Ay, there's the point!
"The Commonwealth Ombudsman, Ms Philippa Smith, is highly critical of the Government's decision to slash up to 30 per cent from her budget, saying it will compromise her capacity to scrutinise government agencies." —
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By Chris Slee
MELBOURNE — The Australian Tax Office (ATO) has announced plans to close all but two of its regional offices. Regional offices are smaller offices located mainly in rural areas. Staff in these offices have been given the choice of
Chairman Mao — the Last EmperorDirected and produced by Jeremy BennettABC TV, Wednesday, May 1, 8.30pm (8 in SA)Reviewed by Eva Cheng Jeremy Bennett believes that a monstrous tyrant controlled China single-handedly for 27 years following the 1949
By Norm Dixon
A representative of the Free Papua Movement (OPM) in Australia, Otto Ondawame, has called for the withdrawal of all Indonesian troops from West Papua (called Irian Jaya by Indonesia). He also criticised the Australian government for
ALICE WALKER, the African-American writer, sent a letter regarding Cuba to US President Bill Clinton on March 13. It is reprinted here abridged. Dear President Clinton:
Thank you very much for the invitation to the White House while I was in
Actively Radical TV — Sydney community television's progressive current affairs producers tackle the hard issues from the activist's point of view. CTS Sydney (UHF 31), every Sunday, 4pm-7pm.
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Taxi DriverDirected by Martin ScorseseFeaturing Robert de Niro, Jodie Foster, Harvey Keitel and Cybill ShepherdDendy Cinema, Brisbane, from April 18Reviewed by Giovanna Castellani This year is the 20th anniversary of one of Martin Scorsese's greatest
Bills gets his 15 minutes
Isn't that ... ? You know. The one who was governor general. Bill Hayden. Oh, you know him. The one who made all the fuss. I saw him on telly with whatisname. It is. It's Bill Hayden, I tell you. I'm sure of it. He
Mick Young
Stories about Mick Young must be legion. Once a delegation fighting to save Port Adelaide Adult Matric (Saint Ethelton Behind the Wire to its inmates) from being chopped by the Bannon and Hawke governments was invited to put its spiel
By Vaarurfika Dharmapala
PERTH — For the first time since its inception in 1987, the Network of Women Students of Australia's annual conference will be held here this year. The conference will be held at Edith Cowan University (Mt Lawley campus)
As poverty, wars and systematic human rights abuses around the world continue to create thousands of new refugees every day, over the last few weeks the Coalition federal government has signalled moves to significantly restrict Australia's refugee
By Cherry Winters
MELBOURNE — Workers at the Campbellfield Nestle factory remain on the picket line after 12 weeks of being locked out. The workers belong to the confectioners division of the Australian Manufacturing Workers Union (AMWU). Workers
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