GLW issue 82, published 1992-12-02.

Inquiry targets NSW police corruption

By Peter Anderson SYDNEY — With the aid of detailed information from a couple of well-know Sydney "crims," the commission that brought about Nick Greiner's departure from state politics has turned its attention to corruption within the New

Behind ex-Communists' electoral victory in Lithuania

By Boris Kagarlitsky MOSCOW — "The Lithuanians have elected former communists!" The results of the October 24 elections in Lithuania still had not been finalised when this sensational news flashed across the pages of the newspapers. For the

National AIDS conference

Comment by Penny Saunders The 5th National Conference on AIDS (November 22-25), run concurrently with the Conference of the Australasian Society for HIV Medicine, proved to be an arena where activists, medical professionals and support workers

Nuclear submarine visit endangers Melbourne

By Jim Blackwell MELBOURNE — On November 30 the USS Omaha, a nuclear-powered submarine was scheduled to enter Port Phillip Bay. The Omaha may or may not be carrying nuclear weapons — a situation we cannot find out about because the United

Further

Australian News

Outrage over WA police brutality

By Michael Arnold FREMANTLE — 1600 people attended a public meeting at John Curtin High in Fremantle on Sunday November 22. The meeting had been organised by the family of Joe Dethridge, who had his jaw broken in custody in May. The

ACTU helps workers score another 'victory'

By Herb Thompson Mr Peter Wade, NBH-Peko Managing Director, and chief negotiator for Australian Pulp and Paper Mills (APPM) Ltd. in Burnie, Tasmania, accepted a $95,000 pay rise in 1992 to take his annual pay to $585,000, a small pittance

Further Australian News

International News

Iraqi children pay for war

Iraqi children pay for war CHICAGO — An estimated 46,900 Iraqi children under the age of five died in the eight months following the beginning of the Persian Gulf War from causes directly related to the war according to an article in the

Britain's social and economic crisis

By Frank Noakes LONDON — Shattered glass underfoot, the muffled explosion of another car igniting, the sound of running feet, the smashing of a Molotov cocktail; more fire; shouts and the smell of fear; the baton charge. Next night, the same.

Further International News

Editorial

Who else 'profits'?

Who else 'profits'? The first thing that needs to be said about the archaic High Court decision ruling the independent left MP for Wills, Phil Cleary, invalid for office is that it need not have been made. The court might instead have found in

Cultural Dissent

Russia's Blackshirts

Pamyat: Russia's Blackshirts The Cutting Edge SBS television Tuesday, December 8, 8.30pm Reviewed by Peter Anderson They wear black uniforms and are described as fascists and extremists. They are Russia's Blackshirts, members of an

Profits of War

Profits of War By Ari Ben-Menashe Allen & Unwin, 1992 pp 394 $24.95 Reviewed by Mark Delmege "In gratitude for the use of Australian soil for the transfer of arms to Iran, Richard Babayan, a contract operative of the CIA, received a check

Further Cultural Dissent

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