By Norm Dixon
South African township jive — mbaqanga — has become popular throughout the world largely because of the phenomenal talents and energies of Mahlathini and the Mahotella Queens and their often overlooked but equally
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On Clinton
In response to Alan Kazlav (Write On, GLW #87): It is not news that elections, especially in the USA, are largely a ritual. Election programs are hardly more than a device to capture votes and the candidates adjust their messages
Child victims of Israeli terror
Twenty-five Palestinian children, between four and 16 years old, have been killed by the Israeli military since Yitzhak Rabin took office as prime minister, claims the Jerusalem Media and Communication Centre.
Socialist environment policy launched
By Bill Mason
BRISBANE — "For over 200 years, capitalism has inflicted serious damage on Australia's natural and fragile environment", Dr Coral Wynter told a meeting here on February 17, launching
Wilderness Society rejects Liberal And Labour
SYDNEY — The Wilderness Society has called for voters concerned about the environment, and native forests in particular, to vote for the Democrats, Greens and progressive independents in the
By Dave Riley
Cabaret in popular usage generally conjures up visions of strip joints, sleazy bars or nightclubs where the meagre stage fare hardly compensates for the high drink prices. To these images the film Cabaret added the grim aura of
Beyond the white jumpsuit
Elvis Herselvis
Wheatsheaf Hotel, Hobart,February 10
Reviewed by Rose Matthews
Three years ago Leigh Crow impersonated Elvis, on a dare, at a gay and lesbian nightclub in San Francisco. Although Crow was at
By John Hutnyk
SYDNEY — Pursuing a technological fetish that has overtaken urban planners and university administrators worldwide, three universities here are planning an "advanced technology park" (ATP) for Redfern.
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International actions against Sarawak logging
Rainforest campaigner Bruno Manser will begin a fast in March in solidarity with the Penan people of Sarawak state in Malaysia. Manser and others in Switzerland and Austria plan the fast as part of
A 'P-plate' curfew?
By Sean Malloy
The Victorian chair of the Road Trauma Committee has called for curfews on "P-plate" drivers. Associate Professor Frank McDermott, writing in the Medical Journal of Australia, calls for a night-time
Expelled ALP member to stand against Baldwin
SYDNEY — A former Labor Party member is the Democratic Socialist candidate in the inner city seat of Sydney, currently held by Peter Baldwin for the ALP. Margaret Gleeson, a community housing
By Peter Boyle
A Hewson victory at the federal election would be a health hazard. Fightback would abolish bulk billing for all except pensioners and other health care card holders. Constraints on doctors' fees would be lifted, and a
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