You may be surprised to learn that over one in 10 of 91×ÔÅÄÂÛ̳ Weekly subscribers are from rural areas. On the whole, these are areas where 91×ÔÅÄÂÛ̳ is not sold on the street. Subscribing to 91×ÔÅÄÂÛ̳ in these towns involves a very conscious
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Five hundred Filipinos and 51 international participants attended the Asia Pacific East Timor Conference in Manila between May 31 and June 4. 91×ÔÅÄÂÛ̳ Weekly spoke to one of the Australian participants, MAX LANE, who was in Manila representing AKSI
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Ninoy Aquino was gunned down on the tarmac of the airport now honouring his name. I first met Ninoy in the early 80s when he addressed a human rights meeting at Colombia University in New York. I was most impressed and
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There are now more breast cancers diagnosed in the US each year (181,000) than any other cancer, and all but 1000 of these occur in the female half of the population. There are a few other cancers that occur almost as often
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ADELAIDE — A pro-choice picket at Parliament House on June 10 attracted 50 people. Organised by the pro-choice club from Adelaide University, the protest was part of an ongoing campaign to repeal all anti-abortion laws and for funding to provide
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True Stories: What really happened to Adolf Hitler — Almost 50 years after the death of Hitler, former Soviet intelligence officers break lifetime vows of silence to tell how he came to his end. Hitler and Eva Braun had taken refuge in a
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When Charles Darwin synthesised the biological knowledge of the 19th century into a theory that humans evolved from other mammals, Frederick Engels in a short essay hypothesised that in the transition from ape-like creature to
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Having lost the "unlosable" 1993 federal election, the Liberal Party was bound to make the traditional leadership change sometime. Opinion polls show a surge of support since the election last month of the new leader Alexander
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Based on highly reliably international contacts, leaked documents and horoscopes from several TV magazines, Nostradamus' Media Watch presents a highly accurate forecast of political events across the globe. US hostage
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Breast cancer has received a great deal of publicity of late. The federal government's considerable funding allocations to the disease in the last budget were touted as marking both its recognition of the importance of the disease as a public health
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The first Asia Pacific Conference on East Timor (APCET), held in Manila, brought together representatives of human rights and solidarity organisations from across the world to speak out against the continued illegal occupation of
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Billabongs 'a biodiversity jungle' The billabongs of the Murray-Darling Basin might be as rich in biodiversity as the waters of the Amazon jungles, according to a scientist with the Murray-Darling Freshwater Research Centre at Albury. Dr
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Gaywaves — Gaywaves includes the new production Access, a fortnightly HIV/AIDS information half-hour; Access is dedicated to the distribution of accurate, current information on services, support, reports and activism. Gaywaves is always interested
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SYDNEY — Attempts to remove the term "invasion" from a draft primary school Australian history syllabus in New South Wales have outraged many educators. In the draft Human Society and its Environment syllabus, the word
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PERTH — Charges of stealing were dropped against Civil Service Association secretary Dave Robinson on June 9. The charges were laid by the director of public prosecutions in December 1993 following union elections. Robinson had been charged with
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Right-wing women Gender equity and affirmative action have long been demands of the women's movement. At their best, they can be used to raise awareness about women's issues and educate people more broadly about the potential for a society free
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[African-Americans] ... must not make the mistake of the German Jews, who assumed that if the German nation received some of them as intellectual and social equals, the whole group would be safe. It took only a
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For the benefit of those who have contrived somehow to leave the planet for a while, June 6 marked the 50th anniversary of the landing of the western allies on the beaches of Normandy. It has been hailed as "the decisive
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Opposition to honour for Sarawak minister ADELAIDE — The Students Association of the University of Adelaide, Friends of the Earth Nouveau and the Native Forest Network of South Australia have expressed disappointment at the university's
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Fascist danger Good to see his Holiness, the pope, rush out his new encyclical Periculum Urgentum Neo-Fascistorum Italianorum, warning the world of the Fascist danger. Well done, Wally Wolodja! Denis Kevans Wentworth Falls NSW East
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ADELAIDE — The SA government plans to privatise most of its information technology (IT) activities. The Public Service Association and local industry groups have expressed concerns about the timetable, the closed tendering
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While islands have long conjured up images of "paradise", they have been treated as exploitable colonies, toxic waste dumping grounds, nuclear testing grounds and strategic sites for military bases. Henry Kissinger
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Seventeen Filipina women and four children have died violently in Australia since 1980. In most cases, their Australian partners were implicated. A national Filipina women's organisation, the Centre for Philippine Concerns
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The Whitsunday branch of the Queensland Greens has called on the federal government and the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority (GBRMPA) to take immediate action to protect the reefs fringing the Whitsunday Islands.
