By Bill Mason BRISBANE — Letters to the editor in the Courier-Mail newspaper indicate widespread rejection of attacks by a minority of public figures on the role of Resistance in the high school walkout here. "Quotes from educators about students
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Fundamentalism takes aim at women By Sonia Correa One of the most recurrent concerns of the feminist movement in the late 1990s is the alarming spread of fundamentalism. This phenomenon affects women's lives across the globe. At the most diverse
The US-sponsored negotiations between Greece and the Republic of Macedonia, resulting in the September 12 interim accord, began before Greece lifted its embargo on the neighbouring state.
Kelly's reign 1878-1880Performed by Fireweb Productionsat the Performance Space, SydneyOctober 5-15Previewed by Nick Soudikoff Hanged by the empire, Ned Kelly remains a part of Australian folklore. By the age of 25 he had robbed two banks, shot three
All around Australia, there were protests during the week of the second French nuclear test in the Pacific. While the largest demonstration was in Brisbane (see page 3), actions also took place in other cities. Dave Wright reports from Sydney that
SYDNEY — East Timor solidarity activist Shirley Shackleton will be speaking at a dinner on October 15 marking the 20th anniversary of the murder of her husband and four other Australian journalists by the Indonesian army in Balibo, East Timor. On
What will £1 buy these days? Two copies of An Phoblacht/Republican News, a lottery ticket, or Irish Steel. Yes, the rainbow coalition cabinet agreed the sell-off of Irish Steel to the private sector [in early September] for the huge sum of
The Jazz SceneBy Eric HobsbawmPantheon, 1993. 392 pp., $39.95 (hb)Reviewed by Phil Shannon During the Depression, the suburban teenager, Eric Hobsbawm, tried to convert his cousin to communism. He wasn't successful, but his cousin did convert Eric to
By Lisa Macdonald SYDNEY — On October 28, a conference titled "International Year of Tolerance: Just words or action?" will be held here. The conference is organised by students from the Department of Welfare at the Sydney Institute of Technology
By Alex Bainbridge NEWCASTLE — Academic work bans were lifted at Newcastle University on September 21 following the abolition of promotion quotas by the university council the previous day. Bans had been in place for four months following a
MELBOURNE Solidarity groups for Bougainville and East Timor are organising a joint action to highlight Australia's complicity in both conflicts. AHAB (Australian Humanitarian Aid for Bougainville) and a new group, 9 Days Direct Action for a Free
Visionary "If we stick to these hard-core issues, we are going to win the next election and we're going to continue to have the most visionary prime minister Australia has ever had." — Former NSW premier Neville Wran, waxing lyrical at the state
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