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Meeting demands: 'Stop the theft of Telstra!'

By Adam Hanieh ADELAIDE — One hundred people packed the Pilgrim Church Hall on May 15 for a public meeting organised by the Keep Telstra Public Alliance. The meeting was chaired by Reverend Lee Levitt-Olson, who opened the proceedings by

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British feminist speaks ADELAIDE — On May 8, a meeting organised by the South Australian Women's Caucus heard well-known British feminist Beatrix Campbell speak about the impact of former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher's policies on

Dreams don't cost much

intro = Miracle AlleyDirected by Jorge FonsOpens in Sydney at the Verona Cinema on May 30; in Melbourne at Cinema Como on June 6Reviewed by Pip Hinman In Mexico City there is a place — called Miracle Alley — where miracles never happen, but

Population control: the Indian experience

By Malini Karkal Except for China, India is the most populous country in the world. In 1952 it became the first country to introduce national family planning. At that point, the program was instigated to improve maternal and infant health, but the

From baseball to Frankenstein

Dinosaur in a Haystack: Reflections in Natural HistoryBy Stephen Jay GouldJonathon Cape, 1996. 480 pp., $25 (pb)Reviewed by Phil Shannon What do baseball, beeswax and yo-yo crazes have in common? They all serve as introductions in the latest

Third stoppage in SA education campaign

By Adam Hanieh ADELAIDE — Nearly 2000 teachers from schools in the central and western suburbs rallied in the city on May 15 in the third rolling stoppage by SA teachers in as many weeks. The stoppages are part of a campaign to secure improved

How Liberals plan to slash higher education

By Alison Dellit Students, vice-chancellors and university administrations have begun to prepare for an expected slash in higher education funding in the August budget. So far the government has not set a figure on the funding cut, nor has it

Rule of the gun in paradise

By Kathryn Hamilton Kashmir has been a battle ground for too many years. The peaceful, friendly Kashmiri culture has been destroyed and can never be rebuilt. The only authority recognised is the gun. In a land where one death would have the valley

Illawarra activists meet

By Andrew Hall WOLLONGONG — There is a long and proud history of militant working class struggle in the Illawarra. The waterside workers, metalworkers and miners can claim much credit for winning many of the rights working people take for granted

Battle over woodchips looms

By Bill Mason BRISBANE — The battle over Australia's forests is set to erupt again with a Queensland company applying to the federal government for an annual licence to chip 140,000 tonnes of timber. Wilderness Society spokesperson Virginia Young

'Gay right' debates strategy

'Gay right' debates strategy By Heidi Pegrem SYDNEY — There has been increasing debate in the gay and lesbian press here over how to relate to the Liberal federal government. Two conflicting right-wing positions have been prominent. Larry

US papers show Kennedy rebuffed 1961 Cuba offer

US government documents declassified in April reveal that in 1961 US President John Kennedy pushed ahead with economic pressure and covert actions against Cuba despite the Cuban government's willingness to give in to the US on key points, according