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A great start to the year By Jorge Jorquera The first two issues of Âé¶¹´«Ã½ this year have had a boost in distribution thanks to sales by members of Resistance and the Democratic Socialist Party. Without any special campaign,
Concerned Citizens picket SYDNEY — The Concerned Citizens group continues to hold a weekly picket outside the Israeli consulate here to demand that all the Palestinians deported by Israel be allowed to return to their homes. The picket
'Cold-blooded murder' by PNG troops By Norm Dixon Papua New Guinea Defence Force troops executed six Bougainvilleans in cold blood after their motorised canoe was intercepted on January 28. The massacre was reported by a sole survivor
Protest against sexist images By Kylie Budge MELBOURNE — A noisy and highly visible rally and march here on February 5 protested against sexist and degrading attitudes towards women in the media and in the judicial system. In
By Dr Denise Russell The Great Barrier Reef is the largest marine coral ecosystem in the world. It is an area of enormous diversity, of great beauty and scientific interest, yet highly vulnerable to human interference. The setting up of the
By Steve Painter The Mayne Nickless conglomerate, whose fleets of armoured cars have sometimes been the target of gun-wielding desperadoes, pulled a heist of its own over the holiday period. With an audacity that makes the Melbourne Club
Sean Kenan em = By Denis Kevans Kill the harpists, chop off their hands, Give them a niche or a coign to be flung in, Slash the long tendons of their fluttering strings, Find a blind bog for their body to be flung in. CHORUS:
PSU rank and file launches election campaign By Barry Healy SYDNEY — "I'm not running to show a banner. I'm running because I see on the faces of the members I represent the effects of the pressures and stress that are bearing down on
By Bryan R. Thomas In the 1960s Turkish immigrants were welcomed to Germany with open arms to help fill the gap in the work force created by the economic boom of the time. Back then, there were around 500,000 job vacancies, with only 180,000
By Frank Noakes LONDON — Even though most Europeans oppose the Maastricht Treaty, the project has the overwhelming support of all major political parties, which dishonestly present the debate as narrow nationalism versus broad Europeanism.
South Australia debates death penalty By Arun Pradhan ADELAIDE — Reintroduction of the death penalty in South Australia is supported by at least 14 opposition members of parliament. Liberal backbencher Dorothy Kotz plans to use a
Chinese arms to Burma Reliable border sources have confirmed that on the night of January 9 and 10 approximately 100 Chinese army trucks travelled from Mang Shi in Yunnan province to Shwe Li in Burma, carrying military equipment. Witnesses on