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By Norm Dixon DURBAN — Wandering along the "Golden Mile" — Durban's tacky hotel-lined stretch of beach front, a cross between Surfers Paradise and Kings Cross — and seeing the throngs of South Africans of all races enjoying the sun and
The lost generation In looking at the struggle for women's rights, we shouldn't forget our great grandmothers, who fought for the right to vote in the late eighteenth and early nineteenth century. The current generation of grandmothers, of
Looking out: Update on a dispute By Brandon Astor Jones On March 23, 1994, I spoke with the temporary supervisor of G-Unit, Captain Freeman, and the head counsellor, Claude McCann. Among other things I asked what, if anything, had been done
By Paul Walker For more than a year the United States has been pursuing a confrontation with North Korea over its alleged attempts to manufacture nuclear weapons. In the war of words, Clinton last November threatened to destroy North Korea,
By Pip Hunter In preparing the 1994-95 budget, the federal government received 57 submissions from business, community, professional, employer and employee organisations. These submissions have been published by the Economic Planning Advisory
The International 91×ÔÅÄÂÛ̳ Conference over the Easter weekend was a notable success. The conference drew participants from as far afield as Perth in Australia and Brazil internationally. The main plenary sessions energetically attacked the
Documentary Series: Prostitution — A three-part series from France on the day-to-day lives of prostitutes. The first program follows the lives of two transsexuals, Simone and Alexie. SBS, Monday, April 18, 11.05pm. The Cutting Edge: The School
Links: International Journal of Socialist Renewal A quarterly published by New Course Publications, Sydney $6.50, 128pp. Reviewed by Martin Roe An exclusive interview with Sandinista leader and former Nicaraguan president Daniel Ortega is
By Richard Hindmarsh The challenge to genetic engineering (GE) is meeting strong resistance from corporate agribusiness and its powerful allies within public sector research and development organisations like the CSIRO and pro-biotech government
La Scorta (The Bodyguards) Directed by Ricky Tognazzi Mandolin Cinema, Sydney, from April 14 Reviewed by Paul Walker The crisis of the Italian state, which culminated in changing the electoral system and the victory of the far right in the
For the animals In defense of animals Various artists Shock Records Reviewed by John-Paul Nassif "Our task must be to free ourselves by widening our circle of compassion to embrace all living creatures and the whole of nature in its
No workers' paradise On March 30 civilisation as we knew it ended, or so the employers' representatives would have us believe: Australian workers have been granted jobs virtually for life. ACTU secretary Bill Kelty described the event as the