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EvitaDirected by Alan ParkerStarring Madonna, Antonio Banderos and Jonathon PriceNow showing in all major cinemas Review by Paul Howes Evita, based on a musical by Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice, is another Hollywood flop. There is really
By Sean Healy With banners proclaiming their allegiance to "socialism, feminism, democracy and unionism", and newsletters declaring the need to "educate, agitate, organise", the National Organisation of Labor Students tried to make a big splash
International Women's Day '97 Thousands of women and male supporters rallied and marched on March 8 against the attacks on women's rights. Rallies around the country heard speakers representing Aboriginal people, migrants, trade unionists, young
Socialist candidates call for community control By Bill Mason BRISBANE — "Brisbane needs a council that is controlled by ordinary working people, who are the majority — not a council that panders to developers and big business: a
New attack on public sector workers By James Vassilopoulos Minister for industrial relations Peter Reith has escalated the government's attack on public sector workers by allowing departments to introduce Australian Workplace Agreements or
Bougainville pickets @body intro =— "Withdraw the PNG army from Bougainville. Lift the blockade. No mercenaries to Bougainville. Open up Queensland hospitals for Bougainville victims of the war." These were the demands raised by an emergency
ANZ to sack hundreds By James Vassilopoulos Esanda, the financial services arm of the ANZ Bank, plans to sack 700 workers — a 40% of its work force. Esanda has been undertaking an 18-month review to restructure and cut costs. Some of
By Adam Hanieh On February 26, the Israeli government announced the future construction of 2600 housing units between East Jerusalem and Bethlehem on Mount Abu Ghneim. These units will be built for Jewish settlers as part of the continuing
By Graham Matthews March is Australia's folk festival season, when some of the best performers from overseas tour the country. This year, one of Canada's finest young songwriters, James Keelaghan, will be performing at five of the major
By Tim Gooden CANBERRA — A long-running dispute between the Transport Workers Union and concrete company Ready Mix came to a head recently when police were used to arrest union officials. According to Trevor Santi, ACT branch secretary of the
Comment by Bernardo Zamora The changes in El Salvador over the past five years are the result of 11 years of armed struggle led by the Frente Farabundo Martì para la Liberacion Nacional (FMLN) for liberation, progress and democracy. The
By Norm Dixon Fighters of the Bougainville Revolutionary Army (BRA) are on "red alert" in preparation for attacks by South African mercenaries hired by the Papua New Guinea government. The pro-independence Bougainville Interim Government has