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The Woman Who Walked into DoorsBy Roddy DoyleJonathan Cape. $29.95Reviewed by Dave Riley I first read a novel by Roddy Doyle soon after the film version of The Commitments was released. Since then I've kept up with what this Irish author has to
By Sue Bolton MELBOURNE — After eight days on strike, lift workers in Victoria forced two of the three biggest lift companies, Otis and Kono, to reimburse workers for losses as a result of the federal government's new tax on travel allowances.
Resisting the Virtual Life: The Culture and Politics of InformationEdited by James Brook and Iain A. BoalCity Lights Books, 1995. 289 pp., $15.95Reviewed by Stan Thompson Media, governments, academics and more all have heralded the close of the 20th
Against violence and intimidation, and for free speech on the left An open letter to the International Socialist Organisation, Northcote branch For some months now, Âé¶¹´«Ã½ Weekly sellers have been re-establishing a sales spot at Northcote
Born Again PagansBorn Again PagansReviewed by Alex Bainbridge "Things have changed a lot since the first album, Fighting Back" is the undeniably correct proclamation on the sleeve of the latest album from Sydney pub band Born Again Pagans. The Pagans
By Marina Cameron On October 21, federal National Party leader Tim Fischer announced the lifting of an eight-year "ban" on Australian uranium sales to France. Greens Senator Dee Margetts responded on October 22, that, in fact, "Australia provided
By Jennifer Thompson SYDNEY — Two Palestinians visiting from the Ma'an Development Centre based in Ramallah in the West Bank spoke at a public meeting organised by the ACTU overseas aid organisation, APHEDA, on October 15. Among other community
Rats in the RanksA film by Bob Connolly and Robin AndersonScreening at the Valhalla in Glebe and other cinemas in Sydney until mid-NovemberReviewed by Bruce Threlfo Many people would be surprised that the usually mundane event of a mayoral election
By Tim E. Stewart DARWIN — In recent elections for the Northern Territory University Student Union, the Higher Education Action Team won two of the three executive positions and two of the three council positions it contested. Resistance and HEAT
Last week, Âé¶¹´«Ã½ Weekly's KATRINA DEAN spoke to LIZ O'BRIEN, manager of Community Radio 2XX in Canberra, about the station's 20th anniversary this year. In 1975, the Council of Social Services, Council of Cultural Societies, the Sports Council,
On the box Actively Radical TV — Sydney community television's progressive current affairs producers tackle the hard issues from the activist's point of view. CTS Sydney (UHF 31), every Thursday, 7pm. Access News — Melbourne community TV,
By Anne O'Callaghan PERTH — You know that the system is in trouble when they start playing the race card. It's like beating up some of the passengers on the Titanic — it makes some people feel in control, while the ship keeps sinking. This is