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By Bronwen Beechey Despite the time that has elapsed since the names Guy Burgess, Kim Philby, Donald McLean and Anthony Blunt made headlines, they are still guaranteed to send shivers up the spines of the British establishment. All
By Renfrey Clarke MOSCOW — The remaining confidence of many Russians in the economic strategies of their government perished over the weekend of July 24- 25, as a shock monetary reform threw retail trade into chaos and threatened to
Students Rally Against Education Cuts By Nathan Laurent BRISBANE — A rally of more than 600 student teachers at Queensland University of Technology on July 28 expressed anger at proposed state education cuts. The rally was
Gross Misconduct Directed by George Miller Written by Lance Peters and Gerard Maguire Starring Jimmy Smits and Naomi Watts Reviewed by Didit T. and Max Lane [Note: This review has to reveal the plot of Gross Misconduct. Don't read it
By Maurice Sibelle BRISBANE — Public sector unions remain firm in their opposition to cutbacks proposed by Queensland's Labor government. In the strongest action to date, teachers have called a one-day strike and rally on August 5.
From mono-loyalty to real discipline According to news agency reports, the Indonesian government has decided to impose military training for new civil service recruits in a bid to "improve their skills and mentality". A policy of
By Peter Boyle On July 26 the federal cabinet worked out new drafting instructions on a legislative response to the 1992 Mabo land rights case. This represents an attempt to come to a common position with Liberal state governments in Western
By Mark Cox South Africa is not a subtle place. On the second day of my work with the South African Prisoners Organisation for Human Rights (SAPOHR) in Johannesburg, a white policeman shot dead one innocent pedestrian and injured another
Korean human rights activist arrested South Korean human rights campaigner Noh Tae-hoon was illegally arrested on July 15 in his lawyer's office. He is being detained under the notorious National Security Law. When an officer from the
A jobs levy? Tax the majority, not the minority of super-wealthy people who live off company profits, dividends, and rent: this is the "solution" to unemployment that the ACTU and the ALP left are rallying behind. They are calling for a
See no evil: the Sabra and Shatila massacres SBS TV's Timewatch series Monday, August 9, 7.30 p.m. (Adelaide 7.00) Reviewed by Sean Malloy "Tell the world. Film it, film it, film it", pleads a Palestinian woman who survived the horrors
Creating a better 91×ÔÅÄÂÛ̳ The 91×ÔÅÄÂÛ̳ Weekly Equipment and Maintenance Fund was established at the beginning of this year to purchase new equipment for the production of 91×ÔÅÄÂÛ̳ Weekly. The idea was to raise $30,000 over and above