By John Coulter Australia has produced three strategies aimed at providing jobs for the 1 million unemployed. One is called pray now, pay later. That's Mr Keating's. The second is called fat cats favour lean wages. That's Dr Hewson's. The
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Delightful holiday Mediterraneo Directed by Gabriele Salvatores Screenplay by Vincenzo Monteleone Music by Giancarlo Bigazzi At the Longford, Melbourne, from August 28 Reviewed by Ulrike Erhardt Imagine a holiday on a Greek isle in the
Public servants revolt over enterprise deals By Barry Healy SYDNEY — Members of the Public Sector Union have until August 28 to vote on a wages motion endorsed by their national executive opening the way for enterprise bargaining in the
Blow against censorship in Ireland By Catherine Brown A landmark decision by the Irish High Court on July 31 ruled against some of the censorship practised by the state-owned radio and television station, Radio Telefis Eireann (RTE). RTE
By Norm Dixon The Australian government's recent decision to give Papua New Guinea another Iroquois combat helicopter, and to continue to fund the maintenance of the Australian-supplied helicopter fleet, can only further escalate the conflict
Residents save Erskineville parks Story and photo by Ben Cubby SYDNEY — The protests of Erskineville residents paid off last week when the auction of a local park did not go ahead because of pressure from the Save the Parks Committee.
Sweet Honey In The Rock By Reihana Mohideen The music was sweet, dark, rich. I hadn't heard Sweet Honey live before, and I wasn't a great fan. But when I heard them live at the Convention Centre in Sydney, I came out dazed. I had never before
By Peter Boyle MELBOURNE — On August 16, former Democrat Senator Janet Powell and State Public Service Federation vice-president Bill Deller launched the Independent Action Campaign, a broad progressive coalition of candidates contesting the
The following is the text of Fidel Castro's speech on July 23 at the Ibero-American Summit in Madrid, which commemorated the 500th anniversary of the landing of Christopher Columbus in the Americas. The translation is by Radio Havana. Your
Stompen Ground '92 Stompen Ground '92, the Kimberley Aboriginal Arts and Cultural Festival, is being held in Broome over the September 5-6 weekend. More than 40 different acts will take part. Participating will be Australia's top Aboriginal
By Jonathan Strauss and Geoff Spencer PERTH — Unions in WA face further attacks on their rights and membership and the threat of a $48 million damages claim following the recent strike by 2200 workers at Hamersley Iron sites in the Pilbara.
By Kaylene Allan HOBART — At a recent conference aimed at a joint Aboriginal/government response to the recommendations of the Royal Commission into Aboriginal Deaths in Custody, Tasmania was the only state not represented by government.
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