More cuts in mining industry
By Peter Chiltern
The mining industry in NSW has been further hit by closures and cutbacks at Broken Hill and the Illawarra. The city of Broken Hill will lose more than a third of its 1350 mineworkers with the
87
By Sean Malloy
"This is a unique historical period. The collapse of Stalinism has opened the way in the US for some regroupment beyond the old formations and the old currents", said Malik Miah, a member of the leading committee of the
Spock, US pastors in Havana
HAVANA - Renowned US paediatrician Doctor Benjamin Spock presented US$82,000 in medicines to the Cuban Red Cross on the morning of February 1. The shipment was donated by people in 41 US states. The Cuban Red Cross
The Guilt Industry
em = By John Tomlinson
Don't talk to me of guilt or want,
Don't tell me where I'm in default.
Your country now is mine by right
of English law and oversight.
Blackburn did terra nullius decree
for mines and
The year 1992, to be precise. Bound volumes of 91×ÔÅÄÂÛ̳ for 1992 will shortly be available, at a price of $100. To reserve your copy, send a cheque for $100 to PO Box 394, Broadway 2007, or phone your credit card details to (02) 690 1230.
Bringing up baby
En route to see Baby With the Bathwater, our reviewer fell off his bicycle, suffering grievous injuries that prevented him viewing this new play at the Rep Theatre in Newtown, Sydney. So you'll have to see and judge it for
Building workers' wages vanish
By Peter Chiltern
SYDNEY — The Building Workers Industrial Union is seeking outstanding wages and entitlements for 40 workers on construction projects at Singleton army base, Richmond TAFE college and an
By Norm Dixon
Popular discontent with Zaire's brutal and corrupt dictator, President Mobutu Sese Seko, has again erupted in the streets of the capital, Kinshasa. Soldiers, angered by being paid with worthless banknotes, rose in rebellion.
Questions on national parks funding
By Darin Huddy
ADELAIDE — Following serious concerns about funding levels to national parks, a federal parliamentary committee has projected that $200 million will be spent nationally on acquiring
Young women's sexual health festival
By Carla Gorton
SYDNEY — Information for young women about HIV and AIDS issues will be the main focus of a national festival at Bondi Pavilion on February 19-20.
"Australian studies warn that
Jackys Marsh Forest Festival
By Zari Duniam
Surrounded by the Great Western Tiers, the Jackys Marsh Forest Festival was held over four days, January 29 to February 1. A festive atmosphere blended with the tranquillity of the Tasmanian
By Lyndall Barnett
MELBOURNE — The Kennett government is drafting legislation giving wider stop-and-search powers to Victorian police, despite frequent instances of police harassment and violence coming to light. On January 20 Scott Baker,
- Previous page
- Page 4
- Next page