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Repeal all anti-abortion laws!

Repeal all anti-abortion laws! By Kath Gelber Actions were held around Australia in the second week of August to coincide with an National Day of Action for Reproductive Rights. The actions focussed on the bid to repeal all anti-abortion

A story of internationalism

The Odyssey of the Abraham Lincoln Briagde: Americans in the Spanish Civil War By Peter N Carroll Stanford University Press 1994, 440 pp., $35.00 (pb) Reviewed by Phil Shannon When the Spanish Civil War began in 1936 with General Franco's

Greens contest Parramatta by-election

Greens contest Parramatta by-election By Janet Parker SYDNEY — On August 27, voters in the state seat of Parramatta, once a piece of Labor's "heartland" and now a marginal seat, go to the polls. Some commentators estimate the outcome will

A one-sided picture

A one-sided picture Manila — The Real Thing The Cutting Edge SBS Television Tuesday August 23, 8.30pm (8pm South Australia) Previewed by Peter Boyle One of my first impressions as a recent visitor to Manila was how dim most of the

Two films by Australian women directors

Two films by Australian women directors Boys and Balls Directed by Sue Thomson In Bed With Your Neighbours Directed by Doerthe Janson Presented by Gil Scrine Films August 19-21, University Hall, Harris St Ultimo, Sydney; August 26-28

Andrea Rieniets alive

Andrea Rieniets alive By Penny Farrow Adelaide-based artist Andrea Rieniets' Open Cheque Book Performance at the Proscenium on July 29 was a fundraiser to produce her own CD. Andrea is accompanied by her computer which is programmed

Campaign to revoke Timor Gap Treaty launched

Campaign to revoke Timor Gap Treaty launched By Alex Bainbridge MELBOURNE — A national petition campaign calling on the Australian government to revoke the Timor Gap Oil Treaty was launched here on August 9. This campaign coincides with a

WA Democrats expel members

WA Democrats expel members By Stephen Robson PERTH — Thirteen members of the WA Division of the Australian Democrats were expelled at the end of July by the national executive. Those expelled included individuals on both sides of the

Haiti invasion: opposition grows

Allen Jennings The July 31 UN Security Council resolution to "use all necessary means" to oust the military regime in Haiti and reinstate leftist president, Jean-Bertrand Aristide, marks a watershed in international relations history.

On the Box

People: Battling Siki — "Siki, the unbeatable African hero. Siki, the intelligent sauvage from the jungle. Siki, the fighter against racial discrimination." The descriptions are wide and varied and all add to story of Battling Siki. Siki, whose

Residents oppose freeway extension

Residents oppose freeway extension By Sean Lennon MELBOURNE — The campaign against the Eastern Freeway extension has stepped up a gear after VicRoads ordered the destruction of 70 trees, some over 100 years old, in Alexandra Parade,

The dream that turned into a nightmare

Gettysburg Written and directed by Ronald Maxwell Turner Pictures Starring Tom Berenger, Martin Sheen and Jeff Daniels Pitt Centre, Sydney for two weeks from September 8 Astor Cinema, Melbourne for two weeks from October 9 Reviewed by