Ferguson gags Bougainville address
By Frank Enright
An invitation to Rosemarie Gillespie to speak about Australia's involvement in the war on Bougainville at a conference of regional Trades and Labour Councils, held at the Clyde Cameron
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Poll supports ending Cuba embargo
According to an opinion poll released in early February, the majority of Miami's Latino population disagrees with the US embargo against Cuba.
The Miami Herald published the results of the survey, for which
Police intervene at 'smoke in'
By Bernard Wunsch
BRISBANE — Up to 40 police intervened in a "smoke in" at the University Of Queensland on February 23. The action was organised by the Student Union and the student club High Society.
Story by Sean Lennon
Photo by Terry Riggs
MELBOURNE — Every Saturday morning at around 11 the Band Who knew Too Much descends on the Victoria Markets.
The band consists of Dave, who plays the accordion, Andy who plays Bass, another Andy
By Paul Oboohov
SYDNEY — Ford Australia management on February 9 announced the September closure of its Homebush car assembly plant. This will destroy 430 jobs and leave NSW with no vehicle manufacturer, following the closure of Leyland in the
By Bernie Brian
DARWIN — Jose Gusmao, cousin of jailed East Timorese resistance leader Xanana Gusmao, has called on Prime Minister Paul Keating to support the National Council of Maubere Resistance (CNRM) peace plan.
Gusmao presented a
Qld Social Security bans lifted
By Bill Mason
BRISBANE — Work bans imposed by Public Sector Union members in the Department of Social Security in Queensland were lifted on February 23. This followed a vote at workplace meetings to accept
By Greg Adamson
Between March 4 and March 25, members of the Public Sector Union and the seven State Public Services Federation unions will vote on whether to unite into one union, proposed to be called the Community and Public Sector Union.
There is no safe place in Serbia for men refugees refusing to do military service in Bosnia, and perhaps the danger will soon be extended to women. The governments of Serbia and of the Serbian Republic of Bosnia have made an agreement under which the
'Things always worked this way'
You've arrived on campus and you're wondering which progressive club to join. You're a feminist, concerned about the federal government's cuts to education and wondering how you'll be able to move out of home and
By Tom Flanagan
"Dear Executive: Do you want to expand your customer base with a highly affluent, well informed and extremely loyal niche market? ... How do you tailor your advertising campaign to the gay consumer without alienating your
By Renfrey Clarke
MOSCOW — A new surge of labour protests swept across Russia during the first half of February, as wage payments to millions of workers remained months in arrears. The most militant struggles were by workers in the coal
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