I first heard the late John Smith speak when he addressed the British Labour Party's conference in the windswept seaside town of Blackpool in September 1992. It was his first address to conference as leader, and much was expected by the uninitiated.
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By Lara Pullin
The April 18 NSW Supreme Court ruling by Justice Newman that abortion is illegal in that state has caused a furore in the ACT mainly because it is unclear how the ACT will be affected.
In the first instance, it is seen as a
Women, the State & Revolution: Soviet Family Policy & Social Life, 1917-1936
By Wendy Z. Goldman
Cambridge University Press, 1993. 351 pp., $39.95 (hb)
Reviewed by Phil Shannon
The official organisers of the International Year of the
Big Green vote in Coburg
By Chris Slee
MELBOURNE — Labor candidate Carlo Carli won the May 14 by-election for the state parliamentary seat of Coburg with 53% of the vote, up 3% from 1992, but the vote was not impressive in a working-class
Members of the Sydney Peace Squadron and other solidarity groups held a vigil of support on May 20 for Robert Samsa, on trial for a protest action he was involved with on October 24 against visiting Indonesian warships.
Go-ahead for Kuranda Skyrail
By Kate Minnett
Federal minister for the environment John Faulkner on May 13 announced government approval for the 7.5km cableway, the Kuranda Skyrail, near Cairns.
It was also announced that there will be
By Anne O'Callaghan
Says Bernice Johnson Reagon, founding member of Sweet Honey in the Rock, "The only moment you know you have is the one you occupy. That's the moment you should express yourself." Expressing themselves sums up what these five
SAM WATSON of the Aboriginal Legal Service in Brisbane was interviewed for Â鶹´«Ã½ Weekly by John Nebauer on May 20.
Can you outline what happened on the night in question?
On Tuesday, May 10, between 3 and 4am, three Aboriginal
By Kath Gelber
Tasmanian gay rights activists are stepping up their campaign for the repeal of the state's archaic anti-gay laws. Despite the United Nations Human Rights Committee (UNHRC) finding that Tasmania's laws are in breach of the
Australia's youth were lied to this year. They were told in classroom after classroom that Australia wants them to become outstanding doctors, lawyers, nurses, scientists and academics.
Ok Tedi: PNG and BHP run scared
By Frank Enright
The Papua New Guinea government will attempt to legislate retrospectively to protect itself and the Australian mining company BHP from a $4 million environmental lawsuit being brought by
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Bored with the nine to five? Tired of the office or the factory floor? Want more money? Are you looking for an exciting career in business or the media? If you can answer yes to these questions, then we have the
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