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By Iain Clacher The true story of Di and Frances illustrates the hidden horror couples can face when politicians lock them out of the law simply because they are gay. Di and Frances were partners. They lived, paid bills and slept together for more
Indonesian PRD resumes open campaigning By a special correspondent in Jakarta and Max Lane On March 21, the People's Democratic Party (PRD) organised a series a public meetings in several Indonesian cities to proclaim that it was back in full
By Margarita Windisch MELBOURNE — The National Organisation of Women Students Australia (NOWSA) Collective has been meeting to discuss organisation of the annual feminist student conference. NOWSA conferences provide an opportunity for women
By Dave Riley With federal MP Trish Draper, amongst others, still insisting that it should be banned outright, Adrian Lyne's new film version of Lolita has finally been released in Australia. Those who recall the anti-censorship campaigns of the
By Grant Holden In the summer of 1938, my grandfather, Frederick Holden, worked for a brewery. He carried bags of malt up a stairwell and deposited the malt into a giant vat. At that time, you wore a canvas hood which covered you from head to waist
By Paul Oboohov On February 26 the Australian Industrial Relations Commission (AIRC) granted an award to Employment National Administration (ENA) that extinguishes almost all hope of its 912 former Commonwealth Employment Service (CES) workers ever
By Max Lane The major East Timorese newspapers Suara Timor Timur and Novas carried lead stories on March 29 about Indonesia's People's Democratic Party's (PRD) position on East Timorese self-determination. That day, the Election Implementation
By Jackie Lynch MELBOURNE — After five years of campaigning and several appearances in the Federal and High courts, the Rabelais case is finally over. On March 24, the Victorian director of public prosecutions dropped the charges against the four
By Renfrey Clarke MOSCOW — With a shower of paint bombs, rocks, eggs and bottles, thousands of demonstrators outside the US embassy here on March 25 expressed outrage at the NATO bombing of Yugoslavia. Next morning, an estimated 5000
SYDNEY — On March 3, Legal Aid's Children's Legal Service convened a meeting to discuss the announcement by the Ombudsman's Office of a inquiry into serious allegations against management and staff at the Kariong Detention Centre. The centre is the
Another 'beautiful, boutique' nuclear reactor for Sydney By Jim Green SYDNEY — On March 30, federal environment minister Robert Hill announced his approval for the construction of a new nuclear reactor in the southern Sydney suburb of Lucas
Mexican indigenous rights referendum a big success By Peter Gellert MEXICO CITY — On March 21, almost 3 million Mexicans participated in a makeshift referendum on indigenous rights called by the Zapatista National Liberation Army (EZLN). The