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Hong Kong's return to China: winners and losers

By Eva Cheng June 30 will be the last day of Britain's 155 years of colonial rule in Hong Kong. A majority of Hong Kong's people are keen for the end of a long period of humiliating subjugation. Around 98% of the population is ethnic Chinese,

Seminar on reinterpreting history

Seminar on reinterpreting history By Linda Kaucher SYDNEY — A seminar titled "The View from the Other Side of the Hill: Reinterpreting History in the Context of Reconciliation" was held at the NSW State Library on May 24, organised by

Vigil for justice

Vigil for justice By Sue Bull CANBERRA — To mark the 30th anniversary of the 1967 referendum which granted Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people citizenship on May 27, a 500-strong all-day vigil for justice was held in front of

Forever changes

The Fifth ElementStarring Bruce Willis, Milla Jovovich and Gary OldmanDirected by Luc BessonNow showing in all major cinemas Review by James O'Donnell The Fifth Element is flawed. More than this, it is a whole procession of secondary flaws

and ain't i a woman?: Core values

Core valuesCore values Lieutenant Kelly Flinn, the United States' first female B-52 pilot, has agreed to accept the Air Force's offer of a general discharge rather than face court martial for having an affair with a civilian. Air Force

Energy crisis tests Russian miners' movement

By Renfrey Clarke MOSCOW — When the Russian government fails to pay wages and slashes state subsidies and investment programs, it runs a definite risk: that energy and water supply systems will cease functioning, and that the collapse of

Poem: The reply of the orange-bellied parrot

Poem: The reply of the orange-bellied parrot The reply of the orange-bellied parrot "... not the orange-bellied parrot. They're just trumped up corellas." — Jeff Kennett, Premier of Victoria. Hey, Jeff, it's that "not" that worries

International news briefs

Turkish forces massacre Kurds More than 100 civilians killed when Turkish government forces launched an attack on the city of Irbil in the Kurdish part of northern Iraq on May 16. Heavy artillery was used against the hospital of the Kurdish Red

Greenhouse gases: Australia tries to block agreement

Greenhouse gases: Australia tries to block agreement By Pip Hinman In a little more than six months, parties to the Framework Convention on Climate Change, signed at the 1992 Earth Summit in Rio de Janeiro, will meet in Kyoto, Japan,

Fighting the system: young radicals' conference

Fighting the system: young radicals' conference By Sean Healy "Fight the system" is the theme of the 26th national conference of the socialist youth organisation, Resistance. The conference, to be held in Melbourne July 3-6, is

CPSU incumbents returned on reduced vote

CPSU incumbents returned on reduced vote By Bruce Marlowe The Wendy Caird leadership of the Community and Public Service Union (CPSU) has been returned in elections for the main national office-holder positions in the union. With over 95%

Roisin McAliskey gives birth

Roisin McAliskey gives birth @box text intro = As Roisin McAliskey gave birth to a healthy 2.6 kg baby girl on May 26, international pressure redoubled on the British and German governments to quickly release mother and child. Roisin has