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By Peter Boyle April 22 is the 125th anniversary of the birth of the leader of the Russian Revolution, V.I. Lenin. In the aftermath of the collapse of the Soviet Union, there is increased debate over Lenin's contribution to the movement for
Eyes have turned toward developments in the Middle East in recent weeks as negotiations between the Palestinian National Authority and the Israeli government hit crisis point. Forty-seven per cent of Israelis polled by the newspaper Yediot Aharonot
There are only two major newsprint companies in Australia. They are owned by the major newspaper producers. The practice of buying up all the industries that supply your own is called "vertical integration" in business circles. That's a nice way
Northlands appeal in Supreme Court By Geoff Spencer MELBOURNE — The vindictiveness of the Kennett government will be on display again on January 30, when the Supreme Court hears an appeal against the reopening of Northlands Secondary
By Karen Fry and Alex Bainbridge NEWCASTLE — A state government commission of inquiry into the Pasminco Metals-Sulphide company's proposed $41 million expansion was held January 10-14. The expansion aims to increase production by up to 30%,
The Politics of Dispossession: The Struggle for Palestinian Self-Determination 1969-1994 By Edward W. Said Chatto & Windus, 1994. 420 pp., $39.95 (hb) Reviewed by Sean Moysey Coincidentally while pondering the sharp and intriguing
Bunji: A story of the Gwalwa Daraniki movement By Bill Day Aboriginal Studies Press, 1994. 156 pp. Reviewed by Deb Sorensen There is a consistently unfunny comic strip which appears in the Northern Territory News titled Bunji. On first
By Mary Heath Women around Australia have spent the last nine months planning a national peace action to be held over Easter. It will take place at the Australian Defence Industries (ADI) factory in Benalla, north-eastern Victoria. The
The Killing of History: How a Discipline is Being Murdered by Literary Critics and Social Theorists By Keith Windschuttle Macleay, 1994. 266 pp., $39.95 (hb) Reviewed by Phil Shannon Foucault, Barthes, Lyotard, Baudrillard, Derrida, Lacan
You're in safe hands By John Queripel MANILA — In a bizarre case, police senior superintendent Teodorico Viduya has been charged with killing another officer, chief inspector Rocky Victoria, in Santa Lucia, Pasig, Metro Manila. The
Trust me "I accept that I will never be leader of the Liberal Party again. It is out of the question." — John Howard in May 1994. Except from the leader "In the future I don't think that the party should tolerate outbursts which are
Concern for press in Serbia and Croatia Members of the European parliament from six countries sent telegrams on January 9 to the presidents of Serbia and of Croatia expressing concern over measures to stifle press freedom in both those