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By Sean Malloy The Disposable Heroes of Hiphoprisy are serious about what they say and do. During their tour of Australia and New Zealand, they took time to learn about the respective countries' politics. On Tuesday the 26th Michael Franti
Comment by Steve Painter From a packed field, the Australian's Paddy McGuinness is rapidly emerging as Australia's leading crank columnist. In recent weeks, McGuinness has fearlessly taken on cyclists ("should be banned"), residents opposing
By Frank Noakes and Catherine Brown LONDON — 1992 marked the closing of one chapter and the opening of another in European politics. The former, developing from the early '80s, reached its pinnacle in 1989 with the collapse of walls and
Survival Day concert SYDNEY — Ten thousand people celebrated "Survival '93, a celebration of Koori culture" on January 26 at La Perouse. The annual concert, organised by the Aboriginal Arts Management Association, featured Tiddas, Kev Carmody,
By Renfrey Clarke MOSCOW — Russian Premier Viktor Chernomyrdin on January 18 abandoned price controls imposed several weeks earlier on a range of food and household products. The decision to lift the controls, which were introduced in
Marketing with violence The anger of five Sydney art students mounted as they passed a billboard on their way to college each day. The five metre high ad featured a young woman in knickers and bra who seemed thrilled that she'd just been cut
Qld Nationals slammed for racism By Bill Mason BRISBANE — Recent remarks of Queensland National Party leaders have been denounced as "openly racist" by Coral Wynter, Democratic Socialist candidate for the seat of Griffith in the coming
Cathay Pacific lashes out at staff Flight attendants of the Hong Kong-based Cathay Pacific launched an indefinite strike in mid-January following a long-running dispute over staff cuts and restructuring measures. The attendants'
By Steve Thompson According to associate professor Mark Wooden, an expert on employment matters, "If you add the unemployment rate and the underemployment rate we would have a total unemployment rate of about 21%". His remarks were
By Christina Jutterstrm STOCKHOLM 197> The most shocking thing bout the damage to the forests is that it has occurred so quickly and extensively. It was less than 20 years ago that a new kind of damage was discovered in the coniferous forests
By Laszlo Andor BUDAPEST — A new economics textbook by the chief editor of the main economics journal of Hungary says that the main difference between transformation and transition is, that the first is a slow and gradual process, while the
Socialist preferences to Greens in WA PERTH — The large number of third party and independent candidates in the WA elections has given an increased importance to the question of preferences. The Democratic Socialists, who are running in