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CANBERRA — Despite union claims, an agreement before public servants in the Department of Employment, Education and Training provides no guarantees of job security. The Public Sector Union national leadership had
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BRISBANE — Brisbane City Council bus drivers stopped work for four hours on June 3 in protest against council management failure to properly consult with the union leadership concerning the implementation of periodic medical
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Lawyers picket over watch-house scandalBRISBANE — "If these men in the City Watch-house were dogs, the RSPCA would close it in 12 hours", commented Salvation Army courts chaplain Major Bruce Buckmaster on June 10. "The
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Brisbane will be the scene of much discussion and celebration by lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgendered and generally queer and pro-queer people from all over Australia in the early weeks of July. The fourth Queer
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DARWIN — The defeat, once again, of the Labor Party in the June 4 Northern Territory elections has sparked a call for the formation of a new Aboriginal party. Labor looks like holding on to seven seats (a loss of two) in the
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Jobs go in WA budgetPERTH — Another 1300 jobs will be cut from the state public service following the second Court government budget, brought down on June 9. Premier Richard Court indicated that most of these would be
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Youth workers 'evil': copPERTH — Retiring Police Superintendent Kevin Moran has called for a royal commission to investigate youth workers and their "evil" impact on society and young people. "The youth industry in
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Status quo "Conservatives and Liberals do not read books. They don't buy books and they're not changers and thinkers. They are there to maintain the status quo." — Tim Curnow, managing director of publishing agents Curtis Brown, on why there is a
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Supporters of Bougainville have sharply condemned the June 8 Senate report on the Australian parliamentary delegation's visit to Bougainville in April. "The Loosley report makes no mention of the fact that Australian arms, money
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Smith's gives workers the crunchADELAIDE — Workers at Smith's snack food company went on strike for 24 hours on June 7 following the shock sacking of nearly one quarter of the company's Adelaide work force. A
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Two thousand people rallied Australia-wide last week, marking World Environment Day on June 5. The participants were overwhelmingly young and very lively and energetic. As Rachelle Scoular of St Mary's High School said at the 300-strong
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Bridge moratorium extendedADELAIDE — On World Environment Day, June 6, a rally at Goolwa drew together about 500 Aboriginal people and their supporters from across the state. They were provided with entertainment and
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"Green, feminist, anti-racist, activist, internationalist: Talking about a Revolution!" is the theme of the 23rd Resistance national conference, to be held at Sydney University from July 8-10. Hundreds of radical young activists
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Brisbane garbo strike endsBRISBANE — Northside Brisbane garbage trucks will carry canvas "beer stockings" to hold gifts from householders — including alcohol. This settlement has resolved an industrial dispute which
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Transitional centre debatedSYDNEY — A public meeting in Glebe Town Hall on June 9 discussed a Department of Corrective Services proposal to establish a transitional centre in Glebe for women in the pre-release stage of
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Women lose out in enterprise bargaining A survey by the Australian Bureau of Statistics released in the first week of June found that the gap between women's and men's wages is increasing. Although equal pay was supposedly won in the 1970s, the
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MANILA — FILEMON, the Free Lagman Movement, was official launched on June 2 at the University of the Philippines. Filemon Lagman, also known as Carlos Forte or Ka [Comrade] "Popoy", was captured by agents of Naval Intelligence in
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JERUSALEM — In a tiny office in occupied East Jerusalem, a new independent weekly newspaper has started up. The Jerusalem Times has a small staff who draw on both the Arabic-language press and their own journalism to produce an English-language
