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Chilean women prisoners SYDNEY — Seventy people attended an International Women's Day celebration on March 9 organised by the Human rights group ADEPU-Chile. The evening focused on the plight of 17 women political prisoners being held in
By Bill Mason BRISBANE — Unionists at Comalco's Weipa bauxite mine in far north Queensland are disputing wage rises which the Industrial Relations Commission ruled on March 14 should be paid to 71 award workers. On March 15, Weipa Industrial
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. New
Programs of interest on Sydney Community TV (UHF 31) — Art Experimenta, Mondays, 8pm and 11.30pm, and Tuesdays, 3am and 6.30am. Bent TV, gay and lesbian program, Thursdays, 10.30pm and Fridays, 2.30am. Waste Not, Want Not, environment and
Indonesia: fighting for free unions HERI, a local organiser for the Indonesian Centre for Labour Struggles (PPBI) and LUKMAN HAKIM, a PPBI national coordinator, have both been arrested for participating in strike actions. They are interviewed
In harmony If a child lives with approval, [s]he learns to live with [her]himself. — Dorothy Law Nolte I am looking at a poster-size collection of drawings and writing that were sent to me by my young friend Amelia Summers. She is now
Why the media distorts IWD This year's International Women's Day (IWD) mobilised tens of thousands of women across Australia, mostly in rallies, and also in other public events. This success reinforces the fact that this a significant date for
By Alison Dellit MELBOURNE — With the election of a Howard federal government on March 2, most student unions at Victorian universities are left with significantly less funds for 1996. In 1994, the state Liberal government introduced Voluntary
MacbethBy William ShakespeareDirected by George OgilvieSydney Theatre CompanyWharf Theatre, Sydney, until April 4Q Theatre, Penrith, April 10-May 5Reviewed by Allen Myers The passage of centuries affects unevenly our perceptions of Shakespeare's
According to some Coalition politicians, and some anonymous union leaders quoted in the media, the "turning point" in the federal election campaign was provided by ACTU secretary Bill Kelty's threat of a "wages break-out" that would follow the
By Jeremy Smith MELBOURNE — March 10 always promised to test the nerve of the movement to return Albert Park to the public. Over the last two years, the 1996 Formula One Grand Prix has emerged as one of Victoria's hottest political issues. For
By Nikki Ulasowski The Howard government has already started its attack on the unemployed. In particular it is targeting the young unemployed with the assistance of the establishment media's beat-ups with headlines about "Dole bludgers ripping