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Dirty

Dirty Dirty Sonic Youth Geffen Records Available on CD and cassette Reviewed by Steve Bavaro Dirty, the eighth album from the US thrash/grunge quartet Sonic Youth, maintains the group's focus on important social issues. On their

Young activists call day of action

Young activists call day of action By Sean Malloy The youth activist organisation, Resistance, is planning a national day of action on March 8 to highlight the Labor and Liberal attacks on young people's rights and living standards.

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By Gerry Harant There is far more wrong with Paul Ehrlich's formula I=PA (or I=PAT in its extended form) than GLW correspondence and articles have so far suggested. Both the form and the contents of Ehrlich's statement are ideologically

Loose cannons

Discriminating "I think all of them." — Yossef Harish, Israeli cabinet legal adviser, when asked before the Israeli Supreme Court how many Palestinian residents of the occupied territories are terrorists. Under control "The

A German minority buffeted by unification

By Will Firth BERLIN — In the south-east German region of Lusatia (Lausitz) lives a small ethnic group — the Sorbs. Also called Lusatians or Wends, the Sorbs are of Slavic descent and speak a language closely related to Czech and Polish.

Offensive forces Khmer Rouge retreat

By our correspondent PHNOM PENH — The series of limited military offensives by the government at the end of January has boosted morale after months in which the Khmer Rouge had manipulated the cease-fire to make military gains. The

Art to fill an empty shop

By Tracy Sorensen SYDNEY — An empty shop in Cabramatta has become a hive of artistic activity. With the help of artists from either side of the US-Mexican border (the "Border Art Workshop" — BAW), young people are being taught a range of

Bizarre, bemused, befuddled

Dark At Noon Directed by Raul Ruiz With John Hurt, Didier Bourdon, Lorraine Evanoff, David Warner and Daniel Prevost Showing at the Glebe Valhalla, Sydney Reviewed by Norm Dixon Exiled Chilean avant-garde film maker Raul Ruiz's latest

Fred Hollows

Fred Hollows Fred Hollows' death last week was felt by everyone who knew of his remarkable efforts and achievements in improving the health of Third World peoples in Africa, Asia and the Australian outback. Official society did its best

Rainbow Alliance launches jobs policy

Rainbow Alliance launches jobs policy By Dave Holmes MELBOURNE — The Rainbow Alliance has unveiled a radical program to tackle the unemployment crisis. Launched at a media conference on February 11, the emergency package is centred on a

'Youth Against Hewson' campaign announced

'Youth Against Hewson' campaign announced SYDNEY — Liberal leader John Hewson faces an interesting challenge in his electorate of Wentworth with the announcement of a "Youth Against Hewson" campaign. The campaign, to be run by the

Write on

Seeking support As the incumbent Independent Senator for Victoria I am seeking re-election in the forthcoming election on the 13th of March 1993. I am heading up the Independents' Network Senate ticket which comprises candidates from my