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Goss picket at UQ By Freya Pinney BRISBANE — Due to a decline in the effectiveness of the ALP club at the University of Queensland, Premier Wayne Goss will be visiting the St Lucia campus on Wednesday, February 16, as part of a recruiting
NZ Alliance wins union backing By Frank Enright The Alliance, after a strong showing in New Zealand's November general election, is beginning to win union backing previously reserved for the conservative Labour Party. A round of talks with
By Greg Ogle ADELAIDE — This week the Magistrate's Court conducts another round of trials from last Easter's Nurrungar peace protest. More than 270 people were arrested and charged with trespass while protesting against the US base in the
My Mother Said By Xenos Distributed through Larrikin Entertainment Reviewed by Ian Jamieson The release of their second CD marks Xenos as a formidable band in traditional folk circles. Xenos — the name is a Greek word meaning "foreign
Cuba — Talking About Revolution: Conversations with Juan Antonio Blanco By Medea Benjamin Ocean Press, 1993. 105 pp. $14.95 Reviewed by Jill Hickson Described as a reformist, a hard-liner, a radical, an idealist, a pragmatist and a
Protests over Bougainville Around 30 protesters picketed the AMP building, home of the mining giant CRA, in Brisbane on February 10. The protest, organised by the Bougainville Freedom Movement as part of a national day of action, aimed to
Settlements threaten Middle East peace On December 20, three countries voted against the UN General Assembly resolution which expressed support for the Middle East peace process and called for a final settlement under which Israel would withdraw
By Jane Dillendorf MOSCOW — According to statistics issued by the Russian Federal Employment Service at the end of January, there are now only 835,000 jobless people in the country — barely 1% of the work force. However, statistics can
By Frank Enright "The role of sport in our country has become a priority because it is the first phase of unifying the youth in our country. We see sport as the beginning to implement all of our policies, through the youth and other organs in
A special greeting to those readers who are reading Green Left Weekly for the first time this week — especially to those who bought this copy at university O-Week, or received it on joining the radical youth organisation Resistance. You are
Greens announce candidate for Fremantle By Stephen Robson PERTH — At a press conference on February 11, the Greens (WA) announced that Stephen Walker will be their candidate for the by-election on March 12 in the federal seat of
Poisoning beauty By Brandon Astor Jones The so called "standards" for femininity, beauty and desirability in women, by and large, are dictatorially set by Caucasian men, most of whom the world over are of the sexist and racist persuasion.