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Selling out It beats me when I receive a leaflet requesting support for a public rally against selling off public assets and sponsored by the people listed. It is hypocritical. I was reading about Tolpuddle when I was just eight years of

Ambulance drivers win fight over emergencies

Ambulance drivers win fight over emergencies By Gail Lord SYDNEY — Last week New South Wales ambulance officers were in dispute over the failure of hospitals in Sydney's West to take emergency patients. Drivers here had have been moving from

Campaign against Timor oil spoils

By Nick Everett BRISBANE — The oil company, Petroz N.L. in conjunction with BHP Petroleum, are about to start drilling for oil in the Timor Gap. While Petroz, which is based here, is not new to exploration in the Timor Sea, this latest venture

Melbourne's public transport 'at the crossroads'

Melbourne's public transport 'at the crossroads' By Alex Cooper MELBOURNE — Two hundred people packed the Assembly Hall on July 28 to hear Mike Colle from the Toronto Transit Commission urge people to defend Melbourne's public transport

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About Us: Secrets of the Moche — Archaeologists uncover proof of the existence of a fabled lost civilisation that pre-dated the Incas. For seven centuries the Moche empire existed between the Andes and the Pacific, producing feats of art and

Privatisation: railway cleaner anger overflows

By Peter Perry SYDNEY — On July 13 CityRail cleaning staff at Sydney Terminal and several other depots were called together an hour before "knockoff" to hear management's announcement that their jobs had been privately contracted. Many stood

... and ain't i a woman?: Feminism gone too far?

Feminism gone too far? An interesting debate has emerged about girls' educational programs sparked, however, by an investigation into the situation for boys in schools. A recent study suggested that girls are outperforming boys by the time

Best catch in years

Best catch in years Go Fish Directed by Rose Troche Produced by Rose Troche and Guinevere Turner Reviewed by Kath Gelber The world of lesbian feature films is not very large. As a result, the community has tended to be fairly

Strike action spreads

By Norm Dixon Workers throughout South Africa have embarked on, or are threatening to take, industrial action. COSATU says the current wave of workers' struggles results from several factors including: three years of no real wages increases for

'Without culture you have nothing'

'Without culture you have nothing' By Gillian Hector PERTH — Fatima Dike, the renowned South African poet, playwright and actor, spoke on July 17 at an event sponsored by Cultural Dissent and the Western Australian South African

Retro pop out of control

Retro pop out of control By Bernard Wunsch The Gilberts, a five-piece Brisbane pop band, have just released their first CD, Life Is Just This Very Big Thing And It's All Getting Out Of Control. They started out at the University of

Tame view of the SAS

Soldier E SAS: Sniper Fire in Belfast By Shaun Clarke Cox and Wyman 283 pp., $12.95 Reviewed by Catherine Brown The publisher's notes for potential reviewers, with its bland reference to the "secretive and controversial" history of the