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Speak-out slams racism

Speak-out slams racism By Mike Byrne BRISBANE — "We have called this rally to highlight the need to actively campaign against racism as the key issue in this election", Graham Matthews, the Democratic Socialists' candidate for Brisbane, said in

CPA: 'vote for progressive candidates'

CPA: 'vote for progressive candidates' ADELAIDE — MICHAEL PERTH is the Communist Party candidate for Port Adelaide. He spoke to Â鶹´«Ã½ Weekly's JOHN NEBAUER. Perth joined the Communist Party in Ireland in 1968. "My mum had two jobs to support

Letter from the US: Clinton: 'high crimes and misdemeanours'

Clinton: 'high crimes and misdemeanours' By Barry Sheppard The release of independent council Kenneth Starr's report outlining 11 charges against US President Bill Clinton, which Starr says "may" represent impeachable offenses, has set off a

Makers and shapers

Makers and shapers The Coalition election campaign received a powerful thumbs-up from big business on September 23. John Howard was feted and praised by 1000 of Sydney's business tops at a free lunch put on by millionaire Harry Triguboff. The

Native title under attack in WA

Native title under attack in WA By Sean Martin-Iverson PERTH — The WA government is hastily preparing new native title legislation. Only three weeks has been allowed for public discussion of the draft legislation. The state legislation flows

Voters punish Swedish Social Democrats

Voters punish Swedish Social Democrats By Peter Lindgren STOCKHOLM — The result of the general election on September 20 reflected the growing polarisation in Swedish society. The ruling Social Democrats suffered a defeat of historic dimensions.

Looking out: A cold blooded heaven

A cold blooded heaven By Brandon Astor Jones While viewing a Public Broadcasting religious program, wherein those who worshipped did so with the chilling aid of several deadly vipers, this writer decided to present one snake's fictional

Floods highlight Mexico's defects

By Peter Gellert MEXICO CITY — Severe floods in the southern Mexican state of Chiapas have left more than a 250,000 homeless and have taken the lives of between 500 and 3000 people. Torrential rains began on September 7 and have continued since.

Student movement discusses education and globalisation

Student movement discusses education and globalisation By Sean Healy DHAKA, Bangladesh — Representatives of more than 30 organisations in the Asia-Pacific met on September 4-8 to discuss ways to combat anti-student policies being forced on

Why putting One Nation last is not enough

By Sean Healy Almost every "respectable" politician would have you believe that putting One Nation last on your ballot paper on October 3 is enough to ensure the end of this racist party's influence in Australian politics. Kim Beazley and his Labor

The secret word on Groucho

The secret word on Groucho By Jon Wiener No, they didn't confuse him with Karl. In 1953 the FBI really did want to know if Groucho Marx was a member of the Communist Party. Apparently the bureau was not familiar with Groucho's famous motto, "I

Davids workers await decision

By James Vassilopoulos SYDNEY — Negotiations for an enterprise agreement between the National Union of Workers and Davids, the wholesale grocer, have stalled according to Gary Cripp, NUW delegate at the Silverwater warehouse. The Federal Court