Nicaraguan telethon for Cuba
By Stephen Marks
MANAGUA — The Cuba solidarity campaign held Nicaragua's first telethon on May 14. Thousands of Nicaraguans responded to the broadcasts on the Sandinista Channel 4, and several FM and AM
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By Anne Pavy
The Rudall River National Park has been described as a "three-act nightmare" for the mining giant CRA: uranium, in a national park, and on Aboriginal land.
The state Liberal government has authorised CRA to go ahead with
At the back of the fridge
Liberty, Equality and Self Determination, or, Do I really have to get out of bed today?
Written and performed by Daska Saleeba
At the Fringe Studio, Melbourne
Sat May 29, 8.30 p.m. and Sun May 30, 6.30 p.m.
By Peter Boyle
After hearing about Tanner '88 — the six-hour TV serial that inspired Tim Robbins' Bob Roberts — at the launch of Melbourne's 42nd International Film Festival (June 4-18), I went to see Bob Roberts.
Now I have to see
Women pursue jobs at BHP
By Sarah Harris
WOLLONGONG — Passing motorists sounded their horns and waved support as a spirited group of 100 women marched along the boundary of the BHP's Port kembla Steelworks on May 13, seeking
Some of his best friends
"I enjoy an excellent relationship with the Aboriginal community throughout my electorate, and I am currently a patron of the Aboriginal Sports Centre at Condobolin." — Ian Armstrong, new National Party leader in NSW,
Sri Lankans vote for democracy
By S. Piyasena
After 16 years of extreme right-wing rule, four of them under the government of slain dictator R. Premadasa, the people of Sri Lanka have overwhelmingly voted for the restoration of
Thousands attend AIDS vigil
By Bronwen Beechey
MELBOURNE — An estimated 10,000 people braved cold temperatures on May 15 to take part in the 10th annual candlelight vigil to mark AIDS Awareness Day. The vigil is held in memory of those
ADELAIDE — About 80 people on May 19 heard Renate Klein, an academic from Deakin University and representative of Feminist International Resistance Network of Resistance to Reproductive and Genetic Engineering, speak on Women and Reproductive
By Slavenka Drakulic
ZAGREB, Croatia — The room is tiny, with one small window letting in almost no light on a gloomy winter morning. Outside, it's bitter cold, -
15° C. Stiffly frozen pieces of hand-washed clothing are hanging on
By Peter Boyle
Everyone hopes to be a winner when they buy a lottery ticket or place a bet at the TAB. That is certainly the emphasis of the slick advertising for the burgeoning legal gambling industry.
But even those who fervently
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