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By Richard Horsey Whatever the reason for the release of Aung San Suu Kyi, we can be sure that it was not the sudden realisation by the Burmese junta that it had been wrong all these years in denying its people democracy. When it comes to
AIDS memorial SYDNEY — The third Sydney HIV/AIDS tree planting day was held in St Peters Sydney Park on June 25. Kendall Lovett, one of the organisers, reports that around 70 people planted 300 young trees in memory of a lover, friend or
By Jim McIlroy BRISBANE — Third party candidates, especially the Greens, had an unprecedented impact in the recent state election. Yet the bitter controversy over preferences threatens to split the environment movement in a very damaging way.
Rosa Luxemburg: A Life, By Elzbieta Ettinger Pandora, 1995. 325 pp., $22.95 (pb) Reviewed by Phil Shannon It is a frustrating feature of the later films of the Marx Brothers that the Marxist funny business keeps getting interrupted by the
OSCAR TEMARU is leader of Tavini Huiraatira (Polynesian Liberation Front), the main pro-independence party in French-colonised Tahiti. He has led the Tahitian opposition to the French government's decision to resume nuclear testing. Âé¶¹´«Ã½
Model motion As noted in the accompanying article, many unions have passed motions against the planned nuclear tests. We think the following text would be a clear statement to be moved at meetings. "We oppose the French government's
The Greens (WA) believe that there are a number of problems with the federal government's compulsory employee contribution superannuation scheme, announced in the latest budget, to be implemented from 1998-99. The following is an abridged version of
By Pip Hinman President Chirac's decision to resume nuclear testing in the Pacific sparked an immediate ground swell of opposition. People from all walks of life canvassed the how to force a back-down on radio talk back shows, in the print media
By James Balowski For the second time in two consecutive days, on July 19, thousands of striking workers from a garment factory, PT Great River Industries (GRI), rallied at the regional parliament in Bogor, West Java, for better wages and
Ideas for winning indigenous rights A good idea waiting to happen: regional agreements in Australia Proceedings from the Cairns workshop, July 1994 $15 from Colleen Burfitt, Cape York Land Council, PO Box 2496, Cairns Qld 4870 Reviewed by
SA prison officers, police in wage claims By Melanie Sjoberg The two industrial disputes currently making headlines in South Australia are actions of the police and prison officers. On July 20 the government was ordered by a compulsory
Corporatisation in Canberra By James Basle Here we go, here we go, here we go again. A Liberal government is elected because people are angry with Labor. The Liberals cut the public sector, corporatise or cut health and slash education. The