By Stephen Marks
MANAGUA — In the last weeks of the election campaign, a barrage of slanders has been launched against the Sandinista National Liberation Front (FSLN) and its presidential candidate, Daniel Ortega. Leading this effort has been the
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WA group opposes anti-gay discrimination
By Leon Harrison
PERTH — In response to the failure of same-sex amendments to equal opportunity legislation to be put to state parliament, a new group called Queer Radical has been formed. The group held
NTEU launches new campaign
By Jeremy Smith
The National Council of the National Tertiary Education and Industry Union met on October 3-5 to decide on its higher education campaign directions. The outcome was a turn to a "leading site" strategy:
BRISBANE — ERROL O'NEILL is well known in theatre circles here. As well as being an actor, he has established himself as a playwright for main stage theatre. After working with the well-known touring company Popular Theatre Troupe until its demise
By Francisco T. Sobrino
BUENOS AIRES — A national 36-hour strike ended at midnight on September 27. The strike had a 70-80% success rate in the industrial belt around Buenos Aires, while support in the provinces was estimated at 50-80%. The union
By Jennifer Thompson
A restrained state of war continues between Israel and Palestinians in the wake of the September 25 uprisings across the occupied territories. Palestine Report publisher and political commentator Ghassan Khatib described the
By Malik Miah
"It's better to vote for something you want and not get it, than to vote for something you don't want, and get it." — Eugene V. Debs, turn of the century labour and socialist leader who was a candidate for president of the United
By Tim E. Stewart
DARWIN — Leading activists from the Education Action Group (EAG) have organised a ticket to contest the Student Union elections at the Northern Territory University. Under the banner "HEAT" (Higher Education Action Team), the
By Shane Bentley and Paul Benedek
SYDNEY — Action in Solidarity with Indonesia and East Timor (ASIET) has issued an emergency appeal to activists around the world to defend the political prisoners arrested in Indonesia during the recent military
Shoulda Been A Champion ...Denis Kevans with Vinegar Hill Compact Disk, Lorikeet Records(For stockists phone Denis Kevans: 047 573 119)Reviewed by Al McCall*
In my role as non-resident (and usually anonymous) poetry editor for Â鶹´«Ã½ Weekly, I
A Season of Blood: Poems From Kenyan PrisonVita Books. 156 pp., $15Kenya: A Prison NotebookVita Books. 287 pp., $15Both by Maina wa KinyattiReviewed by Ndungi wa Mungai These two volumes of prison writing are based on the author's experience as a
An opinion poll conducted by the Palestinian Centre for Public Opinion in Bet Sahour near Bethlehem, which polled 500 Palestinians in the West Bank, found that 68.7% support the continuation of the protests that started on September 25 in response to
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