assisted" by three
Beyond Beef: The Rise and Fall of the Cattle Culture By Jeremy Rifkin Dutton, 1992. 353 pp., $26.25 Reviewed by Dave Riley As rural researcher Geoffrey Lawrence has pointed out, "Farmers do not care who buys, so long as someone buys." That
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By Andy McElroy Photo by Samantha Wood The United Nations is in crisis and needs its dedicated workers to stand up and be counted. In the office of Bacre Waly Ndiaye, the counting doesn't take long. The UN's special rapporteur on summary or