Divorce is a topic that's barely ever out of the news — from Diana's worldwide plea for understanding to the never ending gossip about this or that celebrity. But some of the recent coverage, including a 60 Minutes "story" and Bettina Arndt's
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By Roberto Jorquera SYDNEY — Ninety people attended a public meeting for Cuban foreign minister Roberto Robaina at the University of NSW on November 22. In the evening Robaina attended a Cuba solidarity dinner with 250 supporters. The 39-year-old
By Kate Conson Cyclists are joining together and taking to the streets to demonstrate a variety of concerns. It's called Critical Mass and it happens in over 60 cities around the world. On the last Friday of each month, hundreds of cyclists together
XenophobiaDe>Tri>MentalCooking Vinyl through FestivalReviewed by Sujatha Fernandes Brutal murders, police harassment of young Asian and Black youth, constant stop and searches, and immigration laws that target Asians and Black people are all part of
By Kim Linden MELBOURNE — More than 50 people holding placards which read "Stop the racist Hindmarsh Bridge royal commission", "Boycott Brown's commission" and "Brown's inquisition sucks" gathered on November 18 outside the SA government travel
Nervous Arcs & The Body in TimeEdited by Spinifex Press1995, 239pp.Reviewed by Afrodity Giannakis Nervous Arcs & The Body in Time is a collection of poems by two Australian poets, Jordie Albiston and Diane Fahey. It is divided in two sub-collections:
Confessions of a rabbit fancier You may dote on cats (for reasons best known to yourself) or harbor a passion for domesticated canines ... but I love rabbits. Instead of all that meowing and barking, give me a bunny fricasseed, baked or stewed. Such
Global Pesticide Campaigner (September 1995, Vol 5, No. 3)Pesticide Action Network, North American Regional CentreIndividual subscription rate US$25Reviewed by Dot Tumney This issue is mainly concerned with assessing the 10-year Dirty Dozen Campaign
On the box Programs of interest on Sydney Community TV (UHF 31) — Perleeka, indigenous Australians' program, nightly, 7pm. Art Experimenta, Mondays, 8pm and 11.30pm, and Tuesdays, 3am and 6.30am. Bent TV, gay and lesbian program, Thursdays, 10.30pm
By Norm Dixon The Queensland Greens are to launch a campaign over the execution of Ogoni leader Ken Saro-Wiwa and eight other leaders. Internationally, there are growing demands for an immediate imposition of sanctions on Nigeria's oil trade and for
French students' strike escalatesBy Sam Stratham FRANCE Following the Chirac government's passage of the education budget on November 9, hundreds of thousands of students took to the streets across France on November 21. Education Minister Beyrou's
By Sean Healy MELBOURNE A state-wide meeting to discuss strategies to fight the Kennett government's "voluntary student unionism" legislation was held on November 20. Organised by the Student Unionism Network, the meeting was attended by more than
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