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By Dennis White Nothing short of a total political turnaround can save Australian National from its imminent break-up and disappearance from the rail industry. The election of the Howard government guaranteed AN's fate, but the situation AN finds
By Marina Cameron Figures published on October 22 reveal that one in three year 9 students do not have basic literacy skills. They also show that literacy problems have increased in Australia since 1975, and that literacy among disadvantaged
By Peter Johnston and Carl Gosper WOLLONGONG — On October 15-17, elections for the Student Representative Council were held at Wollongong University. Left tickets received strong support, reflecting the level of student opposition to the
By Beavis Marks BRISBANE — A public outcry has erupted over a police attack on an outdoor fundraising concert for community radio station 4ZzZ on October 19. More than 95 people were arrested and many members of the crowd injured. A storm of
By Norm Dixon "I have no confidence there can be justice in South Africa", Mbusi Ntuli said bitterly following the October 11 acquittal of former apartheid regime defence minister Magnus Malan and other senior police and security force officers
By Jennifer Thompson SYDNEY — Two Palestinians visiting from the Ma'an Development Centre based in Ramallah in the West Bank spoke at a public meeting organised by the ACTU overseas aid organisation, APHEDA, on October 15. Among other community
In early October, the AFGHAN WOMEN'S NETWORK — active in Peshawar and Islamabad in Pakistan and Mazar-I-sharif and Kabul, Afghanistan — released a statement asking for support against the imposition of repressive laws against women in areas of
Resisting the Virtual Life: The Culture and Politics of InformationEdited by James Brook and Iain A. BoalCity Lights Books, 1995. 289 pp., $15.95Reviewed by Stan Thompson Media, governments, academics and more all have heralded the close of the 20th
By Bernie Brian DARWIN — More than 50 students delayed a meeting of the NT University's planning board on October 24 to express their opposition to cuts to faculty funding contained in the university's draft budget. Arts will be the worst hit,
By Dave Andrews ROSEBERY — This mining community on Tasmania's west coast has sent a strong message to the state Liberal government by electing three new members to the nine-member West Coast Council. Included on the new council is Ian Jamieson,
NEW ZEALAND — On October 12, New Zealand held its first general election under the new mixed-member proportional (MMP) voting system. Expanding from 99 to 120 seats, the NZ parliament now consists of 65 constituency MPs and 55 list MPs. Parties'
This month is the 40th anniversary of the Hungarian revolution, a crucial event in the development of the crisis of international Stalinism. PHIL HEARSE explains. At dawn on November 4, Russian tanks, which had withdrawn from Budapest after the first