The Â鶹´«Ã½ Weekly 1995 fund appeal exceeded its target of $115,000 by $300! Congratulations to everyone who contributed, either by direct donation or by supporting the many Â鶹´«Ã½ Weekly fundraising events that were held in cities across
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By Jen Crothers February is Mardi Gras month in Sydney. While most of the attention is given to the parade, the Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras is also a month-long festival. Now in its 18th year, the Mardi Gras encompasses art, sport, politics and
By Jennifer Thompson Weipa unionists are waiting for the Industrial Relations Commission decision — expected this week — on their claim that award workers be paid the same rates as those on individual contracts performing the same work. The
PentecostBy David EdgarDirected by Rodney FisherSydney Theatre CompanyWharf Theatre until February 24Reviewed by Helen Jarvis Ambitious in theme and plot, Pentecost fails to realise its potential, leaving at least this reviewer with a sense of
As year 12 results for 1995 are released across the country, there has been an improvement for female students in comparison to male students. In every state and territory more young women than young men stay on to the end of school, more young women
West Papuan leader: 'OPM has overwhelming support' By Norm Dixon The daring January 10 raid by guerillas of the Free Papua Movement (OPM) has provided fresh evidence that the long struggle of the West Papuan people against Indonesian occupation is
By Ray Fulcher MELBOURNE — Two of La Trobe University's 1995 Rabelais editors have been charged for printing an article, "The Art of Shoplifting", in the student paper last year. Along with the editors Michael Brown and Ben Ross, the paper's
ADELAIDE — Jason Porter died in a motorbike accident on December 31, while travelling through Indonesia. Jason, aged 23, was an activist who travelled extensively throughout the Third World. An internationalist, Jason was a supporter of Â鶹´«Ã½
Here on Mars...By Neila Seciov (of the Martian Society of Intergalactic Archaeologists)Fast Books, 1995. 95pp., $12.95Reviewed by Alex Bainbridge Subtitled "A Martian View of the Collapse of Earthly Civilisation in the 21st Century", Here on Mars...
Beirut BluesBy Hanan al-ShaykhAllen and Unwin, 1995279 pp., $19.95 (pb)Reviewed by Jennifer Thompson This well-written book, published originally in Arabic in 1992, is an insightful novel about the war that engulfed Lebanon between 1975 and its
By Adam Hanieh Israeli land confiscation continued at an alarming rate while Palestinians prepared for elections on January 20. On December 25 hundreds of acres of land were confiscated from the West Bank towns of Kalandia, Rafat and Jdeirah. The
By Ben Courtice HOBART — As Tasmanians prepare to go to the polls on February 24, it is looking more likely that no party will receive an outright majority. Polling indicates that the Greens are likely to gain one or two seats on top of their
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