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By Renfrey Clarke MOSCOW — President Boris Yeltsin's attempt to overthrow the Russian constitution was prepared in consultation with Western leaders, and went ahead with their firm support. The coup was not, as the Western media have sought
Women workers in the region Hard Labour: Women Workers in the Asia Pacific Region By Australia Asia Worker Links Women's Committee 33 pp. $5. Reviewed by Pip Hinman Over a two-year period, the Australia Asia Worker Links Women's
Not necessarily in that order "He [Russian President Boris Yeltsin] has shown a great deal of courage in sticking up for democracy and civil liberties and market reforms, and I'm going to support that." — US President Bill Clinton.
By Kevin Healey Well reader, I guess it's difficult to be bright this week, knowing the country is trying to struggle on without the weight of Peter No-Longer-Staple in the ministry. Apart from the personal tragedy, it's a wonder the country
The peace movement In an address broadcast live on national radio and television on March 25, President F.W. de Klerk told startled MPs that South Africa developed, between 1974 and 1990, six nuclear fission devices of the capacity of the
Macedonia: The Last Peace To be screened on SBS Television as part of the Cutting Edge series of documentaries Tuesday, April 6, 8.30 p.m. (8 p.m. in Adelaide) Reviewed by Michael Karadjis One might begin to gain an insight into the
Cuba calls for disaster relief HAVANA - Cuba has called on the United Nations for help to recover from the savage winter storm that hit the western and central provinces over the March 13-14 weekend. The storm caused unprecedented flooding.
Simple Men A film by Hal Hartley Showing at Melbourne's Kino from April 2 Reviewed by Peter Boyle Independent film maker Hal Hartley has a distinctive style — evident in Simple Men and his 1991 art house cinema success, Trust. His
By Shannon Ewart In 1987 Jacqui Payne, a lawyer with the Aboriginal Legal Service in Brisbane, presented a paper to the Australian and New Zealand Association for the Advancement of Science, which stated in part that her Aboriginal clients
ANU evicts residents from historic home By Nadine Behan Students living at Old Lennox House, which has been low cost accommodation on the Australian National University campus for over 30 years, were given seven days, notice to vacate
In the international Year for Indigenous People, the Dutch government is in conflict with the Innu people of Canada. GINA ROGERS reports from The Hague. Since 1986, the Royal Netherlands Airforce has performed more than 10,000 low-level
Not really sleeping Sleeping with the enemy Album by Paris Scarface Records Reviewed by John-Paul Nassif Paris is an eloquent and self-righteous rapper whose consciousness goes well beyond "I'm militant". He has a real knowledge of