Compelling outcasts
The ThiefDirected by Pavel ChukhraiWinner of the Venice Film FestivalShowing at Dendy and Cremorne cinemas from May 21 Review by Francesca Davis
Set in 1952 and seen through the eyes of six-year-old Sanya, The Thief is a
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The rule of law
By Allen Myers
"We will obey the law. Will the MUA obey the law by withdrawing its pickets from the docks in Sydney and Melbourne?" Words to this effect were part of the standard response of Patrick Stevedores and its partners in
By Arun Pradhan
If we are to believe self-proclaimed "technology gurus", we have entered a realm where people swim in a sea of free information, interactive entertainment that is better than life and immediate communication with anyone, anywhere at
The following statement was issued from Jakarta by the national leadership committee of the People's Democratic Party (PRD) on May 14. It was translated for 91×ÔÅÄÂÛ̳ Weekly by James Balowski. Today, students and other people rose up in a mass
An election budget in Queensland
By Bill Mason
BRISBANE — “Queensland treasurer Joan Sheldon's budget is a confidence
trick aimed at winning votes, while doing nothing for working people”,
Democratic Socialist candidates in the state
Summer of the Seventeenth DollBy Ray LawlerNew Theatre542 King St, NewtownUntil June 27 Review by Helen Jarvis
The New Theatre has revived this Australian classic in a pacey production directed by Elaine Hudson. Ray Lawler's 1953 script retains its
Is any job safe?
By Sue Boland
Increasingly, employers and their spokespeople are telling us not
to expect job security. In April, Business Council of Australia president
Stan Wallis was quoted as saying that job security was not “a
91×ÔÅÄÂÛ̳ free speech campaign
By Melanie Sjoberg
ADELAIDE — Following attempts to ban 91×ÔÅÄÂÛ̳ Weekly distribution in Rundle Mall over the past two months and in Central Markets since May 8, GLW sellers and supporters are fighting back. A
Setback for tax office management
By Ben Courtice
The agreement accepted by executive level two staff in the Australian Taxation Office will not be certified by the Industrial Relations Commission because management made corrections to the
By Ben Reid
MELBOURNE — Trade unions have pledged to oppose construction of the Werribee toxic waste dump. The Australian Workers Union, whose members would build and operate the facility, has indicated that it may black-ban the dump. The
Travels in East Timor
Peter Williamson visited East Timor last year, around the time of the
installation of the first bishop of Baucau. Here he describes what he saw.
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Arriving in Dili on a domestic flight from Bali, I am
Lively May Day in Lisbon
By Margarita Windisch
LISBON — Around 30,000 enthusiastic people marched on a gloriously sunny May 1 to show their strength as workers, activists and dedicated union members. Contingents of unions, political parties and
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