By Renfrey Clarke
MOSCOW — By a margin of 433 to 62, Russia's Constitutional Assembly voted on July 12 to adopt a draft of a new "basic law". The draft, which generally follows a text proposed in April by President Boris Yeltsin, will now
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Workers, peasants strike in India
Tens of thousands of Indian industrial workers not represented by trade unions went on a day-long strike on July 14 to press for a minimum wage act and job security. The strike was spearheaded by the radical
Teachers, public servants rally
By Sean Healy
BRISBANE — Teachers and public servants rallied outside Parliament House here on Thursday, July 15, against savage cuts to public spending by the Goss Labor government. The rally, called by
Susan George for 91×ÔÅÄÂÛ̳ Conference
SYDNEY — Susan George, famous for her writings on third world issues, has confirmed that she will be able to speak at the April 1994 International 91×ÔÅÄÂÛ̳ Conference.
George is particularly
As national governments and international institutions prove unwilling or unable to mount an effective response to the deforestation crisis, rainforest activists around the world are beginning to focus their attentions on those perpetrating and
Marion Studdert
The games we shouldn't play
Sydney's bid for the Olympic Games is inextricably bound up with the development of Homebush Bay — 760 hectares in the demographic heart of Sydney. Much of this is degraded land once used for
It's about money
It goes without saying that the charlatans who pass themselves off as defence lawyers in capital cases get a piece of the money pie when their buddies on the bench appoint them to represent defendants. They are little more
Maybe
"Maybe if the Liberal Party were a little less tense about the public examination of its sense of direction and some of its policy positions, then we might do a little better in the future." — Liberal front-bencher John Howard, claiming
Pro-choice picket
By Lynda Hansen
BRISBANE — A group of noisy, energetic protesters formed a powerful picket here on July 12 in King George Square under the eye of the recently installed "security camera".
The group called for
Successor to a certain dog
Aladdin
Directed by John Musker and Ron Clements
With voices of Robin Williams, Linda Larkin
Reviewed by Dave Riley
You know the story, of course: everyone knows the story. The tale of Aladdin's lamp was
Malaysian appeal on Timor
During President Suharto's visit to Malaysia beginning on July 16, a broad range of non-government organisations and political parties issued a statement condemning Indonesia's occupation of East Timor.
While
By Boris Kagarlitsky
The closer elections come, the more vital it is to have an economic program. Russia is ready for new ideas. Neo-liberal theories no longer evoke the earlier rapture, and people no longer applaud every mention of the
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