South African election date set
By Norm Dixon
South Africa is likely to hold its first non-racial general election next April 27, it was announced on June 3. The African National Congress described the announcement as a vital
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In May, young people carrying a banner "United Front Against Golf Course Development" demonstrated outside the offices of the minister for youth and sport in Jakarta, leading to a heated polemic in the newspapers. A private
$8 wage claim floundering
By Max Lane
SYDNEY — A week after its announcement, the push
for an $8 wage claim by a group of unions from the right wing of the NSW Trades and Labour Council is already faltering.
The group had
Destined to become a classic
Forbidden Love
Written and directed by Aerlyn Weissman and Lynne Fernie
Reviewed by Bronwen Beechey
In the 1950s and '60s, lesbianism was definitely "the love that dare not speak its name". Yet throughout
By Russell Willis
MELBOURNE — Prime Minister Keating promised some major leaps forward for young Australians as a result of the National Youth Summit on July 22, 1992.
The National Employment and Training Plan for young people was
Timewatch: Bloody Sunday
SBS TV
Monday, June 14, 7.30 p.m. (7 in Adelaide)
Reviewed by Bernie Brian
Bloody Sunday, the Channel Four film on the fatal shooting of 13 unarmed civil rights marchers on January 30, 1972, by an elite British
And deaf and blind
"You would have to be naive in the extreme to believe that every member of a police force is totally incorruptible." — Queensland police commissioner Jim O'Sullivan, quoted in the Bulletin.
Of course not
"I'm not
PNG 'terrorism' law draws protest
By David Robie
PORT MORESBY — Papua New Guinea's harsh new Internal Security Act has been attacked as the "most disturbing" law passed by the country's parliament since independence in 1975.
Part
The Republican Idea — This program, part of Open Learning, may interest those following the republican debate. It looks back at the colourful debate that took place during the 19th century. ABC Radio National, Thurs June 10, 11.05 a.m.
The
Learning hatred from the church
Jacqui Griffin, a qualified teacher with 11 years' teaching experience, applied to the NSW Catholic Education Office (CEO) in April for classification to teach in Catholic schools. The reply from the CEO,
By Sam Wainwright
World Environment Day was celebrated in cities across Australia June 5-6. The events, organised in most centres by the Environmental Youth Alliance under the theme "Environmental Justice for All", show that people are as
Unemployment 'solutions'
One third of the official 1 million unemployed, or 371,000 people, are now classified as long-term unemployed. Prime Minister Paul Keating's announcement of a new committee to look at "policy options" for responding
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