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Programs of interest on Sydney Community TV (UHF 31) — Perleeka, indigenous Australians' program, nightly, 7pm. Art Experimenta, Mondays, 8pm and 11.30pm, and Tuesdays, 3am and 6.30am. Bent TV, Gay and lesbian program, Thursdays, 10.30pm and
Hidden PicturesTravelling film festivalAustralian Film Commission Indigenous BranchReviewed by Chris Martin Hidden Pictures is the title of a confronting selection of film, some new, some old and archival, currently being screened nationally by the
By Bernard Wunsch BRISBANE — On October 5 students from 45 different schools walked out of class, and 4000 high school students rallied in the streets. King George Square was filled with young people demanding "Stop the bomb". When the crowd
By Craig Cormick Based on highly reliable international contacts, leaked documents and horoscopes from several TV magazines, Nostradamus' Media Watch presents a highly accurate forecast of political events across the globe. French foreign minister's
Due to an increase in the price of newsprint, the cover price of Âé¶¹´«Ã½ Weekly has increased to $2.However, for the time being, the cost of subscribing is still at the pre-price rise rate. Until the end of the year, when we will have to increase
The "deferred forestry assessment" process (DFA) has been an abject failure. Conceived after the Bedall woodchip debacle last year, with the stated aim of moving towards a world class forest reserve system in Australia, the process has been totally
By Robert Rosen and Eve Sinton The Big Australian has been in the headlines. First, the oil-spill off Tasmania from stricken ore ship Iron Baron, and then revelations that BHP's lawyers had drafted their own legislation in Papua New Guinea. The
When is equal pay not equal pay? When you fiddle the figures, of course. Debates around equal pay for women have been raging since the principle of equal pay for work of equal value was endorsed by the Australian Conciliation and Arbitration
MELBOURNE — Fourteen people arrested in the campaign to halt the Eastern Freeway extension were sent to trial last week. The Coalition Against Freeway Extensions (CAFE) is organising a rally outside the magistrates' court on October 10 in support
I climbed into the taxi and then noticed the windscreen was extensively cracked on my side. The driver seemed pretty cool. He owned the cab, and No. It wasn't dangerous yet. The crack extended each day about a centimetre, but there was still plenty
Russian nuclear subs: meltdown danger By Renfrey Clarke MOSCOW — At a naval base in the Russian Arctic, decommissioned nuclear submarines lie rusting next to the wharves. Their reactors still contain fuel rods, which emit significant amounts of
By Chris Spindler SYDNEY — The Carr Labor government's first seven months in NSW have been marked by broken promises, funding cuts to social services and a clear policy bias towards big business, all setting the tone for its first budget, on