Beatings in the bush
98.5% of domestic violence offenders are male.
Research identifies lack of financial independence, support services and options as traps for women in violent situations.
US women are successfully suing
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Legal sexism
Women suffer sexual harassment and sex discrimination daily, to varying degrees. Many of us make it a principle to object, at least to the perpetrator, in every single instance. The sheer volume of inappropriate sexual innuendos
By Kevin Healy
A week when the re-elected socialist government celebrated with a magnificent display of administrative competence, led by the Minister for Lord Kerry and Lord Rupert, Senator Bib Uranium-doesn't-killins.
And despite a few
By Max Lane
Thousands of Indonesian young people rioted in Jakarta last month after they were excluded from a major stadium where the heavy metal band, Metallica, was playing.
Metallica and heavy metal have developed a strong following
A magical portrait of Frida Kahlo
Viva la vida — Frida Kahlo
Written by Karen CorbettDirected by Angela Chaplin
Performed by Melita Jurisic, Carmelina de Guglielmo, and Handspan Theatre
At the Gasworks, Melbourne, until May 22
By Poul Funder Larsen
MOSCOW — A rather uneventful campaign, dominated by heavy pro-Yeltsin propaganda in the electronic media but virtually no popular manifestations in his support, preceded the referendum on April 25. In spite of a
Illegal British trade in endangered rainforest species
Investigations by Friends of the Earth have revealed that, despite international obligations for the British government to control imports of endangered species, wood from one of the
By Renfrey Clarke
MOSCOW — In Russian warships based in the port of Kaliningrad, the English-language Moscow Tribune reported on April 26, the vote in the April 25 referendum went heavily against President Boris Yeltsin. This was not just a
Trade unionists against US blockade
HAVANA — Trade unionists from 40 countries have agreed to spearhead a worldwide drive against the 30-year US blockade of Cuba. The resolution, adopted at a meeting of visiting trade unionists who attended
By Max Lane
Indonesian minister of defence Edi Sudrajat announced on May 5 that he would be relinquishing his position of armed forces (ABRI) commander in chief. General Feisal Tanjung, deputy chief of staff of the army, would be appointed
Sydney's newest community radio station — 2CCR 90.5 FM — has begun broadcasting. If you want to get involved or find out program details, write to 2CCR FM, PO Box 977, Baulkham Hills NSW 2153.
Green and Practical — Broadcasting from the
Perth May Day dinner
By Stephen Robson
PERTH — Two hundred people celebrated May Day at a dinner here on May 1 organised by the Democratic Socialist Party and Resistance to raise funds for Â鶹´«Ã½ Weekly.
Those delivering toasts
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