By Renfrey Clarke
MOSCOW — On Russia's labour scene, July traditionally has been a quiet month. Workers by mid-summer have been ready to set off on holiday, or to spend the warm, twilit evenings relaxing on their garden allotments. True, a
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Residents rally to save green belt
By Alistair Dickinson
SYDNEY — The Australian Defence Industries (ADI) Residents Action Group is hoping for a big turnout for a march and rally starting at 11am at the ADI gates in St Marys on July 26. The
By Dave Riley
While the world's media have focused on the confrontation at Drumcree, Unionist bigots have unleashed a wave of firebombings across Northern Ireland. July is the main loyalist marching season. Thousands of Orangemen commemorate the
By Eva Cheng
Led by the Korean Confederation of Trade Unions, about 121,000 workers on July 14-15 to struck against the bosses and government's escalating push to cut jobs. The strikers' ranks grew from the 55,000 on the first day despite the
Trade union leader reports on Indonesia
By Bayardo Rodriegas
MELBOURNE — At a reception for Victorian Trades Hall secretary Leigh Hubbard on July 17, participants heard about the growth and prospects of Indonesia's fledgling independent trade
A Delicate BalanceBy Edward AlbeeSydney Theatre CompanyOpera House Drama Theatre By Mark Stoyich
Edward Albee became one of the US's most famous postwar playwrights almost entirely on the basis of one play; but what a play! Who's Afraid of Virginia
By Lisa Macdonald
Pauline Hanson and her One Nation party were given a boost by their success in the June 13 Queensland election. Since then, Hanson's racist statements have become bolder and more outrageous — such as her announcement on July 14
By Afrodity Giannakis
A dispute between teachers and the government dominated the Greek political scene for some days in June. The trigger was the government's decision to replace the system of teacher placement with one based on an exam.
By Martin Iltis and Tony Iltis
MELBOURNE — Around 200 people rallied in the Bourke Street Mall at lunchtime on July 14 to protest against uranium mining at Jabiluka. Speakers pointed out that the government's pro-mining policies show no regard
Terrorist identifies backers of Cuba bombings
In a front-page article on July 12, the New York Times described an admission by Cuban-born right-winger Luis Posada Carriles that he received funding from the late Cuban-American leader Jorge Mas
By Tony Iltis
HOBART — More than 600 students and activists gathered at the Students and Sustainability Conference (S&S), held at the University of Tasmania and the Lea Scout Camp, July 6-10. The conference is an annual forum of student
Voices from NOWSA
Around 350 women travelled from around Australia to attend the Network of Women Students Australia (NOWSA) annual conference at the University of Western Sydney, Nepean, June 29-July 1. 91×ÔÅÄÂÛ̳ Weekly's ANGELA LUVERA asked some
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