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Three generations of Chinese women Wild Swans By Jung Chang Flamingo. $16.95 Reviewed by Alex Cooper Having read Wild Swans once, I found myself wanting to read it again straightaway. This is a fascinating account of three generations
By Joe Vialls Staff at the secret US Omega facility in East Gippsland are worried about job security after a sudden Australian government decision to close the station by February unless alternate funding can be found. Omega started
By Lucifer Skycrawler While you have been planning this or wishing for that, the stars have been organising your life — and do you think they give a stuff about what you want? To find out what location in the Celestial Sump has been reserved
By Ana Kailis The Alliance, a coalition of progressive parties, has announced a platform of six basic principles for the November 6 New Zealand election. Formed in 1991, the Alliance groups NewLabour (a left split from the Labour Party),
WA budget continues shift of resources By Rodney Cheuk and Jon Strauss PERTH — Business lobby groups and the West Australian have howled about a loss of "reforming zeal" on the part of the Court Liberal government because its September
Olivier Olivier Written and directed by Agnieszka Holland Exclusive Melbourne Season at Cinema Nova Reviewed by Elle Morrell Inspired by a report in a newspaper, Agnieszka Holland has provided a powerful portrayal of an intriguing story
Sex discrimination in Tasmania The success of a case brought earlier this year against the Hobart City Council by a 21-year-old woman who suffered sexual harassment and rape by her co-workers stirred up a storm over the lack of sexual harassment
By Ray Fulcher MELBOURNE — In November, thousands of long-term injured workers will be pushed from Victoria's WorkCover scheme onto Social Security benefits. Before then, thousands more will be encouraged to jump with lump sum pay-outs of up
For three weeks in late June and early July, Ecological Enterprises, a Papua New Guinea and United States-based rainforest preservation group, worked in East New Britain, home an incredibly diverse ecosystem. However, East New Britain is also one of
By Sean Malloy The US pressed for a peace agreement between Israel and the PLO as part of consolidating its own interests in the Middle East, argues Joe Stork, editor of Middle East Report. In an interview with 91×ÔÅÄÂÛ̳ Weekly, Stork explained
ACT teachers to strike By Kath Gelber CANBERRA — Three thousand members of the Australian Education Union (formerly Australian Teachers Union) voted at a stop-work meeting here on September 23 to strike for a full day on October 28 in
By Renfrey Clarke MOSCOW — "The Executive Committee of the Council of the FNPR calls on affiliated organisations, labour collectives, and blue and white collar workers to use all available means, including strikes, to make a decisive protest