Summer of protests in Tasmania
By Natasha Simons
HOBART — The Wilderness Society's "long hot summer" campaign of national forest protests began in Tasmania on January 11. TWS national director Karenne Jurd says 150 volunteers have
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Moulding the minds of Israeli children
By Miriam Tramer
Izkor (Slaves of Memory), shown at the Israeli film festival at the end of last year, is a film about the way the Israeli education system moulds the minds of young people to
Credibility problems
Western Australian coalition industrial relations spokesperson Graham Kierath, denying that his industrial relations reforms would make anybody worse off or lose their jobs, admitted that "Kennett does cause us
The real price of oil
Poisoning the earth
By Catherine Brown
Thirty-five kilometres separate Fair Isle from Sumburgh Head, Shetland, a channel used by approximately 1000 tankers a year. A plan, approved by the United Nations
Court cancels the right to picket
By Herb Thompson
PERTH — In a case with far-reaching implications, the Builders Labourers' Federation in Western Australia has been found to have breached Section 45D of the Trade Practices Act, which
Bleak prospects for Tasmania
By Ben Courtice
HOBART — Unemployment in Tasmania reached 12.6% according to seasonally adjusted figures released on January 14.
This is the highest figure recorded in Australia since monthly surveys
Temperate forest conference
Your feature article on the threat to our native forests (GL #82)had a photo of David Bellamy described as a "world renowned botanist".
I urge all readers to regard with extreme caution and cynicism Green
Comment by Allen Myers
Part of the population-environment debate in recent issues of Green Left has focused on Paul Erlich's formula I=PAT. This attempts to relate environmental impact to population, average levels of affluence or consumption
'Mad Dog' Kennett, Labor and elections
After a decade in office the Western Australian Labor government, with absolutely nothing to recommend it, goes to the polls on February 6. It won't campaign on the basis of a dynamic record of
Indian Pacific looks at Indonesia — The third program of IP's series on Indonesia examines the role of the military, whose representatives are granted 100 seats in parliament. There is currently a debate over dwifungsi — the "dual role" of the
By Alex Bainbridge
WICKHAM, WA — Robe River unionists have condemned ACTU president Martin Ferguson for mishandling the dispute currently under way at Robe River and have called for his resignation unless he reverses his position and begins
SA Liberals threaten to privatise transport
By Melanie Sjoberg
ADELAIDE — Proposals from the state Liberal Party demonstrate that this city's already debilitated public transport system is going to be further eroded following a change
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