By Sue Bull
CANBERRA — In the last two weeks, unions involved in the ACT public sector pay claim dispute have begun to negotiate separate agreements with the Carnell minority Liberal government. The picket on the Legislative Assembly has been
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The Water You Drink: how safe is it?By John ArcherPure Water Press41 Cornelian Road, Pearl Beach NSW 2256120 pp., $13.50Reviewed by Dot Tumney No, don't cringe; just trade in your coffee machine for a water filter. Archer provides a useful
By Lisa Macdonald
Socialists and other progressive activists from around Australia will be gathering in all capital cities (including Darwin and Canberra) on or around the Easter long weekend to participate in a political feast. The "Democratic
East Timor Update
DARWIN — Around 50 people attended an East Timor Update held by Australians for a Free East Timor on March 19. The meeting was also a commemoration of activist Jason Porter, who recently died in a motorcycle accident in
SYDNEY — The Chauvel Cinema, in association with the Australian Film Institute, is presenting the second of the 1996 Oz shorts programs — The Shorts Gig. It will screen twice only, on Wednesday, March 27, and Sunday, March 31. This selection
By Peter Montague
The US food industry went ballistic in January when Food & Water, Inc, a grassroots advocacy group in Walden, Vermont, and Environmental Research Foundation in Annapolis, Maryland, published an ad in Supermarket News comparing
By Trish Corcoran
At a time when business profits are up, women's wages and work conditions are on the way down. According to the head of the Affirmative Action Agency, women and their dependent children make up 70% of those living in poverty.
The Rhonda Movement in DrumheadDirected by Sue GilesApril 3-20, Wed-Sat at 9.30pmBudinski's Theatre, Lygon St, CarltonReviewed by Kim Linden The Rhonda Movement, a sassy female trio, will be performing Drumhead as part of the 10th Melbourne
Slaughterhouse: Bosnia and the Failure of the WestBy David RieffVintage, 1995. 240pp., $17.95Reviewed by Rob Graham Part of the rapidly growing body of literature on the former Yugoslavia, this is a liberal journalist's largely first-hand account of
From Sand to CelluloidA collection of new works from indigenous film makers screening nationallyReviewed by Grant Gilbert This powerful collection of six short films takes you on an emotional journey through life from the Aboriginal perspective. The
By Kim Linden
MELBOURNE — On March 22, child protection workers and their supporters in the state public service struck for 24 hours and held one of the most spirited rallies since the big anti-Kennett demonstrations in 1992. The action was
By Damien Cahill
WOLLONGONG — Students from the University of Wollongong distributed the controversial article, "The Art of Shoplifting", in the local mall on March 22. The action was designed to bring attention to the trial of the editors of
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