Seven years in TibetA film by Jean-Jacques AnnaudReleased by TriStarOpening at Hoyts on December 4 Review by Allen Myers
First things first. The Tibetan people should have the right to self-determination, including complete independence from
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Bus drivers to walk out over cuts
By Bill Mason
BRISBANE — Bus drivers employed by Brisbane City Council are preparing to take strike action to protest against threatened cuts to jobs, pay and conditions. The workers rallied in King
Pregnancy and discrimination
The Tasmanian Sex Discrimination Commission's annual report, released earlier this month, reveals that complaints of sexual discrimination increased by 80% in the last year. Twenty-three percent of the
The Bottom LinePeter HicksSend $22.50 to PO Box 163, Camperdown NSW 2050 Review by Alex Bainbridge
The Bottom Line is the first solo album by left-wing Sydney singer/songwriter Peter Hicks for several years. The result is excellent — a truly
Washington seeks revenge for successful UPS strike
By Barry Sheppard
A former federal judge, acting on behalf of the capitalist government, has barred the Teamsters' current president, Ron Carey, from running for re-election. Carey
Left on-line
ApologyList is collecting apologies from white Australians for the removal of Aboriginal children — the stolen generations — citing that fact that almost half of the Aboriginal deaths in custody investigated by the 1988 Royal
Pope JoanPerformed by the Women's CircusDirected by Sarah CathcartAt the Old Police Garage, Russell Street, MelbourneThurs-Sat, 8.30pm, until December 6 Reviewed by Bronwen Beechey
The Women's Circus began as a project for women survivors of
By Ben Courtice
The Tax Office section council of the Community and Public Sector Union (CPSU), meeting in Sydney on November 13-16, discussed how to respond to the threat of compulsory redundancies in the Australian Taxation Office. Management
Israeli racism murders Palestinian child
By Adam Hanieh
WEST BANK — On November 11, a Palestinian child was shot in the head by an Israeli soldier in Bethlehem. He was pronounced dead on November 15 by Israel's Hadassah hospital. Ali
Blood pressure expert supports hospital mercury ban
By Paul Jones
Developments toward safer working environments for hospital workers exposed to mercury received a boost late last year. International medical opposition to phasing out
Campaigning for a free East Timor
By Stuart Munckton and Arun Pradhan
PERTH — On November 12, East Timorese and their supporters attended a protest at Parliament House to commemorate the 1991 Dili massacre. Amidst crosses bearing the
NEW YORK — An Amnesty International report released on November 19 documents a spiralling increase in violence in Algeria, which has claimed up to 80,000 lives since 1992. Amnesty called for an international investigation into recent massacres and
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