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Brisbane mall protests continue By Maurice Sibelle BRISBANE — Brisbane City Council and police adopted a low-key approach at a rally in Brisbane's Queen St Mall on February 19. The rally was the third such action to protest against the
By Karen Fredericks and Anne Casey In his "maiden" speech in federal parliament, in 1970, Paul Keating expressed grave concern at the number of women entering the work force. They should be at home, making babies, he said, because an
'Mitterrand approved Greenpeace bombing' It has been alleged that French President Francois Mitterrand approved the bombing of the environmental organisation Greenpeace's ship Rainbow Warrior in Auckland harbour in 1985. Two French agents
West backs down on deportations By Sean Malloy The United Nations, the European Community and the United States have tacitly supported Israel's deportation of Palestinians to Lebanon by accepting a "compromise" proposal to return 100 of
By Renfrey Clarke MOSCOW — As set forward recently by labour minister Gennady Melikyan, the Russian government's "solution" to unemployment is a familiar line from the West — "Women back into the home!" More than 70% of Russia's
We're no bunnies The board of the Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras has refused by a two-thirds majority, on grounds of sexism, a $33,000 sponsorship deal which rested on approval for the Playboy bunny trademark to adorn Mardi Gras flags the
Work by lesbian artists By Kath Tucker SYDNEY — Among the multitude of offerings for this year's Mardi Gras festival — everything from the annual parade and party to a "shop till you drop" fundraiser and forums — the "inside out
Indonesian Politics Under Suharto: Order, Development and Pressure for Change By Michael R.J. Vatikiotis Routledge, 1993. 220pp. $39.95 Reviewed by Max Lane This is the first book for many years aimed at the general public and
NSW Water Board changes studied By Gail Lord PENRITH — A public seminar organised by the Government Pricing Tribunal of NSW was held here on February 12 as part of the state government's plans for privatising the water supply. Other
By Zoe Horvath [This article is a reply to Angela Matheson's "and ain't i a woman" column in the January 27 Green Left Weekly.] Matheson's position seems to be that the leaders have been co-opted. In their heady rise to power, women in
No GST on Tomatoes! say Tasmanians By Sean Pybus and Natasha Simons HOBART — When Liberal leader John Hewson visited Salamanca Markets on Saturday, February 20, he didn't expect to be pelted with fruit and vegetables. Hewson was
By Norrian Rundle MELBOURNE — Secondary school teachers from the Victorian Secondary Teachers Association and the Federated Teachers Union of Victoria on February 10 took part in the first "illegal" 24-hour stop-work under the Kennett