By Eva Cheng
An international appeal has been launched to free three Chinese activists arrested last year for attempting to form an independent union.
A July 16 press release from the Hong Kong solidarity group April 5th Action reveals that
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Perth Hiroshima Day
By Anne Pavy
Perth — The proposed French nuclear tests have multiplied interest in plans for the Hiroshima Day demonstration here. The theme for the rally and march on August 6 at Russell Square will be "Nuclear Tests
By Jim McIlroy
BRISBANE — Counting in doubtful seats proceeded at a snail's pace after the July 15 state election, however the ALP appears likely to fall over the line by a seat or two.
As of July 22, the Labor Party had 43 seats, the
China for Women: Travel and Culture
Spinifex Press, 1995. 357 pp., $24.95 (pb)
Reviewed by Eva Cheng
China for Women is a useful introduction to women's issues in China. It is handy for non-Chinese speakers, carrying enough in one collection
By Susie Brown
From September 26 to 30, hundreds of tertiary students from all over Australia will be meeting in Adelaide to develop practical strategies for the ecologically sustainable reconstruction of our communities, economy, industry and
Stanley Road
Paul Weller
Go! Discs
Reviewed by Stuart Loasby
Although he is best known for his achievements in the Jam and the Style Council through the '70s and '80s, Paul Weller's solo career, which began in 1992, has proved very
By Dave Wright
SYDNEY —Fifty waterside workers picketed the French ship Renoir at Darling Harbour on July 20. The peaceful picket was called by the Maritime Workers Union to protest against the French government's decision to resume nuclear
Beijing conference compromise
By Kath Gelber
As the Fourth World Conference on Women, due to be held in Beijing in September draws closer, a compromise has been reached on the controversial issue of a site for the NGO forum.
Initially
Born in Soweto
Directed by James Ricketson
SBS, Friday, July 28, 8.30pm (8 in Adelaide)
Previewed by Norm Dixon
This Australian-made documentary, made soon after Nelson Mandela became South Africa's first democratically elected president,
Melbourne Hospital workers strike
By Kim Linden
MELBOURNE — Around 300 health workers struck here on July 19 in protest against the government's proposals to slash jobs and health services at the newly amalgamated Austin and Repatriation
By Allen Myers
Ernest Mandel, a world-renowned Marxist scholar and revolutionary, died in Belgium on July 20, at the age of 72.
Mandel is best known for his numerous contributions to the Marxist understanding of economics. He was one of at
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
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