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NZ government spending less on healthWELLINGTON — Since the 1991 budget the National Party government has overturned New Zealand's health service by converting area health boards into profit-oriented companies (crown health
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Nigerian authorities have arrested hundreds of Ogoni people, causing thousands to flee their villages. Military checkpoints have been established throughout Ogoniland, where those passing are forced to undress. People bearing Ogoni tribal scars on
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[The Nicaraguan Ministry of the Environment and Natural Resources (Marena) launched a campaign in 1993 to protect the sea turtle, an endangered species. The program's actions are focused on the dry tropical forests of Chacocente,
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MANAGUA — The FSLN congress held here May 20-22 made important advances in strengthening the largest party in Nicaragua and one of the largest left-wing organisations in Latin America. Called last year with the agenda of
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Electricity privatisation in WellingtonWELLINGTON — With less than a month to go before the Wellington City Council makes a decision on the issue, the Save Capital Power group is rallying public support for its campaign
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Panic and hysteria took hold of the South Korean capital, Seoul, last week as troops and police moved in to "protect" government buildings from the alleged threat of North Korean terrorist attacks. Seoul airport and the residence
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More than two million people died in the 1950-3 Korean War when the United States, under UN cover, went to war to defend South Korea at war with the North. Of those two million, just 53,000 were American troops. The overwhelming
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MANAGUA — Increased participation of women in the FSLN was a focal point of discussions before the party's recent extraordinary congress. One woman delegate, Lucy Gonzalez Picado, told 91×ÔÅÄÂÛ̳, "There is no other party in
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MOSCOW — In the last weeks of May, the nerve of Russia's chief economic strategists seemed to crack. Ending months of confident statements by government leaders, President Boris Yeltsin admitted to a meeting of industrial
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Three plays by BrechtMELBOURNE — Over next weekend, the Collingwood Town Hall will be the venue for three Brecht plays performed by the Great Chorus Company. The plays are He who says yes, He who says no and The
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Paving over Pyrmont? Concrete City, a documentary film about Pyrmont, the small urban Sydney community which is to host the world's largest gambling casino as part of a huge urban consolidation, will be launched at the Mandolin Cinema on June
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Cave's dark love Let Love In Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds Reviewed by Nick Fredman Nick Cave, the dark preacher of rock and roll, and his loyal disciples the Bad Seeds have released a new work. Musically and lyrically it breaks little
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World music from Adelaide Mystical Traveller Dya Singh On cassette and CD Reviewed by Vikki Langton and Andrew Hall Anyone interested in world music should take note of Dya Singh, a band that incorporates a unique blend of sounds, in
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Strange Fruit Strange Fruit Multi-media exhibition by Brenda L. Croft Performance Space, Redfern until June 25 Reviewed by Sara Cohen The title of this exhibition is taken from a Billy Holiday song which describes the lynching of
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The Sydney Film Festival got off to an impressive start on June 10 with the screenings of the 1994 Dendy Awards for Australian Short Films. Shorts were screened in five categories: documentary, fiction, general, animation and
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In April and May, SOA Watch and Witness for Peace sponsored a 40-day fast in Washington to call attention to the School of the Americas and to mobilise support for closing it down. The US Army School of the Americas was established in Panama in
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Transforming Labor: Labour Tradition and the Labor Decade in Australia By Peter Beilharz Cambridge University Press, 1994. 245 pp., $29.95 (pb) Reviewed by Phil Shannon After 11 years of federal ALP government, it is not hard to weigh the
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Directed By David Cronenberg Screenplay by David Henry Hwang Featuring Jeremy Irons, John Lone and Ian Richardson Reviewed by L. Pradhan M.Butterfly opens in Beijing in 1964, where Rene Gallimard (Jeremy Irons) is a lowly accountant in