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Comment by Bernardo Zamora The changes in El Salvador over the past five years are the result of 11 years of armed struggle led by the Frente Farabundo Martì para la Liberacion Nacional (FMLN) for liberation, progress and democracy. The
How Suharto controls the elections ldirect intervention in the "election" of party leaders lpreventing campaigning outside the official period lopposition party activities limited to big towns and cities lall candidates are
Left On-line Frontier Online (http://www.abc.net.au/frontier) — The groundbreaking ABC-TV documentary series about the 150-year war against the Aboriginal people has a companion web page. The site reflects material presented in the TV series,
Close Lucas Heights! The federal government should not allow nuclear waste to be reprocessed at the Lucas Heights nuclear facility south of Sydney. It should close it down altogether, and withdraw completely from the nuclear fuel cycle. The
@columhead = Partial will do "Ministers [should] desist from promoting Dorothy Dixers that appear designed to make the person asking him look like a total dill." — Leaked federal Coalition memo on managing parliamentary question time.
Police step up surveillance of young people By Justine Kamprad CANBERRA — Over the last week there has been a substantially increased police presence in the city area, particularly in Garema Place, a paved area with seats and a small
To mark International Women's Day, the establishment media inundated us with a "feminism" which is a far cry for the lives of ordinary women. They pushed the line that "feminism" is synonymous with the lives and careers of rich and famous women.
By Marina Cameron Talks on Northern Ireland resumed in Belfast on January 13. The major Irish republican party, Sinn Féin, is still being excluded by the British government despite the fact that it receives 43% of nationalist
By Tully Bates MELBOURNE — Public transport workers went on strike for 48 hours March 8-10, causing serious disruption to the Grand Prix. Predictably, the move sparked outrage from the state government and media, with Premier Jeff Kennett
Ned KellyBy Douglas StewartAdapted by Pam LevershaTheatreworks, St Kilda, until March 22 Review by Graham Moyes "If Ned Kelly was king/ he'd make those robbers swing/ he'd bring them down ..." Thus lamented Midnight Oil circa '81, adding another
Unionists protest WorkCover changes By Michael Bull MELBOURNE — Ten thousand construction workers marched through Melbourne on March 5, condemning the Kennett government's changes to WorkCover. Their rally voted to continue a campaign of
Young people's rights: this system can't deliver By Marina Cameron Recent media coverage of the plight of today's youth has been so inadequate in identifying solutions that one is left feeling that they were unable to do anything but