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Fools of the world, unite! Each year, we here at Life of Riley Enterprises like to let our hair down and sponsor a Festival of Fools. Fools' fests go back for yonks. It was traditionally the one day of the year
BY NICK SOUDAKOFF DARWIN — Twenty spirited demonstrators chanted "Deport Ruddock, not the refugees" in protest at an appearance by the minister for immigration at a meeting here on February 1. The meeting, attended by 100 people, was part of
Adelaide: Feb 17, noon-2pm. Women's Studies Resource Centre, 64 Pennington Tce, Nth Adelaide. Ph 8231 6982. Brisbane: International Women's Day Collective meeting. Mon Feb 12, 6.30pm. TLC Bldg, 16 Peel St, Sth Brisbane. All women welcome. Ph 3831
PORTO ALEGRE — The World Social Forum was awash with debates. Lack of space prevents anything like a full account of these (some of which will be covered in future issues of 91×ÔÅÄÂÛ̳ Weekly), but among the most important were: The state of the
BY ALEX BAINBRIDGE HOBART — Retail workers at the K&D chain of hardware stores grudgingly voted to accept an enterprise agreement on January 22 that offered a pay increase of less than 4.5% a year in exchange for an erosion of conditions,
BY SEAN MARTIN-IVERSON PERTH — As the February 10 state election looms, the major parties are whipping up hysteria over Western Australia's non-existent "crime wave". The Liberals, the Labor Party and the Australian Democrats are competing to
BY NORM DIXON Talks between the Papua New Guinea government and Bougainville leaders on January 26 have finally resulted in an agreement to hold a referendum in which the people of Bougainville will be given the option to choose independence —
Bosnia, Kosova and the West — The Yugoslav tragedy: a Marxist viewBy Mike KaradjisResistance Books, 2000251pp, $24.97 (pb) BY JUSTIN RANDELL Many articles and books have been written, from all points of the political spectrum, that attempt to
BY PETER BOYLE The Democratic Socialist Party's appeal for a socialist electoral alliance to stand common candidates in the next federal elections has met with an enthusiastic response from the activist left. So far the International
BY BARBARA WHELAN PERTH — Residents of Burt Way, East Perth are outraged over Perth City Council's plan to demolish the housing in their street to make way for luxury high rise apartments. Local resident Karen Kinsett told 91×ÔÅÄÂÛ̳ Weekly
BY ALEX BAINBRIDGE HOBART — 91×ÔÅÄÂÛ̳ Weekly volunteers have vowed to defy attempts by Hobart City Council to prevent the paper being distributed in the Elizabeth Street Mall. Council officers directed two 91×ÔÅÄÂÛ̳ Weekly distributors to leave
BY GEOFF FRANCIS It doesn't matter whether what's being proposed is a woodchip mill, an inner-city monorail, a block of luxury apartments, an airport extension or anything else. There's a comprehensive planning process that has to be gone through,