Poem: Timor
em = By John Tomlinson
Chorus:
Obrigado, thankyou, grazie
East Timor will be free
the people of this troubled world
will end their tyranny.
Don't look away
don't hide your eyes
or turn your faces to the wall
200,000
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Nell
Directed by Michael Apted
Starring Jodie Foster
Reviewed by Tyrion Perkins
Nell is a movie to make you think. It is a fascinating story about a woman raised in total isolation from society by a speech-impaired mother.
Her mother
Health fears at Leigh Creek
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The Leigh Creek Trust, a group of 130 former Leigh Creek residents and workers, is preparing for a Supreme Court class action against the Electricity Trust of South Australia (ETSA).
Leigh
By Mark Gregory
"You can talk a lot and the words are soon forgotten; perhaps you can write, that might last a bit longer; but to sing about it is to create a lasting means of communication and Don did that ... His songs will become part of the
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Students at the Institute of Aesthetic Studies in Colombo have been struggling for eight years to win hostel accommodation, better facilities and increased funding. For the last two years, they have
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