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By Norm Dixon Just weeks after the release from prison of pro-democracy campaigner and popular parliamentarian 'Akilisi Pohiva and deputy editor of the Times of Tonga Filokalafi 'Akau'ola, Tonga's government has again detained the two as well as
By Anne O'Callaghan PERTH — "Racism No!", a ticket running two candidates for the upper house in the South Metropolitan Area in the December 14 state election, was officially launched on the national day of action against racism, November 23.
By James Vassilopoulos SYDNEY — A Tandberg cartoon in the Sydney Morning Herald captured very well the Liberal government's offer of an $8 a year increase to low-income earners. It shows a worker walking away from Howard sitting at his big, big
By Norm Dixon The genocidal former rulers of Rwanda and their vicious Interahamwe death squads murdered more than 500,000 people in the space of three months in 1994. The west stood by as this massacre unfolded. Only as the regime was being
Before the DawnBy Gerry AdamsLondon: Heinemann, 1996. 347 pp., $39.95Reviewed by Bernie Brian There is an incident towards the end of Gerry Adams' very readable autobiography that symbolises the depth of the spirit of Irish freedom fighters. It is
By Val Edwards CANBERRA — A Community and Public Sector Union national bulletin authorised by the joint national secretary Wendy Caird in September heralded the new package of personal/carer's leave for Australian Public Service (APS) employees
Going to the country for a well-earned break after exams or for your annual leave? Consider taking along the best progressive newspaper in Australia. There's more than one sort of drought in rural Australia, and it's caused by a lack of access to the
Palestinian students on hunger strike By Jennifer Thompson Students from Birzeit University protested in front of the Palestinian Legislative Council headquarters in Ramallah on November 13, demanding the release of five hunger strikers in
By Peter Montague A study published on September 12 in the New England Journal of Medicine confirms that children exposed to low levels of PCBs in the womb grow up with low IQs, poor reading comprehension, difficulty paying attention and memory
Boycott Burma campaign SYDNEY — Campaigners for a tourism boycott of Burma claimed a victory on November 18 following a protest outside the Ultimo office of STA Travel. The dictatorial SLORC regime has launched a "Visit Myanmar" campaign. A
Tax Management announces closures By Chris Slee Australian Taxation Office management has announced plans to close the Chatswood office in 1997, and the Bankstown and Cheltenham offices in 1998, with more closures likely to follow. The closures
By Carla Gorton Where do you find a Symphony Orchestra member and a Save our School campaign activist side by side in a training course? These are just some of the broad range of students involved in the new graduate diploma in Community Cultural