Everyone does it
"Everyone here is guilty from time to time of using other people's words." — Liberal MP Richard Evans, caught delivering a long speech to parliament which turned out to be a magazine article by US commentator Peter Drucker.
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By Sue Riley
Beatrix Campbell — feminist, author, film maker and former leader of the now defunct Communist Party of Great Britain (CPGB) — on a national speaking tour sponsored by the Search Foundation, addressed gatherings in Canberra (May
Happy birthday, dear Lizzie, happy birthday to — us! That's right, 91×ÔÅÄÂÛ̳ Weekly is taking advantage of the queen's birthday to have a one-week break. The next issue of the paper will be dated June 19.
(If It Could) A foetus speaks
They all take care of me: the church, the state, the doctors and judges. For nine months they all wish me the best. I am something precious and they protect me.
As an unborn I am supposed to grow and flourish.
By Sue Bolton and Sandra Wallace
The All Burma Students' Democratic Organisation (Australia) organised protests in several Australian cities on May 27. The actions marked the anniversary of the 1990 general election in Burma which was won by the
By Jaraa Aba Sabaa
The Oromo people are the single largest indigenous ethnic group of Africa. They live in east Africa in several countries, but mostly in Oromia, now included in Ethiopia. The Oromo people are crying out for their freedom but the
Russian elections: Yeltsin running scared
By Renfrey Clarke
MOSCOW — Is President Boris Yeltsin about to romp home an easy winner in the Russian presidential elections, pulling in the support of previously uncommitted voters and overwhelming
Life in the world's oceans is under siege from commercial interests obsessed with short-term profits regardless of the long-term costs. Unsustainable and wasteful fishing practices, pollution, poaching, unrestrained and irresponsible bio-prospecting,
By David Michell
For the vast majority of Australians, visiting the doctor is an unavoidable part of life. While it's not something to look forward to, its nice to know that the service is there and, under the Medicare system, essentially free.
By Nazim Hikmet
Translated by Tandy Baybars
You waste the attention of your eyes,
the glittering labour of your hands,
and knead the dough enough for dozens of loaves
of which you'll taste not a morsel;
you are free to slave for others
By Margarita Windisch
June 3 marks the 33rd anniversary of Nazim Hikmet's death. Hikmet is one of the most famous and celebrated modern turkish poets, recognised worldwide for his international and humanitarian views which transcended barriers of
Last week we received five copies of a book recently reviewed in 91×ÔÅÄÂÛ̳ Weekly's Cultural Dissent pages. Attached was a letter from the author explaining that the copies were to be used to raise funds for the paper, adding a note of thanks for
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