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Greek CP, leftists oppose chauvinist campaign

By Michael Karadjis The impression that Greeks are unanimously behind the Greek government in its campaign against Macedonia has been widely fostered in Australia, by both the Greek media and the establishment media. The reality is vastly

Mexican government in crisis

By Pip Hunter On April 10, more than 100,000 people rallied in Mexico City in front of the National Palace to mark the 75th anniversary of the death of nationalist hero Emiliano Zapata. Tens of thousands also demonstrated in Michoacan, Jalisco,

45D hits Hindmarsh

45D hits Hindmarsh By Anthony Thirlwall ADELAIDE — Residents, conservationists and unionists involved in protests against the building of the Hindmarsh Island bridge will be sued for unspecified damages by property developers Tom and

'On Bougainville, there are no human rights'

Reprinted below is a speech given by Bernard Tunim, foreign minister of the Bougainville Interim Government, on March 8 to the United Nations Commission on Human Rights. Tunim, who was smuggled out of Bougainville by canoe in mid-February to attend

Pray for a job

Pray for a job "It is essentially an act of faith that the Jobs Compact will improve the job prospects of the participants." — Professor Judith Sloan, of the National Institute of Labour Studies, on the government's green paper on

Call for labour unity

Call for labour unity By Ray Fulcher and Rachel Evans MANILA — A press conference of six union organisations here on April 18 announced the formation of a Caucus for Labour Unity (CLU) with the aim of unifying the Philippines labour

Newstart agreements 'invalid'

LAUNCESTON — A decision of the state Administrative Appeals Tribunal (AAT) has rendered void hundreds of thousands of Newstart agreements entered into by unemployed people. The decision, handed down on April 18, resulted from an appeal by

Why Buthelezi caved in

By Norm Dixon JOHANNESBURG — Chief Mangosuthu Gatsha Buthelezi's surprise decision to have his Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP) participate in the national and provincial elections and both the levels was announced on April 19. The Inkatha leader

Sex information censored in Tasmania

Sex information censored in Tasmania By Jen Crothers HOBART — The state government has banned posters and displays on sexuality in senior secondary colleges. Secretary to the minister for education and the arts Bruce Davis sent a memo to

A pioneer of feminism

That Dangerous and Persuasive Woman: Vida Goldstein By Janette M. Bomford Melbourne University Press, 1993. 264 pp., $29.95 (pb) Reviewed by Phil Shannon In 1913, one conservative rural gentleman in Bairnsdale, Victoria, refused to attend

South Africa: beyond the 'transfer of power'

91×ÔÅÄÂÛ̳ Weekly's Johannesburg correspondent NORM DIXON talks with JEREMY CRONIN, South African Communist Party (SACP) central committee member, and editor of the African Communist, about South Africa's transition to democracy and the prospects for

Electoral hurdles for the ANC

All opinion polls for the last 12 months have shown that the ANC is close to winning the vital two-thirds majority in the national assembly. If it breaks this barrier, the ANC will be in a position to write the final constitution without requiring