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Looking out: Thanks By Brandon Astor Jones "I know Glenys will fill you in on the news from her [and] from me ... I first heard you were in Reidsville from ... who left a message on my tape machine on Thursday morning." — Diane L. Post By
By Adam Hanieh For several years US and Israeli capitalists have been pursuing a policy of economic liberalisation aimed at further opening the Middle East to Western business. To further this strategic aim — achieving a complete economic
Labor right wins University of Canberra By Nick Soudakoff CANBERRA — After losing the student elections at the Australian National University a few weeks ago, Labor right won the positions of president, women's officer and environment officer,
Hanson There was a telling juxtaposition on Channel 9 on the evening of October 20. Sixty Minutes showed Pauline Hanson in a ferocious argument with some young Murris in Ipswich. The upshot was that she had one arrested for swearing. Straight
By Dennis White Nothing short of a total political turnaround can save Australian National from its imminent break-up and disappearance from the rail industry. The election of the Howard government guaranteed AN's fate, but the situation AN finds
By Paul Howes SYDNEY — Around 500 high school students from across the city walked out of school on October 22 to voice their opposition to the NSW government's "street safety legislation". The proposed legislation gives police the power to break
By Jennifer Thompson SYDNEY — Two Palestinians visiting from the Ma'an Development Centre based in Ramallah in the West Bank spoke at a public meeting organised by the ACTU overseas aid organisation, APHEDA, on October 15. Among other community
By Dave Wright PENRITH — The victory of Liberal candidate Jackie Kelly in the Lindsay by-election on October 19 reveals that people in this predominantly working-class, outer-western Sydney seat have not forgiven Labor for 13 years of austerity.
In early October, the AFGHAN WOMEN'S NETWORK — active in Peshawar and Islamabad in Pakistan and Mazar-I-sharif and Kabul, Afghanistan — released a statement asking for support against the imposition of repressive laws against women in areas of
By Helen Jarvis Students and staff at the St George campus of the University of NSW are mounting a strong campaign against the university's cutbacks and restructuring. Presented as "UNSW 2000", the plans are being dubbed "UNSW 200", or even "UNSW

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