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Women's Circus presents 'Death: the Musical'

By Lyndall Barnett MELBOURNE — Australia's largest community circus, the Women's circus, has been presented by the Footscray Community Arts Centre to Melbourne audiences for the past four years. Last year, the circus attracted a total

US trends: the rich get richer, the poor poorer

By Peter Montague The New York Times recently described a dark trend. In the US, and overseas, the rich are getting richer, the poor are getting poorer, and the people in the middle are becoming less and less secure about their future. And

NSW teachers vote to strike

NSW teachers vote to strike By Paul Oboohov SYDNEY — By a vote of 98%, NSW teachers at statewide stop-work meetings on November 10 endorsed a wage campaign of 10%, backed by a 24-hour strike on November 23. The meetings had

FMLN commander arrested

FMLN commander arrested By Roberto Jorquera On October 17, a Salvadoran judge ordered the arrest of Joaquin Villalobos, one of the five FMLN commanders and leader of the ERP. Villalobos was charged with the offence, of

Republicans rout Democrats in US elections

By Malik Miah SAN FRANCISCO — US voters on November 8 gave the Republican Party control of both houses of the US Congress. The last time the Republicans controlled Congress was in 1954. President Bill Clinton's Democratic

Set down at the bottom of the system

Set down at the bottom of the system Downset Self-titled Polygram Reviewed by Jean-Paul Nassif Downset is a mixture of Consolidated (a socialist industrial/rap/thrash band), Pantera, "Rage Against the Machine and

Write on: letters to the editor

Billy Hughes I hear the WWF will put W.M.(Billy) Hughes in the famous wharfies' mural at 63 Sussex St.,Sydney. Billy Hughes tried to conscript all of Australia's youth for the human slaughter-house in France. He tried to

Goss drops freeway publicity

Goss drops freeway publicity By Bill Mason BRISBANE — The Goss government has shelved plans for early public consultation in planning Brisbane's next major freeway. Publication of a map showing the likely route of

Women in Russia: what the research shows

By Irina Glushchenko MOSCOW — To know their conditions of life are bad and getting worse, women in today's Russia do not need graphs, maps or statistical tables. Nevertheless, the newspaper Segodnya performed a useful service recently

... and ain't i a woman?: IYF: plaything of politicians and media

IYF: plaything of politicians and media By Melinda Jollie As we draw toward the end of the International Year of the Family, it is difficult to retain any of the initial optimism generated by the "reform" rhetoric of

Action updates

BRISBANE — The Queensland government has issued a special permit to developer Keith Williams which will prevent demonstrators entering his controversial Hinchinbrook project site. The permit to occupy a marine park was pushed through by the

Where is the Australian economy headed?

With the economy growing rapidly, DICK NICHOLS looks at the prospects for an extended upturn. As a group, Australia's economic forecasters have a rather poor record. Few predicted the heights that interest rates would reach in 1988-89;