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What the agreement trades off

What the agreement trades off The following is a list of concerns about the proposed public service agreement reprinted from a leaflet published by the ACT branch of the CPSU. It has been slightly abridged. Approval for Public

Casting stones at the icon

Carcrash Directed by David Caesar Chauvel Cinema, Sydney, from August 17 Reviewed by Kath Gelber People "drive the way they would like to live their lives", claims this new documentary by David Caesar. They substitute for

Action updates

Chilean activist in Brisbane @9point = BRISBANE — Despite the election of a civilian government in Chile, there are still many political prisoners and human rights remain under threat, visiting Chilean activist Miriam Ortega told a

The white terror in Greece

All That Grief: Migrant Recollections of Greek Resistance to Fascism 1941-1949 Compiled by Allan and Wendy Scarfe Hale & Iremonger, 1994. 256 pp., $29.95 (pb) Reviewed by Phil Shannon The stories of 12 Greek migrants to

Bosnia abandoned

EDDY JOKOVICH is the editor of VolteFace, a new monthly journal focusing on international politics, and particularly the Balkans. He returned recently from a visit to Macedonia and Croatia. He spoke to Â鶹´«Ã½ Weekly's JENNIFER THOMPSON about the

French people say no to nuclear tests

The decision of the Chirac government to resume nuclear testing is now opposed by a substantial majority of French people, according to the latest opinion polls. No small part in this turnaround has been played by the French anti-nuclear movement.

Bisexuality

By Kirsty Chestnutt Ahhhh, the very word conjures up an array of images — Madonna, married men who fuck men in public toilets on the weekend, luscious threesomes, daggy middle-aged former straights who sit around in support meetings.

On killing by the state

By Jennifer Leadbeater When I think of capital punishment, it makes me angry. The emotion is so overwhelming that it is hard to explain, except using childlike simplicity such as "It's not nice" and "It's mean and unfair". It

'Links' circles the globe

Links: International Journal of Socialist Renewal Issue Number 5 Reviewed by Kath Gelber Positive assessments of prospects for Cuba are sometimes hard to find, even in progressive publications. The US embargo, combined with the

Unleaded petrol: have we been told the full story?

By Richard Giles One of the great shifts in attitude in this decade has come about in the promotion of unleaded fuel (ULP) to replace the dreaded leaded fuel. The issue of petrol and what to do about it has been the bane of environmentally

Workers win settlement at Steel-Line Doors

Workers win settlement at Steel-Line Doors By Bill Mason BRISBANE — Seventeen Spanish-speaking workers at the Steel-Line Doors plant here have won a record settlement totalling a reported $120,000, after a hearing presided

Health workers win pay rise

Health workers win pay rise By Kim Linden MELBOURNE — Victorian health workers have won a pay rise after two weeks of industrial action. The deal includes a 5% wage rise backdated to July 1, a further 1% to be paid from