On October 23, a deadly cholera epidemic in South Africa's KwaZulu-Natal province claimed its 31st victim. More than 3600 cases have been reported since the outbreak began in mid-August.
On October 24, national spokesperson for the National Health
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Committed
"Although we do not feel responsible for this regrettable event, we are committed to help clear up what happened." — Cervesur beer company manager Carlos de la Flor commenting on the irreparable damage done to a 500-year-old stone
REVIEW BY SHANE HOPKINSON
The Houseparty: A Politically Correct Love StoryBy Winsome HawthorneSubversion PressWrite to PO Box 183, Kurrajong, NSW 2758 or <subversion@arachnoid.net.au>
A new genre of writing has emerged — the
BY SUE BOLAND
A few months ago, federal minister for workplace relations and small business Peter Reith told a meeting of the Financial and Treasury Association (SA branch) that "political correctness" in the media meant that businesspeople were
BY TONY ILTIS& SUSAN PRICE
MELBOURNE — Labor Premier Steve Bracks had lied about protester violence at the S11 blockade of the World Economic Forum (WEF) meeting, a protest of 200 outside the ALP's state conference on October 21 was told.
Paddy
Private privilege
Not owning a BMW is bearable. But having untreated health problems or missing out on a good education can really disadvantage you.
Private privilege in health and education is more repugnant than in most other areas. This is
BY MAURICE SIBELLE
MELBOURNE — Some of the more repressive 91×ÔÅÄÂÛ̳ of Victoria's anti-student organisation legislation, enacted by the former Kennett government in 1994, were repealed on October 25, although the Coalition and independents were
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Broken promises
“Promise” can be defined as an “assurance of future benefit”. It
is a word often heard in association with information technology, although
in that context it means “hope for financial gain”.
Some technologies become
Budiman demands supreme court intervention
On October 24, the chairperson of the People's Democratic Party (PRD), Budiman Sujatmiko, went to the Supreme Court to protest against the handling of the party's case against former President Suharto and
The Israeli military machine's current repression against unarmed Palestinian civilians protesting against the Jewish state's colonial occupation of their national homeland has been so brutal that even Israel's chief sponsor, the United States, felt
REVIEW BY BILL NEVINS
Angel of New OrleansDavid RoeRoyal Rags Records, New Orleans<davidroe111@email.msn.com>
If you are wandering New Orleans' French Quarter streets, you will likely come upon what seems to be a statue of an angel, all
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