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Kosova and the left It has come to my attention that part of the "left" community is opposed to national self-determination for Kosova. Thinking that this cannot be, I mounted my own investigation into this phenomenon. After conducting a series

Hiccup for government's VSU plans

The Australian Vice-Chancellors Committee has received legal advice from Minter Ellison that the government's voluntary student unionism (VSU) legislation may be unconstitutional. This is denied by education minister David Kemp, who claims that he

Stop press: Attack on Dili

The following is abridged from a statement issued from Dili by the HAK Foundation, a non-government human rights organisation, on the afternoon of April 17. "In the front yard of the Governor's office, a grand ceremony was held to inaugurate the

Marxism or nationalism?

Marxism or nationalism? Fatherland or Mother Earth? Essays on the National QuestionBy Michael LöwyPluto Press, 1998108 pp., $29.95 (pb) Review by Doug Lorimer Michael Löwy, director of Research in Sociology at the National Centre for

Polemical theatre without gimmicks

Polemical theatre without gimmicks Face To FaceBy David WilliamsonDirected by Sandra BatesEnsemble Theatre, SydneyUntil May 8 Review by Brendan Doyle David Williamson goes back to his working-class roots with his latest play, Face To Face, which

Arrests at Jabiluka Westpac protests

Arrests at Jabiluka Westpac protests By Jim Green Protests outside three Westpac branches in Cairns, two in Brisbane and one each in Sydney, Surfers Paradise, Noosa and Canberra on April 13 continued the campaign to highlight the role of the

Ireland: impasse on the Good Friday agreement

Ireland: impasse on the Good Friday agreement The Irish peace process is again in crisis following the failure to meet a third deadline for the formation of a power-sharing executive before Easter. Loyalists are refusing to agree to the formation

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Actively Radical TV — Sydney community television's progressive current affairs producers tackle the hard issues from the activist's point of view. CTS Sydney (UHF 31), every Thursday, 10pm and Saturday, 7pm. Ph 9565 5522. Access News —

An Easter feast of diversity

An Easter feast of diversity By Jane Salmon CANBERRA — The National Folk Festival at Easter was a feast of diversity that you don't have to be feral to enjoy. Traditional peasant dances and medieval reenactments competed with bagpipes and

Rape Crisis Centre in crisis

Rape Crisis Centre in crisis By Stephanie Roper EESYDNEY — The NSW Rape Crisis Centre has been threatened with loss of funding after operating in deficit for the last two years. The centre says it has been forced into a budget deficit by the

The wrong weapons to defeat imperialism

Comment by Allen Myers The US/NATO military assault on Serbia represents a significant escalation of the attempt by the US and its allies to establish their role as "cops of the world". The war is intended, not only to strengthen the imperialists'

An obnoxious policy

By Jonathan Singer The two April 11 NSW Sunday papers carried the same screaming headline: "Invaded". What was the force and intent of this invasion? At last count, 59 people, sailing in a rusty tugboat, had apparently run aground in northern NSW.