By Eva Cheng
Rumours are circulating in Beijing that Deng Xiaoping's second son, Deng Zhifang, has been questioned about alleged economic crimes. The reports follow the shock arrests recently of high officials and business associates close to
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By Richard Horsey
French and US oil companies face allegations that slave labour is being used on a massive scale to build a gas pipeline from Burma to Thailand. The project is a joint venture between French company Total, US company Unocal and
World Environment Day in Hobart
By Ben Courtice
HOBART — The World Environment Day (WED) Committee here is planning events in early June to mark this day of action for the environment. They include a march, rally and band night on June 3,
By Dave Rodda
In 1988, having been unemployed for more than a year, I decided that, rather than remain on unemployment benefit forever, I should enrol in a university course. Although this would not necessarily be a magic solution, it would at
Success formula
"The difficulty with [French president-elect Jacques] Chirac is that, despite his 30 years in politics, nobody knows what he stands for. He has that in common with [current president Francois] Mitterrand ..." — Jonathan Fenby in
By Reihana Mohideen
Results from the first stage of counting indicate that four out of the seven congressional candidates supported by SANLAKAS, a federation of progressive mass organisations, and the Student Advocates for Voter Empowerment
Large May Day march in WA
By Rjurik Davidson
PERTH — The May Day march and rally, held in Fremantle on May 7, was the biggest in recent years. Almost 5000 people participated.
The theme of the day was "Back to Basics" unionism,
By Jennifer Thompson
Prime Minister Paul Keating, Treasurer Ralph Willis and finance minister Kim Beazley indicated their contempt for the rest of the government by not even telling it beforehand about the plan to sell the government's remaining
Students march on parliament
By Kerryn Williams
and Natalie Zirngast
CANBERRA — Four hundred students from the Australian National University and the University of Canberra marched on Parliament House on May 11 in a vocal and energetic
Sebe
Valanga Khoza and Safika
Larrikin Entertainment
Reviewed by Norm Dixon
Sebe is South African exile, now resident in Australia, Valanga Khoza's debut album. It showcases Khoza's lyrical traditional and contemporary African folk music.
Cuban youth leader to tour
By Roberto Jorquera
Alejandro Herrera Agete from the Union of Young Communists (UJC) in Cuba will be in Sydney from May 23 to June 2. His visit, which will include a series of student and public meetings on the
May Day in Wollongong
By Liam Mitchell
WOLLONGONG — Approximately 200 people braved wet weather to celebrate May Day on May 6. Labour unions, political parties, a contingent of picketers from the recently disbanded Coledale hospital
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