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@edit = Croatia has the right to independence within its recognised borders — outlined in the 1974 constitution of the Yugoslav federation. From that standpoint, there can be no objection to the reclaiming of "Krajina" by the Croatian army.
Mt Isa enterprise deal By Bill Mason BRISBANE — Workers at the MIM Mt Isa mine voted overwhelmingly to accept a new enterprise deal on August 10, ending a nine-month dispute which involved strikes, bans and a major lockout.
Garner lashes back By Kath Gelber @column = It is the best thing that ever happened to her career. Plucked from relative intellectual obscurity, Helen Garner has become a darling of establishment circles. Invited to speak on
CEPU elections in WA By Michael Bramwell PERTH — A group of left unionists is campaigning for election in the WA electrical division of the CEPU (Communications, Electrical and Plumbing Union). Vince George, Owen Wood and Ken
By Jane Slaughter On October 1, the 3 million member German metalworkers' union, IG Metall, will achieve the goal it set back in 1977 — the 35-hour week at 40 hours' pay. A strike in 1984 resulted in the first cut, to 38.5 hours, and
Democrats and the New Right @letter = Pip Hinman's article on the sorry state of the Australian Democrats (GLW #197) was indeed accurate. Last week, before seeing the issue of Green Left, I severed my association with the Party. This
A personal account by Nunu Santos The famous November 12, 1991, demonstration at the Santa Cruz cemetery in Dili informed the whole world that the young people of East Timor are committed to winning independence. The massacre that day also
The Will to Violence: The Politics of Personal Behaviour By Susanne Kappeler Published in 1995 by Spinifex Press, 288 pp., $24.95 (pb) Reviewed by Kath Gelber The Will to Violence presents a powerful and one-sided critique
By Lisa Macdonald The results of a survey conducted by the NSW branch of People for Nuclear Disarmament, released last week, reveal that only 36 of the 221 federal politicians oppose nuclear weapons. All federal politicians were
Harbury sues CIA US lawyer Jennifer Harbury filed suit on July 31 against the US Central Intelligence Agency for failing to respond to her repeated requests for information about her husband, guerilla leader Efrain Bamaca Velasquez,
Carr's promises not being met By Karen Fletcher In the midst of a close election campaign earlier this year, Bob Carr promised to cut hospital waiting lists in half within one year, immediately abolish toll charges on two
The Destruction of Yugoslavia: Tracing the Break-up 1980-92 By Branka Magas Verso, 1993. 359 pp. Reviewed by Rob Graham "The year 1992, scheduled to be a milestone on the road to European unity, saw Sarajevo and other