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By Will Firth BERLIN — In the south-east German region of Lusatia (Lausitz) lives a small ethnic group — the Sorbs. Also called Lusatians or Wends, the Sorbs are of Slavic descent and speak a language closely related to Czech and Polish.
By Tracy Sorensen SYDNEY — An empty shop in Cabramatta has become a hive of artistic activity. With the help of artists from either side of the US-Mexican border (the "Border Art Workshop" — BAW), young people are being taught a range of
By our correspondent PHNOM PENH — The series of limited military offensives by the government at the end of January has boosted morale after months in which the Khmer Rouge had manipulated the cease-fire to make military gains. The
Fred Hollows Fred Hollows' death last week was felt by everyone who knew of his remarkable efforts and achievements in improving the health of Third World peoples in Africa, Asia and the Australian outback. Official society did its best
Dark At Noon Directed by Raul Ruiz With John Hurt, Didier Bourdon, Lorraine Evanoff, David Warner and Daniel Prevost Showing at the Glebe Valhalla, Sydney Reviewed by Norm Dixon Exiled Chilean avant-garde film maker Raul Ruiz's latest
Rainbow Alliance launches jobs policy By Dave Holmes MELBOURNE — The Rainbow Alliance has unveiled a radical program to tackle the unemployment crisis. Launched at a media conference on February 11, the emergency package is centred on a
Seeking support As the incumbent Independent Senator for Victoria I am seeking re-election in the forthcoming election on the 13th of March 1993. I am heading up the Independents' Network Senate ticket which comprises candidates from my
'Youth Against Hewson' campaign announced SYDNEY — Liberal leader John Hewson faces an interesting challenge in his electorate of Wentworth with the announcement of a "Youth Against Hewson" campaign. The campaign, to be run by the
By Norm Dixon Following agreements made at bilateral meetings with the ruling National Party, the African National Congress is confident that a non-racial election for a constituent assembly and interim government will take place before the
In Cuba with the Southern Cross Brigade 'All they asked us to do was tell the truth' By Bernie Brian In 1959 Fred Huntley, as a young British merchant seaman, made a brief stopover in Cuba. Over 30 years later, he made a return visit as
MALIK MIAH is a leading member of the northern Californian committee of the US Committees of Correspondence, formed after a split in the US Communist Party. In this interview with SEAN MALLOY, Miah outlines the main debates in the process of
It's time: for the third wave Paul Keating was visibly annoyed at a gaffe by consumer affairs minister Jeanette McHugh at the launch of the federal government's "New National Agenda for Women" last week. Keating had pulled his most