By Eva Cheng
The Chinese government's latest nuclear test, on August 16, has triggered a wave of protests across the country. The latest test took place at Lop Nor in China's north west province of Xinjiang, the same site as the May 15
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By Frank Gollan
SYDNEY — Plans by the Public Sector Union Group of the Community and Public Sector Union (CPSU) to restructure massively are floundering. The plans are designed to centralise financial and other controls of the group,
Residents protest against freeway
By Sue Bolton
MELBOURNE — About 70 people protested on August 12 against Premier Jeff Kennett's City Link mega-freeway project, which will link the eastern and the Tullamarine freeways. The
Trammies strike over enterprise bargaining
By Tully Bates
MELBOURNE — More cuts are foreshadowed in the latest enterprise bargaining agreement (EBA) members of the tram division of the Public Transport Union are being asked to
The Blind Giant is Dancing
By Stephen Sewell
Directed by Neil Armfield
Company B
Belvoir Street Theatre, Sydney, until September 10
Reviewed by Allen Myers
When I first heard that Company B was reviving Stephen
By Dave Mizon and Sue Bolton
MELBOURNE — The strike by Bass Strait oil rig workers is entering its fourth week. The workers took action after Esso locked out workers coming on to the rigs on July 26 and stranded the rostered shift on the
All Men Are Liars
Hoyts Cinemas
Reviewed by Kath Gelber and Lou Stanley
You can't help but wonder why the producers have put so much marketing money into such a mediocre film. The exit from the preview screening we attended was
Blokes
August 16-19, 22-26
One Plus One
August 31-September 2, 13-16
When I was A Girl I used to Scream and Shout
September 6-9, 19-23
Junction Theatre in conjunction with Ambush, Not So Straight Theatre and Living
Next week, 91×ÔÅÄÂÛ̳ Weekly celebrates its 200th issue. And after four and a half years of providing progressive activists and campaigns around the country and the world with news and views on green and left politics every week, it is a celebration
Radio highlights
The Story of Pop: All that Funky Stuff — "The hardest working man in show business, the Godfather of Soul, Mr Please, Please, Please, Minister of the New, New, Super Heavy Funk: Mr James 'Butane' Brown." James Brown is
Indonesian protesters clash with military
By James Balowski
On August 14, a peaceful protest organised by a new coalition, GRAK, at the Solo National University (UNS) in Central Java, turned into a 10-minute battle with troops
SA government introduces controversial skills test
By Adam Hanieh
ADELAIDE — On August 16 the Liberal state government will introduce a basic skills test to assess the standard of primary school students in years three and
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