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In Cuba with the Southern Cross Brigade

In Cuba with the Southern Cross Brigade 'All they asked us to do was tell the truth' By Bernie Brian In 1959 Fred Huntley, as a young British merchant seaman, made a brief stopover in Cuba. Over 30 years later, he made a return visit as

... and ain't i a woman?: It's time: for the third wave

It's time: for the third wave Paul Keating was visibly annoyed at a gaffe by consumer affairs minister Jeanette McHugh at the launch of the federal government's "New National Agenda for Women" last week. Keating had pulled his most

A new party of the US left?

MALIK MIAH is a leading member of the northern Californian committee of the US Committees of Correspondence, formed after a split in the US Communist Party. In this interview with SEAN MALLOY, Miah outlines the main debates in the process of

Railway roulette

By Irina Glushchenko MOSCOW — Russians travellers are mostly still obliged to cover the huge distances in our country by rail. While no-one would expect the Russian railways to be an oasis of order and efficiency within the current general

Austrians demonstrate against racism

Austrians demonstrate against racism By Catherine Brown In the biggest demonstration in Vienna for 50 years, more than 250,000 people at the end of January demonstrated their anger at a racist "Austria First" petition organised by the

Environment the top issue

Environment the top issue ADELAIDE — A survey of southern Adelaide high schools has found that the environment is still the most important social issue for young people. The questionnaire, put out in conjunction with Unley City Council

Victorian Green Alliance to stand for Senate

By Peter Boyle MELBOURNE — "While Liberal and Labor state governments around the country are retreating on election promises to safeguard our environment, the federal government must step in and play a progressive role in maintaining and

Unions and the ALP

Mick Houlbrook Unions and the ALP On February 6 Western Australian workers joined their brothers and sisters in other states between the rock and the hard thing after the Coalition state election victory. On the one hand they can expect

Picton arrests

Picton arrests HOBART — Around 60 protesters blockaded the Picton road in Southern Tasmania on February 9 in an effort to prevent vehicles travelling to the five major logging sites in the area. The blockade is part of the Wilderness

The week that was

By Kevin Healy A week when, every time you turned on a news or current affairs program, there were the world's greatest worst ex-treasurer Paul and Johnny Hew-them looking very serious and telling us how much they care for us. Paul said

Dishonour among thieves

Glengarry Glen Ross Written by David Mamet, directed by James Foley With Al Pacino, Jack Lemmon, Alec Baldwin, Ed Harris, Alan Arkin, Kevin Spacey, Jonathon Pryce Showing at Village Cinemas Reviewed by Norm Dixon Based on the Pulitzer

Peace protest planned at Nurrungar

Peace protest planned at Nurrungar By Chris Hannaford A national peace demonstration and desert festival will take place at Nurrungar during Easter, April 9-12. Nurrungar is a US Star Wars base near Woomera in South Australia's far