GLW issue 136, published 1994-03-23.

Military tourism comes to Darwin

Military tourism comes to Darwin By Tim E. Stewart DARWIN — This backpacker capital of the north is opening its doors to foreign military exercises. For 10 months of the year, locals will be host to air and naval exercises by visiting

Bosses block free political activity

By Norm Dixon JOHANNESBURG — Sam Shilowa, general secretary of the 1.4 million-member Congress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU), has described South African employers' resistance to COSATU-organised voter education on the shop floor as

Nostradamus' Media Watch

By Craig Cormick Based on highly reliably international contacts, leaked documents and horoscopes from several TV magazines, Nostradamus' Media Watch presents a highly accurate forecast of political events across the globe. Budget welfare

Looking out: Making history

Making history By Brandon Astor Jones For the edification of Australian readers, I should note here that each year the month of February is designated for recognising the accomplishments and contributions that African-Americans have made in

Further

Australian News

Building workers on picket line

Building workers on picket line By Geoff Spencer MELBOURNE — Police were used to break a picket at a Department of Planning and Development (Ministry of Housing) building site on March 16. The picket was put on the Crown Street,

Growing opposition to Sky-Rail plan

By Tony Hastings CAIRNS — The proposed construction of a 7.5km long cableway, from Caravonica to Kuranda, called Sky-Rail, is the first commercial development in a World Heritage listed area. The campaign to stop it must be won to prevent

Further Australian News

International News

Right seen preparing frauds

ROBYN MARSHALL, ROBYNNE MURPHY and MARGARET GLEESON are in El Salvador as observers in the March 20 elections. Here they report some initial impressions. To celebrate the winding up of the election campaign, 8000 FMLN supporters filled the Plaza

Guatemalan health system in collapse

By Margaret Gleeson GUATEMALA CITY — The Guatemalan public hospital system has collapsed as the country's economic, social and political crisis deepens. Those seeking treatment are required to provide their own medicines, bandages and

Further International News

Editorial

Time to end the profits blow-out

Time to end the profits blow-out "Companies don't invest in new projects for the public interest or the national good, they do it if they think the project will make a quid", notes Australian industrial correspondent Peter Wilson, in response to

Cultural Dissent

Return of the rap philosopher

Return of the boom bap KRS-ONE Jive Records through BMG Available on cassette and CD Reviewed by John-Paul Nassif Rap philosopher and metaphysician KRS-ONE (Knowledge Reigns Supreme Over Nearly Everyone) is back with a new album. Return

Peter Hicks at the Sitting Duck

The next offering from Brisbane's Sitting Duck Folk Club is Peter Hicks, returning on March 27 to his native Queensland (born in Chinchilla in 1964), from his present home of Sydney. Peter has made a significant impact on the national folk scene

Further Cultural Dissent

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