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By Jeremy Smith MELBOURNE — On November 14 the cronyism of the Kennett government was laid bare for all to see. The appointment of Transurban, the consortium tendered to build Melbourne's City Link, as the major sponsor of the 1996 Grand Prix at
By Jewels Starr Do women who dress sexily "ask for it"? Is a woman who is friendly and outgoing, maybe even a little flirtatious, inviting harassment? Is she responsible for it if she is raped? The issue of who is responsible for sexual assault is
A delegation of six Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander activists visited Tahiti in October to voice their opposition to nuclear testing in the Pacific and to extend their solidarity to the Maohi people. 91×ÔÅÄÂÛ̳ Weekly's SAM WAINWRIGHT spoke to
Through Our EyesCasula Powerhouse, November 13-26Sponsored by Liverpool Migrant Resource Centre Multicultural Arts ProjectReviewed by Sujatha Fernandes Through Our Eyes, exhibiting in Sydney's south-west, was organised by professional female
By Rachel Evans MELBOURNE — The Kennett government's shameless handouts to big business have reached new heights with the massive City Link road project. The social and environmental costs of this new tollway will be catastrophic for Victoria. The
By Gerry Adams When Niall O'Dowd, editor of the Irish Voice newspaper in New York, was on the Late Late Show recently, he said he was concerned that there was too much complacency about the peace process. His remarks were a timely reminder that the
By Renfrey Clarke MOSCOW — For anyone puzzled by the inability of the once all-powerful Russian security services to prevent crime, part of the mystery is now explained. To a significant degree, the resources of the Federal Security Service (FSB
Public housing sell-off MELBOURNE — The Victorian Minister for Housing Rob Knowles announced on September 7 that the state government will sell the Emerald Hill Estate in South Melbourne. A public outcry halted a 1973 attempt to sell the estate.
By Anthony Brown BRISBANE — Musgrave Park has long been important to the city's indigenous people. It is a part of Kurilpa or "place of the water rats" which include West End, South Brisbane and Highgate Hill which form a triangle on this bend of
By Norm Dixon A lucrative UN contract to clear landmines in Angola has been given to Mechem — a subsidiary of the South African state-owned weapons manufacturer Denel. Angolan authorities, unhappy with the decision, have delayed unloading
The Hammer and Sickle and the Washing up: Memories of an Australian Woman CommunistBy Amirah InglisHyland House, 1995, 195 pp, $24.95 (hb)Reviewed by Phil Shannon The Communist Party of Australia is no more. It has however, left behind a rich
By Arun Pradhan PERTH — The national waterfront strike in support of the ACTU's industrial action against CRA has led to another confrontation between unions and the Liberal state government. The Maritime Union of Australia's (MUA) strike action on