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MELBOURNE — The Australia Cuba Friendship Society organised a well-attended barbecue on November 21 to mark the completion of its latest project, which raised $4000 to pay for an electric power generator for a medical clinic in Cuba. The 80 people
Too much power Canadian publisher Conrad Black's need to feed his enormous ego by revealing personal and political exploits (exploitations) in his self-important autobiography has lifted the lid once more on the shady dealings between leading
The Naked and the Dead By Norman MailerWith an Introduction by John PilgerFlamingo 1993. 717 pp., $19.95 (pb) Reviewed by Phil Shannon In 1948, Norman Mailer published one of the best novels to come out of World War II. This 1993 reissue of
By Superna Aggarwal When the Berlin Wall came tumbling down in 1989, it marked the end of a Cold War which began with the Bolshevik revolution in 1917. The age of certainty had passed. The Soviet threat was gone and with it much of the
Greenpeace and the Ningaloo Preservation Association on Exmouth on November 26 staged a protest against an oil company which is about to start exploration drilling next to a marine park of world significance off the WA coast. Two Greenpeace
Radio Skid Row-Koori Radio 2RSR-FM radiothon — Continuing until December 4, Sydney's inner city public radio station 2RSR-FM is holding its annual radiothon. Radiothon week will feature extra special programming, give-aways and prizes for new
By John Pilger When the United Nations leaves Cambodia, it will dismantle the only national organisation clearing landmines. Training of Cambodians to clear mines has stopped and vital equipment has been removed, leaving people isolated in
C.D.s and Other Things By Peter Lyssiotis and Gyorgy Scrinis Masterthief Enterprises, 1993. 52 pp., $7.50 Reviewed by Anthony O'Donnell "Only connect." This injunction of E.M. Forster's (I think) is as good a fulcrum as any from which to
VIVIENNE PORZSOLT spoke recently to HA'IFA BARAMKI, director of continuing education at Bir Zeit University. Mrs Baramki was born in Gaza and stayed there until she went to study at the Beirut College for Women. She returned to Gaza and taught
By Melanie Sjoberg ADELAIDE — The Arnold ALP government launched its bid for the women's vote in the December 11 state election, a policy titled "Women-Moving Forward", on November 22. Some of the highlights are pledges to: create
By Paul Oboohov SYDNEY — Metalworkers' delegates gathered at two meetings on November 24 as part of a national response by the Metal Trades Federation of Unions (MTFU) to delays by the Metal Trades Industry Association (MTIA) in settling the
Nuff Vibes Apache Indian CD on Island Records through Polygram Movin' On Apache Indian CD single on Island Records at import shops Reviewed by Sean Malloy Sounds of a Jamaican dance hall combined with percussion arranged by Sheila