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Stones in a long path Urban Clan: A portrait of the Page Brothers and the Bangarra Dance TheatreDirected by Michelle MahrerMusicArtsDance films Review by Claudine Holt The title of this documentary is apt. Three urban indigenous Australians,
By Theresa Moore Since the introduction by the McMahon Liberal government of the Child Care Act in 1972, government grants for child-care have become an election "carrot" used by both major parties. As a result of government funding over the last
Battlers and Stirrers: Journal of Australian Studies 54/55, 1997Edited by Richard NileAdvisory editor Ross FitzgeraldUniversity of Queensland Press Review by John Nebauer Battlers and Stirrers is a collection of essays on "an alternative group of
VW washes hands of slave labour By Norm Dixon Giant German-based multinational car company Volkswagen is refusing to pay back wages and compensation to people forced to work in its factories as slaves during the second world war. Similar
Actively Radical TV — Sydney community television's progressive current affairs producers tackle the hard issues from the activist's point of view. CTS Sydney (UHF 31), every Thursday, 10pm and Saturday, 7pm. Ph 9565 5522. Access News —
Protests continue in East Timor By Jon Land The people of East Timor continue to demand the right to self-determination and reject Habibie government's offer of "special status". Mobilisations of thousands of students and young people, which have
By Barry Sheppard On June 18, 6000 members of the Independent Union of Telephone Employees (UIET), which represents technicians and phone repair workers, and the Independent Brotherhood of Telephone Employees (HIETEL), which organises office
Action in Solidarity with Indonesia and East Timor (ASIET) released the following statement on June 25. The recent success of Pauline Hanson's racist One Nation party in the Queensland elections presents new challenges for the progressive movement.
Why the South African revolution stalled The ANC and the Liberation Struggle: A Critical Political Biography By Dale T. McKinley Pluto Press, 1997 175 pp., $34.95 (pb) Available at Resistance Bookshops (see page 2)  
Editorial: Unions can't keep ignoring Hanson The large vote for the racist One Nation organisation in the Queensland election, and the outfit's rise in national opinion polls, should be seen as a threat by the entire union movement. The
Behind the Ethiopia-Eritrea clash By James Thomson Instead of spearheading “Africa's renaissance”, two of Africa's poorest countries — Ethiopia and Eritrea — have been launching rockets, artillery shells and air strikes at each
MUA members speak out against the Patrick deal Each week 91×ÔÅÄÂÛ̳ Weekly sponsors the Friday breakfast show on community radio 3CR in Melbourne. The June 26 show covered the MUA-Patrick settlement, which was adopted against some opposition at MUA