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Write on: letters to the editor

Foul play The Sydney Morning Herald of April 20 published a report titled, "The Day the Balmain Boys Beat the Reds", by Brad Norrington on the book launch of The Forging of Votes by Dr Amy McGrath. He eagerly quotes the book's author when she

Goss pushes tollway despite opposition

By Dave Riley BRISBANE — Despite the biggest anti-government rallies since Labor came to power in Queensland, the controversial South Coast Motorway is to be built. Expressions of interest will be sought from private firms to design,

Loose cannons

Vote for Last Chance "This is now the last chance left to me." — Former Tasmanian premier Robin Gray, standing for Liberal preselection for the Senate after failing to gain preselection for the lower house seats of Braddon and Bass.

Politics at the grassroots in South Africa

Between December 1994 and February 1995, a dozen members of the West Australian South Africa Solidarity (WASAS) group visited South Africa on a work and study brigade. The group ran workshops with grassroots organisations struggling to deal with

'One of the most heroic chapters in history'

May 5 was the 14th anniversary of the death of Irish Republican Army Volunteer Bobby Sands, who died in the hospital wing of Long Kesh (Maze) Prison after a 66-day hunger strike. Sands, who had won election to the British parliament while in prison,

Violence increases in Manila

Violence increases in Manila By Sonny Melencio MANILA — Election-connected violence continues to rise. As of April 27, 66 persons were reported killed in various parts of the country. This is seen as normal in a country noted for bloody

The last flight of Pan Am 103

Lockerbie: The Maltese Double Cross Produced and directed by Allan Francovich The Cutting Edge, SBS TV, Tuesday, May 16, 8.30pm (8 in SA) Previewed by Peter Boyle On December 21, 1988, Pan Am Flight 103 blew up over the village of

... and ain't i a woman?: More accessible than your mum

More accessible than your mum Dolly magazine in its May issue published a "Sex Extra" sealed section which apparently drew criticism from some parents and citizens groups. Although it had been about 15 years since I last picked up an issue, my

On the box

The World at War: Red Star — The Soviet Union, 1941-1943 — The monumental series on the second world war examines two years when the Soviet Union alone fights Hitler's forces. The greatest land battles in history are fought on Russian soil at

World Environment Day 1995

World Environment Day 1995 By Emily Sunman and Nick Soudakoff SYDNEY — A World Environment Day march and rally, with the theme "livable cities, sustainable environment", is being organised for June 3. Plans are to march from Town Hall

Socialism and the left in Russia today

BORIS KAGARLITSKY is a former deputy in the Moscow City Soviet, a leading member of Russian Party of Labour (PL) and the author of several books about socialism after the fall of the Stalinist regimes in eastern Europe and the Soviet Union. He writes

Island states demand action on global warming

The Solomon Islands ambassador to the United Nations, REX HOROI, prior to the recent World Climate Conference in Berlin, led a delegation to six European countries to lobby for further commitments on reducing greenhouse gas emissions. Scientists