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Garbos oppose redundancy deal

Garbos oppose redundancy deal By Maurice Sibelle BRISBANE — Three hundred garbos rallied at King George Square on September 22 to protest against a redundancy deal being offered by the Brisbane City Council. Eighty out of three hundred

Commission proposes end of awards

By Ana Kailis A report commissioned by treasurer John Dawkins has called on the Federal Government to abolish the award system and to end trade union monopoly rights in enterprise bargaining. Written by the Industry Commission (the federal

Music worthy of the film

Music worthy of the film Soundtrack to The Piano Composed by Michael Nyman Virgin Records through Larrikin Reviewed by Zanny Begg In both An Angel at my Table and The Piano, Jane Campion examines women who are repressed by society but

BRISBANE

BRISBANE — Aksi and other concerned groups protested on September 24 against the Warana festival's theme of "Celebrate Indonesia". The protest highlighted the Suharto regime's suppression of democratic rights and independence struggles in East

Imprisoned women

Imprisoned women Picking Oakum: women and criminality SBS Television October 7, 8.30 p.m. (8.00 Adelaide) Reviewed by Ignatius Kim This is an excellent documentary from Britain's Channel 4. It takes its name from the common form of

Omega a 'hidden health risk'

By Joe Vialls Staff at the secret US Omega facility in East Gippsland are worried about job security after a sudden Australian government decision to close the station by February unless alternate funding can be found. Omega started

Three generations of Chinese women

Three generations of Chinese women Wild Swans By Jung Chang Flamingo. $16.95 Reviewed by Alex Cooper Having read Wild Swans once, I found myself wanting to read it again straightaway. This is a fascinating account of three generations

Alliance provides a choice in NZ election

By Ana Kailis The Alliance, a coalition of progressive parties, has announced a platform of six basic principles for the November 6 New Zealand election. Formed in 1991, the Alliance groups NewLabour (a left split from the Labour Party),

In the stars

By Lucifer Skycrawler While you have been planning this or wishing for that, the stars have been organising your life — and do you think they give a stuff about what you want? To find out what location in the Celestial Sump has been reserved

WA budget continues shift of resources

WA budget continues shift of resources By Rodney Cheuk and Jon Strauss PERTH — Business lobby groups and the West Australian have howled about a loss of "reforming zeal" on the part of the Court Liberal government because its September

... and ain't i a woman?: Sex discrimination in Tasmania

Sex discrimination in Tasmania The success of a case brought earlier this year against the Hobart City Council by a 21-year-old woman who suffered sexual harassment and rape by her co-workers stirred up a storm over the lack of sexual harassment

All the way with Olivier

Olivier Olivier Written and directed by Agnieszka Holland Exclusive Melbourne Season at Cinema Nova Reviewed by Elle Morrell Inspired by a report in a newspaper, Agnieszka Holland has provided a powerful portrayal of an intriguing story