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Mordechai Vanunu's story on stage ADELAIDE — In August 1986, Mordechai Vanunu revealed Israel's secret nuclear bomb-making facilities and paid a high price for his courage. He was kidnapped by Israel's secret police and shipped in a crate from
By Barry Sheppard As the 190,000 idled General Motors workers were returning to work following the end of the strikes at two plants in Flint, Michigan, management announced that GM would sell off its parts subsidiary, Delphi. This move ups the ante
Not an advertisement Fair go! Your government wants to spend $10 million of taxpayers' money to tell you why we need a GST. What could be more appropriate than using tax money to raise new taxes? But some selfish spoilsports are trying to stop
Nationalism The national high school rallies against One Nation were an inspiration to see and show the real potential to mobilise support against Hanson and the mainstream parties' racism. Not only that, but it shows a real potential
Flushed with embarrassment By Brandon Astor Jones In prison, during shakedowns (cell searches), things like letters and such get misplaced and/or lost. The following bit of humour got separated from the envelope that it came in. I have no
By Greg Hardwick Nestled in a picturesque valley, the historic town of Wollombi is usually serene, perhaps a little too slow for many city dwellers. But every year the town is invaded by crowds of people, from Newcastle and Sydney and just about
Freeing China's Farmers: Rural Restructuring in the Reform EraBy David ZweigME Sharpe, 1997. 365 pp., $45 Review by Eva Cheng The title of David Zweig's book, Freeing China's Farmers, is consistent with one of its main underlying assertions — the
CPSU funding cuts In July, members of the Community and Public Sector Union ACT branch rejected a proposal by the union's national officers that the national union take over the organising of major agencies currently covered by the ACT branch. In a
By James Vassilopoulos SYDNEY — The Sydney Water Corporation announced on August 3 that the city's tap water was again safe to drink. Since July 30, nine days after the parasites giardia and cryptosporidium had been detected in Sydney's water
Regional area students If you are interested in organising a walkout against racism in your region on August 28, get in touch with Resistance: phone (02) 9690 1230 or e-mail <resistance@peg.apc.org>.
By James Vassilopoulos SYDNEY — On the night of August 6, two truck drivers attempting to break the picket line at Davids' Blacktown warehouse jumped out of their truck and assaulted picketers. One discharged a fire extinguisher at the workers
SA workers to support anti-racism rally By Emma Webb ADELAIDE — The South Australian United Trades and Labour Council has voted to call a two-hour stop-work on August 28, from 2 to 4pm, in solidarity with high school students walking out of