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One-fifth of Australians seeking work

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

Swedish forests threatened by acid rain

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

Socialist preferences to Greens in WA

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

Hungary's 'transition' to squalor

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

Bougainville out of essential medicines

Bougainville out of essential medicines By Norm Dixon Sister Rose, matron of Arawa General Hospital in rebel- controlled central Bougainville, has warned that hundreds of women and children face death because essential life-saving drugs

Youth attack Meretz leaders' sell-out

Youth attack Meretz leaders' sell-out "Don't count on us for the next elections!" Under this headline, the Meretz Youth [Meretz is the junior partner in the Israeli coalition government] announced its independence, in a letter distributed

Action updates

ADELAIDE — The Environmental Youth Alliance had stalls in front of five schools last week in the northern, southern and western suburbs, where urban environmental issues are most pertinent. Many young people who had never heard of EYA wanted to

Why Keating won't save Victorian workers

By Di Quin MELBOURNE — Victorian workers are being advised by some of their union officials to trust federal Labor to save them from the Kennett government's unprecedented attack on workers' rights. The ACTU has warned the Victorian Trades

Left cinema from Chile via Paris

Left cinema from Chile via Paris The Cinema of Raul Ruiz Melbourne State Film Theatre February 4-13 Reviewed by Choly Reyes Raul Ruiz was forced to leave Chile amid the slaughter that followed the right-wing coup of 1973 against the

Gaywaves

Gaywaves seeks lesbian members By Michael Schembri SYDNEY — Gaywaves, the first regular lesbian and gay radio program in Australia, was brought into being in November 1979, just over a year after the first Mardi Gras. It reflected the

The week that was

By Kevin Healy A week when Victorian minister for private transport Alan Brownie cleared up a small confusion. "The summer timetable ceased running some time ago", Brownie explained. "We changed the name." Alan's friend, Lou De

Chekhov well done

Chekhov well done Chekhov in Yalta By John Driver and Jeffrey Haddow Directed by Kevin Jackson The New Theatre, Newtown, Sydney Reviewed by Emlyn Jones The play is a comedy about the visit of members of the Moscow Arts Theatre to