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Guatemala faces uncertain future under new president By Huberto Estrada S. On May 26, José Domingo García, who was then defence minister, stated that Guatemala's vice president, Gustavo Espina, had resigned along with the
Life by accident Waterdance Directed by Neal Jimenez and Michael Steinberg Written by Neal Jimenez Starring Eric Stolz, Helen Hunt, Wesley Snipes, William Forsythe, Elisabeth Pena Begins at KINO, Melbourne, mid-late July Reviewed
By Stephen Robson PERTH — Rallying at noon on June 17 in Forrest Place, about 9000 unionists protested against the attacks being carried out by the Court state Liberal government. The Trades and Labour Council leadership did not put any
Strike against labour minister A strike wave continues in Indonesia with strikes occurring in individual factories almost every day. The latest to get into the mainstream media is a by more than 400 women workers from Sarinah Jaya
On June 5 more than 3000 young people around Australia made a stand for environmental justice in rallies and festivals organised by the Environmental Youth Alliance. The message of World Environment Day was clear: our environment is still
By Peter Boyle MELBOURNE — Like others who were in the city on August 20-22, 1991, I vividly remember the huge black smoke plume that rose from the Coode Island chemical storage facility, immediately to the west of the city, and arched
Voices from the Front A Testing the Limits Production Australian premiere screening with Sex and the Sandinistas Brisbane Resistance Centre, 29 Terrace St, New Farm Sunday, June 27, 7.30 p.m. Tongues Untied A Marlon Riggs film
By Peter McGregor The USA has been underwriting or waging war against Vietnam ever since that nation declared its independence in 1945. After the Paris peace agreement in 1973, direct military attacks were replaced by devastating economic
Female sexism Picture this urban scene: Two groups divided by gender. The young women, many representing various ethnic groups and cultures, are angry and hurling taunts at an equally angry and culturally diverse group of young men. Verbal
Looking to ACTU congress By Barry Healy SYDNEY — Forty rank and file trade unionists met in Newtown Community Centre here on June 19 as part of national preparations for the ACTU congress scheduled for later this year. Activists
The new colonialism As the United Nations holds an international conference on human rights in Vienna, its so-called peacekeeping forces terrorise the population of Mogadishu. In Australia, there has been no angry government
By Allen Myers The May 23-28 Cambodian election gave a solid majority of delegates to the opposition bloc of FUNCINPEC and the Buddhist Liberal Democratic Party (BLDP). The governing Cambodian People's Party (CPP) appears to have resigned