ADELAIDE — At least 50 people gathered outside the Commonwealth Building on May 6 to protest against the Keating government's white paper on unemployment. The spirited demonstration, organised by Resistance, included speakers from the Young
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Tens of thousands of people are expected to demonstrate in Paris on the weekend of May 28-29 to demand a 35-hour week with no loss of pay. Demonstrations and meetings will be the culmination of five separate marches from different parts of France
Aileen Wuornos: The Selling of a Serial Killer
Directed by Nick Broomfield
Ronin Films
Now screening at Valhalla, Sydney and Melbourne
Reviewed by Jon Land
This film traces the life of Aileen Wuornos, a 35-year-old sex worker who killed
By Pip Hunter
Following a fortnight of factional warfare in which more than 1000 people signed up to the Victorian Labor Party, its leader John "Cleanskin" Brumby said he will introduce a new rule governing what he euphemistically calls
Agency bargaining in the ATO
By Chris Slee
MELBOURNE — An agency bargaining agreement for the Australian Taxation Office, endorsed by both management and the Public Sector Union leadership, will be put to PSU members around Australia at a
What future does the ANC see for itself after the elections? Will it have two "wings" — one inside parliament and the other in the streets? This edited ANC discussion paper tries to answer a few questions. It was first published in the April/May
The Gift of the Gorgon
By Peter Shaffer
Sydney Theatre Company
Reviewed by Helen Jarvis
"Set aside what anyone thinks of the play, it does ask a serious question. Perhaps the most serious question you can ask of a civilisation. Do you
True Stories: War of Distance — Wives of men who returned from World War II tell how the war brought new freedoms and responsibilities. War of Distance discusses the long-term social effects of the war, how it changed the position of women and the
Manila 'cleaned' of people
By Ray Fulcher and Rachel Evans
MANILA — On April 28 Metro Manila's police began an operation to sweep the many thousands of street people (peddlers, beggars and street kids) from the streets in preparation for
Millions celebrate victory
By Norm Dixon
JOHANNESBURG — "You can proclaim it from the rooftops: free at last!" Nelson Mandela declared near the end of his historic victory speech. Within minutes, millions of South Africans were doing just
The Songs of Dougie Young
Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies and the National Library of Australia
Reviewed by Jill Hickson
This collection of songs relates the real life situation for many Aboriginal
By Peter Montague
The American Chemical Society [ACS] recently affirmed (Chemical & Engineering News, January 31, 1994) the following phenomena:
Sperm count in men worldwide has dropped to 50% of what it was 50 years ago.
The
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