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Despite many difficulties, the Tasmanian Aboriginal Land Council is hopeful that, within five years, Aboriginal communities in the state will begin to win land rights. The council also has many other plans. Kaylene Allan reports, in the second of
By Tracy Sorensen Wollongong Out of Workers (WOW) was formed during the last recession in the early 80s. Many of the people it represents have not worked in the decade since. Right through the 1980s boom, the area's biggest employer, the BHP
Guatemalan Indian speaks By Bill Mason BRISBANE — Federico Gomez, a Mayan Indian from Guatemala, launched his national tour of Australia here from July 14-19, to represent 500 Years of Indigenous, Black and Popular Resistance in Latin
By Kath Gelber ADELAIDE — More than 350 women from around the country gathered here for a very successful Network of Women Students in Australia Conference from July 7 to 10. The four days were packed with speakers on a range of topics,
Poetry of conscience From the Republic of Conscience: An international anthology of poetry Edited by Kerry Flattley and Chris Wallace-Crabbe Aird Books in association with Amnesty International 192 pp. $16.95 Reviewed by Mario Giorgetti
A student of Soviet history and politics, ROGER MARKWICK first visited the Soviet Union at the very beginning of perestroika, as a language student and tourist. Seven years later he returned, this time as a research student, to the newly
WOLLONGONG — One of the biggest marches here in recent years occurred on Sunday, July 12. As part of an international day of protest, 4000 people marched down the main street of Wollongong to show their support for the recognition of an
Plans to implement Carmichael Report By Peter Boyle In the lead-up to the youth jobs summit, senior ACTU officials have been working out implementation of the Carmichael Report's youth training wage proposal. While the ACTU's official
The Cars That Ate Paris A mini-opera based on the film of the same name by Peter Weir Stage adaptation and direction by Douglas Horton Presented by Chamber Made Opera at Ensign Smash Repairs, 610 Smith Street, Clifton Hill, Melbourne, until
By Steve Painter The two-year blockade by the government of Papua New Guinea has strengthened support for independence on Bougainville, says Rosemarie Gillespie, an Australian lawyer just returned from a visit to the island. Bougainvilleans are
Students, Science and Sustainability BRISBANE — The second "Students, Science and Sustainability" Conference, held at Griffith University July 15-17, drew between 150 and 200 students from around the country. The conference was organised
By Chris Beale Thailand goes to the polls on September 13, with nearly a thousand people still "missing" after the army's brutal crackdown against pro-democracy demonstrators. It seems highly doubtful, however, that these elections will be