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The Edukators In German with English subtitlesStarring Daniel Bruhl, Julia Jentsch, Stipe Erceg, Burghart KlaussnerScreenplay by Katharina Held, Hans WeingartnerDirected by Hans Weingartner REVIEW BY SIBYLLE KACZOREK Set in today's Berlin, this
Below is an abridged version of a statement made to the US Senate permanent committee on investigations on May 17 by left-wing British MP George Galloway. The senate committee, head by Republican Norm Coleman, had accused the anti-war MP of receiving
On May 11, in a secret ballot, 92% of striking bus drivers rejected a company pay offer of $15 an hour in November, to be followed by an increase to $16 an hour in March 2007. The drivers are now demanding $16 immediately, and $17 by November. The
NEWCASTLE — Five-hundred people attended the Newcastle May Day march this year. This was a bigger turnout than in recent years, largely because of a big contingent of people protesting against the NSW Labor government's plans to close down the
Roberto Jorquera, Caracas Fifty-seven Australians will see the Bolivarian revolution at first hand when they visit Venezuela in July and August this year as part of the first solidarity brigade from Australia. Organised by the Australian Venezuela
"We made an incredible [US]$1.35 billion this quarter", a "shareholder" told the Dow annual general meeting on May 12. "For most of us that just means a new set of golf clubs. Instead, let's do something useful with it — like finally cleaning up
MELBOURNE — On May 19, British anti-war campaigner Tariq Ali told an audience of 800 people at RMIT's Storey Hall that the "hollowed out democracies" that existed in the US, Britain and Australia were "iron dictatorships of capital imposing
Linda Seaborn, Hobart Following the May 10 federal budget, anyone in receipt of a parenting payment, i.e., low-income people with children, will now have to work to support themselves after their youngest child turns six. PM John Howard's theory
Sue Bolton, Melbourne Unions are alarmed by the actions of a Melbourne factory that is demanding all of its workers be treated as "independent contractors" instead of employees. The National Union of Workers (NUW) was negotiating a new enterprise
Vietnam In my article "Vietnam 30 Years After Victory: Towards Capitalism or Socialism" (GLW #624), I accidentally wrote that "Primary school enrolment rose from 88% to 90% between 1990 and 2001", which does not sound very significant. The correct
Sarah Bruce On May 5, the Federal Court handed down a landmark decision in a case brought by two Baxter detainees, known as "M" and "S", against the federal government. Judge Paul Finn found that the commonwealth had a duty to ensure that a level
Norm Dixon On May 13, the Supreme Court of Papua New Guinea ruled that legislative provisions granting immunity from prosecution to Australian Federal Police (AFP) officers and seconded Canberra bureaucrats in PNG were unconstitutional. In