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Russian government blows wage arrears to save oligarchs

Russian government sacrifices wages to save oligarchs By Renfrey Clarke MOSCOW — After weeks of being a "certainty", there will be no crash of Russia's speculative, mafia-infested banking system — not yet, anyway. Instead, the crash is likely

Write on: Letters to the editor

Write on: Letters to the editor Festival of the boot On Tuesday (September 22) morning, police reinforcements were called into Rundle Mall over fears that the hundreds gathered outside the Myer Centre would turn violent and riot. What's this?

Women quiz candidates

By Virginia Brown MELBOURNE — The Reclaim the Night (RTN) collective hosted a "meet the candidates" forum here on September 24. All parties contesting the federal election were invited to speak about what they would do for women if elected. The

Pantsdown: political protest through satire

Pantsdown: political protest through satire By James Smith "On October 3, Pauline Hanson will be out of office. After that I'm more than happy to fade into obscurity, returning in 10 years time to tour the RSL club circuit, doing my Hits of the

Who's getting whose Senate preferences?

Democratic Socialists NSW: Greens, followed by NDP, NAN, Ron Poulsen (Communist League), SEP, Unity — Say No to Hanson, ALP, David Mouldfield, Pantsdown, AD, One Nation last. Qld: Greens, AWP, Unity — Say No to Hanson, ALP, AD, One Nation last.

Another outstanding Brecht production

Another outstanding Brecht production The Caucasian Chalk CircleBy Bertolt BrechtDirected by Michael KantorBelvoir St Theatre, SydneyUntil October 25 Review by Brendan Doyle In this centenary year of his birth, commentators have cast doubts on

ERA office firebombed

ERA office firebombed By Peter Johnston DARWIN — About 2am on September 21, two Molotov cocktails were thrown through an office window of the Energy Resources of Australia (ERA) premises here. Damage was estimated at more than $100,000. Police

Spanish government rejects Basque nationalists' cease-fire

Spanish government rejects Basque nationalists' cease-fire The Basque resistance organisation Euskadi Ta Askatasuna (ETA — Basque Homeland and Freedom) announced an open-ended cease-fire, the Basque daily Euskadi Informacion reported on September

Sibling rivalries and strengths

RadianceDirected by Rachel PerkinsWith Rachael Maza, Deborah Mailman and Trisha Morton-ThomasDistributed by PolyGramScreening nationally from October 8 Review by Francesca Davis An isolated house in rural Queensland is haunted by the ghosts of the

Tasmanian Greens split their preferences

LOUISE CROSSLEY is the Greens' lead Senate candidate in Tasmania. Crossley is tipped as the Green most likely to enter the Senate. She spoke to Green Left Weekly's TONY ILTIS. While in other states Green preferences are directed to Labor ahead of the

Action updates

Opposition to Philippines copper mine MELBOURNE — Pastor Avelino Sichon of the Alliance for Genuine Development in the Philippines addressed meetings in Melbourne on September 18. He also presented a statement to Western Mining Corporation

In My Bed

My lover is an activista revolutionary socialist.He's mastered the art of dialectica well trained comrade, life is hectic.He chooses words with venomwith the accuracy of LeninI do enjoy our polemicsthough the pace is somewhat franticand he can be