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Learning How to DieBy Pablo Armando FernandesTtranslated with an introduction by John BrothertonHavana: Editorial Jose Marti, 1996. Review by John Nebauer Learning How to Die (Aprendiendo a morir) is an English/Spanish anthology of poetry by Pablo
WorkCover stoppage gains broad support By Bronwen Beechey MELBOURNE — In what promises to be the largest union stop-work and rally since the huge protests against the Kennett government's industrial relations laws in 1992, workers will be
By Paul Glenning EMERALD, Qld — In the face of company goons posing as security guards, miners at ARCO's Gordonstone mine have had a small win. Management has been forced to back off from the more blatant intimidation and harassment it has used
By James Vassilopoulos "Historic strike wave defies penal system: the long struggle of Australia's organised workers against insidious Arbitration laws devised to steal away their only truly defensive weapon — the strike — has exploded into
By Norm Dixon The South African Municipal Workers Union (SAMWU) has appealed for international support in its struggle against the privatisation of basic services. The union has been waging a bitter fight against the privatisation of water and
Students rally against fees and cuts By Sean Healy A week of action called by the National Union of Students against cuts to tertiary education and student fees featured rallies and actions across Australia last week. From Sydney, Mel Bull
Actively Radical TV — Sydney community television's progressive current affairs producers tackle the hard issues from the activist's point of view. CTS Sydney (UHF 31), every Thursday, 10pm and Saturday, 7pm. Access News — Melbourne community
University of Canberra left polls well By Nick Middleton CANBERRA — Students at the University of Canberra went to the polls on October 21-23 to elect next year's Students Association. They gave a good vote to left and progressive candidates,
Indonesia: anti-Suharto protests grow A few Australian foreign correspondents in Jakarta, such as the Sydney Morning Herald's Louise Williams, are writing about "the mood turning" in Indonesia. Â鶹´«Ã½ Weekly asked MAX LANE, national
By Peter Gellert MEXICO CITY — A week after Mexico's worst storm in recorded history, the country's Pacific coast has barely started picking itself out of the rubble and destruction left in the wake of Hurricane Paulina. The hurricane lashed the
Conference discusses abortion rights By Margarita Windisch MELBOURNE — The Royal Women's Hospital Pregnancy Advisory Service, in conjunction with the Abortion Providers' Federation of Australia, hosted a conference on October 11-12 which
By Jon Land The defection of Cheryl Kernot has posed the role of the "alternative" to Labor and the Coalition much more sharply for the Democrats and the Australian Greens. Greens leader Senator Bob Brown stated the day after Kernot left the