By Kath Tucker
There are few arenas as publicly and hotly contested as that of human sexuality. It provokes outrage and outrageous behaviour, denunciation and obsession.
On the one hand, we have come a long way. People in the industrialised
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Telling it the PNG way
The coverage of the Bougainvillean war for self-determination on Channel Nine's Sunday program, screened on February 20, was just about crude enough to compare with the black and white Pathe newsreel commentary during
Until after the next election
"We have been down that track once before, and you can rest assured we will not be increasing taxes in our tax policy." — Shadow treasurer Alexander Downer on Liberal policy.
Presumption
"We oppose people
By Ray Fulcher
Melbourne — A coalition of groups and individuals, Brunswick Against the Nazis (BAN), is planning a mass counter-demonstration against the extreme right-wing group National Action (NA) at the Brunswick Town Hall on March 5.
Frank Hardy
It was great to read Frank Enright's well justified tribute to Frank Hardy in your issue of Feb 9th. I was most surprised to read that when he rang prominent people from the CPA they declined to comment, "I couldn't think of anything
Ferguson gags Bougainville address
By Frank Enright
An invitation to Rosemarie Gillespie to speak about Australia's involvement in the war on Bougainville at a conference of regional Trades and Labour Councils, held at the Clyde Cameron
Police intervene at 'smoke in'
By Bernard Wunsch
BRISBANE — Up to 40 police intervened in a "smoke in" at the University Of Queensland on February 23. The action was organised by the Student Union and the student club High Society.
Story by Sean Lennon
Photo by Terry Riggs
MELBOURNE — Every Saturday morning at around 11 the Band Who knew Too Much descends on the Victoria Markets.
The band consists of Dave, who plays the accordion, Andy who plays Bass, another Andy
Poll supports ending Cuba embargo
According to an opinion poll released in early February, the majority of Miami's Latino population disagrees with the US embargo against Cuba.
The Miami Herald published the results of the survey, for which
By Paul Oboohov
SYDNEY — Ford Australia management on February 9 announced the September closure of its Homebush car assembly plant. This will destroy 430 jobs and leave NSW with no vehicle manufacturer, following the closure of Leyland in the
Qld Social Security bans lifted
By Bill Mason
BRISBANE — Work bans imposed by Public Sector Union members in the Department of Social Security in Queensland were lifted on February 23. This followed a vote at workplace meetings to accept
By Greg Adamson
Between March 4 and March 25, members of the Public Sector Union and the seven State Public Services Federation unions will vote on whether to unite into one union, proposed to be called the Community and Public Sector Union.
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