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Blowpipes and Window Frames Dateline, SBS TV Saturday, February 19, 7 p.m. (6.30 Adelaide) Researched and produced by Matthew Carney Reviewed by Jill Hickson This film, on the devastation in Sarawak caused by the logging of the
By Jon Land Television, radio and newspapers are filled with the floundering attempts of the "international community" to deal with the war in Bosnia-Hercegovina. Cease-fires and agreements never last. This is an ethnic feud over irreconcilable
By Bill Mason BRISBANE — Aboriginal organisations have slammed Queensland Premier Wayne Goss's decision to order the rewriting of a draft year 5 social studies source book. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Education Consultative
Art in Australia Imagine SBS TV Fridays at 7.30 p.m. (7 Adelaide) beginning February 18 Reviewed by Jill Hickson Sponsored by the Australia Council of the Arts, this new series on Australian art and culture will combine a range of
Goss picket at UQ By Freya Pinney BRISBANE — Due to a decline in the effectiveness of the ALP club at the University of Queensland, Premier Wayne Goss will be visiting the St Lucia campus on Wednesday, February 16, as part of a recruiting
NZ Alliance wins union backing By Frank Enright The Alliance, after a strong showing in New Zealand's November general election, is beginning to win union backing previously reserved for the conservative Labour Party. A round of talks with
By Greg Ogle ADELAIDE — This week the Magistrate's Court conducts another round of trials from last Easter's Nurrungar peace protest. More than 270 people were arrested and charged with trespass while protesting against the US base in the
My Mother Said By Xenos Distributed through Larrikin Entertainment Reviewed by Ian Jamieson The release of their second CD marks Xenos as a formidable band in traditional folk circles. Xenos — the name is a Greek word meaning "foreign
Cuba — Talking About Revolution: Conversations with Juan Antonio Blanco By Medea Benjamin Ocean Press, 1993. 105 pp. $14.95 Reviewed by Jill Hickson Described as a reformist, a hard-liner, a radical, an idealist, a pragmatist and a
Protests over Bougainville Around 30 protesters picketed the AMP building, home of the mining giant CRA, in Brisbane on February 10. The protest, organised by the Bougainville Freedom Movement as part of a national day of action, aimed to
Settlements threaten Middle East peace On December 20, three countries voted against the UN General Assembly resolution which expressed support for the Middle East peace process and called for a final settlement under which Israel would withdraw
By Jane Dillendorf MOSCOW — According to statistics issued by the Russian Federal Employment Service at the end of January, there are now only 835,000 jobless people in the country — barely 1% of the work force. However, statistics can