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Mandela's Jakarta visit 'inappropriate' TAPOL, the London-based Indonesia Human Rights Campaign, called on South African President Nelson Mandela to raise publicly a number of human rights issues during his visit to Jakarta, which began on
Time for a real alternative "Australians are sick to death of being conned by politicians", opposition leader Alexander Downer told the faithful at the September 5 launch of The Things That Matter. He's right. And the Liberals' broad
Brisbane meeting for 'Reworking Australia' By Bill Mason BRISBANE — "Economic rationalism in practice has proved irrational. It has produced injustice, poverty and unemployment", Professor Frank Stilwell, from the Sydney
A democratic victory? By Kath Gelber From the year 2002 women will hold at least 35% of ALP seats in both state and federal parliaments in Australia, according to an agreement reached by the ALP national executive which is
Censorship and repression in Uruguay By Jorge Jorquera A demonstration in Montevideo in support of Basque nationalists seeking refuge in Uruguay was brutally broken up by police on August 24. A number of people were killed, some
If you're a regular reader of 91×ÔÅÄÂÛ̳ Weekly, you may have noticed that some of our subscription rates have changed slightly. It's now far more economical to buy a long-term subscription than to receive the paper in any other way. One
By Jorge Jorquera On September 7, some 100 students gathered at Wollongong DEET offices and marched to the court house. The same day more than 500 students rallied at the Australian National University. Students were protesting against
In the Back Streets of Paradise Alistair Hulett & The Hooligans Red Rattler Reviewed by Chris Martin Alistair Hulett, singer, songwriter, activist and entertainer, has given the Sydney left a lot of great times over the
Nurses stop work over staffing crisis By Bill Mason BRISBANE — Nurses and other health workers at the Princess Alexandra Hospital picketed the hospital on September 9 demanding more funding for the state's ailing public health
Hunger striker meets WA environment minister By Anne Pavy PERTH — Hunger striker Phil Gregory met with the Western Australian environment minister Kevin Minson on the steps of state parliament on September 9.
By Martin Reilly MANAGUA — We knew that baseball in Nicaragua was like a second faith, but to learn that the Amateur Baseball World Cup was to be played here was something like a divine revelation from the International
By Norm Dixon JOHANNESBURG — A security police officer accused of murder and being at the centre of "Third Force" destabilisation operations against trade unions has been allowed to flee South Africa to New Zealand. The details appeared