Urge UN to act on blockade of Cuba
By Pat Brewer
Last November the United Nations General Assembly sharply rebuffed the United States for its economic blockade of Cuba by passing a Cuban-sponsored resolution calling for repeal of the
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Campus clash in Jakarta
Troops and police have attacked protesting students, injuring several and wrecking various parts of the National Science and Technology Institute campus in the capital.
According to a statement issued by the
SNAGS in the New World Order
Military strategists have long understood the importance of rigorous psychological training for the formation of an efficient and disciplined fighting force. Indeed, inculcation of a deep-seated and unquestioning
The founding conference of the Alliance 90 Greens Party was held in Leipzig on May 14-16. It marked the unification of the West German Greens and Bündnis 90, from the former East Germany. Frieder Otto Wolfe, a lecturer at Berlin University
Goss to trade national park
By Maurice Sibelle
BRISBANE — The state Labor government has angered conservationists with a proposal to hand over 60 hectares of Woodwark Bay National Park, north of Airlie Beach on the Whitsunday coast of
By Karen Fredericks
SYDNEY — An attempt by the NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS) to prevent distribution of a book on wildlife smuggling has been defeated. The book details involvement of NPWS officers in the illegal
Timor vigil
MELBOURNE — Supporters of East Timor are holding weekly vigils outside the Garuda Airlines office to protest against the imprisonment of Xanana Gusmao and other leaders of the East Timorese struggle for independence.
The
By Lyndall Barnett
MELBOURNE — About 600 women and men marched here on June 19 to demand justice for women. Organised by the recently formed Justice for Women Action Collective, the rally protested against the lack of commitment to women's
Very political tones
Sing Out for Ireland
Wolfe Tones
Distributed by Larrikin
Reviewed by Bernie Brian
The Dublin-based Wolfe Tones have probably been around as long as the Chieftains but are not as well known. Could it have
By Norrian Rundle
MELBOURNE — The second round of Kennett government state school closures is under way. In May the Directorate of School Education issued a paper misleadingly called "Quality Provision of Education in Victoria" which set
Benny's Video
Directed by Michael Haneke (Austria, 1992)
With Arno Frisch, Angela Winkler
Premiered in Australia at the 42nd Melbourne International Film Festival
Reviewed by Margarita Windisch
Benny's Video is the second part of a
Leolo
A film by Jean-Claude Lauzon
From late June at Kino, Melbourne
Reviewed by Mario Giorgetti
Canadian writer-director Jean-Claude Lauzon, whose first film, Night Zoo (1987), was well awarded but left many critics unconvinced,
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