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Koori place names By Stan Pelczenski The restoration of Koori place names in the form of dual names is being jeopardised by the Kennett Liberal-National government of Victoria and local councils. The government has already dropped
Loong Wong Human rights are universal In April, Asian governments adopted a common position to be taken to the World Conference on Human Rights currently being held in Vienna. While reaffirming a commitment to the United Nations Charter
Wild Pumpkins At Midnight By Joy McEntee "So you wear clothes like a radical and always seem fanatical put shit on society complain it's not pragmatical but you don't do much that's practical to help fight against the
By Karen Fredericks The night of June 27, 1969, began as a sad one for drag performers and their fans. At the Stonewall Inn in New York's Greenwich Village, many a toast was drunk to mark the death that day of the glamorous and tragic gay
By Renfrey Clarke MOSCOW — May was a hot month in Lithuania, as striking teachers headed up the largest wage struggles for many decades in the former Soviet republic. An estimated 4000 teachers began walking off the job on May 13 after
Dutch youth fight cutbacks Story and photos by Gina Rogers THE HAGUE — The Netherlands government's plans to make youth pay for the recession by slashing f600 million (about $510 million) from student funds and abolishing youth
By Sean Malloy "The Resistance national conference is one of the best vehicles for young activists to discuss, plan and think about radical politics. "Young people around the world are becoming increasingly active and organised to change
Seminar slams enterprise bargaining By Jim McIlroy BRISBANE — "The problem of enterprise bargaining is the fault of the whole trade union movement", Queensland Transport Workers Union vice-president Paul Hooper told a 50-strong seminar
Still going strong By Bernie Brian Even though they have been playing together for over 3O years, the five members of the Chieftains obviously still enjoy it. I suppose you could excuse them if, like some successful performers, they
Port Macquarie residents challenge hospital secrecy By Karen Fredericks SYDNEY — The Hastings Hospital Action Group (HHAG) has lodged an appeal under the NSW Freedom of Information Act against the refusal by the NSW Department of Health
AIDEX protester arrested By Maurice Sibelle BRISBANE — Jim Dowling, AIDEX protester and Catholic Worker, was arrested and jailed for 10 days on June 11. Police were executing a warrant for his arrest over charges relating to his
By Renfrey Clarke MOSCOW — Remarkable events have unfolded in the Ukraine since early June. A huge wave of strikes has forced President Leonid Kravchuk to endorse the call for a vote on confidence in his rule. The country's parliament has