Whose WIN?
The federal minister for Aboriginal Affairs, Senator Herron, is planning to set up an organisation which would ostensibly represent indigenous women. It's to be called WIN, or the Women's Indigenous Network.
Senator Herron, in
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Tent city for native title
By Martin Iltis
ADELAIDE — Hundreds of people took part in a three-day tent city and three-day vigil in support of native title from November 23. More than 700 people signed the visitors' book. The action,
Opposition to nuclear reactor grows
By Chris Spindler
SYDNEY — Citizens Against a Nuclear Reactor (CANR) has been formed to oppose the federal government's plans to build a new nuclear reactor at Lucas Heights. CANR is calling on the government
For My Comrade
Today I come to visit you, comradeto wake you up in the morning.
You hear the loud voicesfrom the machine gunsand the voices of crying shakes you, comrade
I come to visit you, ComradeTo knock on the window of your heart;To the
Making a difference
"This special 91×ÔÅÄÂÛ̳ broadsheet has been produced as a response to the Gulf War. Coverage of the war by the mass media has highlighted the need for a real alternative source of news and analysis."
Those words appeared in a
Comedy consortium bids for rights to Jesus
By Bronwen Beechey
MELBOURNE — Highly regarded local entrepreneurs Rod Quantock, Fred Rowan and Lynda Gibson (better known for their comedy appearances on stage and TV) are preparing a bid to secure
Rio Tinto: the world's worst company?
By James Vassilopoulos
With a turnover of $10.8 billion in 1996, Rio Tinto is the biggest mining company in the world. Through its mines and subsidiaries, Rio Tinto wears many masks. Among them are: Hunter
Memorial to Robert Walker
By Craig Cormick
CANBERRA — More than 50 people met on November 23 to commemorate a plaque and plant a tree in memory of Aboriginal poet Robert Walker, who died in custody in 1984. Robert Walker died in Fremantle
Spikes of hyacinth
By Brandon Astor Jones
"Show me someone not full of herself and I'll show you a hungry person." — Nikki Giovanni.
Although she has put on a little more weight these days, I can remember when Nikki Giovanni weighed less
A new voice, worth listening to
Capital Volume 1By Anthony MacrisAllen & Unwin, $16.95 Review by Maree Roberts
This, Macris' first novel, represents a fresh voice in Australian fiction. Not the usual middle-class-angst voice or the
'Asian contagion' brings Brazilian austerity
On November 10, Brazilian President Fernando Henrique Cardoso announced a package of 51 austerity measures to shore up the real, the dollar-backed currency he designed in 1994 when he was finance
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