GLW issue 159, published 1994-09-14.

Anti-Torricelli bill introduced in US

Anti-Torricelli bill introduced in US By Ivonne Cunarro On August 11, representative Jose Serrano, from New York, introduced to the House of Representatives a new anti-blockade of Cuba bill, HR 4941. Serrano, an early

Joyous and enlightening theatre

Seeing Things By Barry Lowe Not So Straight Theatre Company September 14-17, 8.30pm Space Theatre, Festival Centre, Adelaide Reviewed by Penny Farrow Not So Straight Theatre Company, formed in late 1993, is made up

Looking out: Human beings

Looking out: Human beings By Brandon Astor Jones "Let us call it by the name which, for lack of any other nobility, will at least give the nobility of truth, and let us recognise it for what it essentially is: a revenge." —

Revenge of the rainforests

Scientists now believe that HIV, the virus which causes AIDS, is a product of rainforest destruction. Far worse may be in store, writes ROBYN MARSHALL. A virus is a very small infectious particle containing a strand of genetic material,

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Australian News

East Timor campaign gains momentum

By Wendy Robertson Preparations for the October 15 National Day of Action against Australian government and business involvement in the Timor Gap Treaty are under way in all states. The National Day of Action is jointly organised by

Hunger striker meets WA environment minister

Hunger striker meets WA environment minister By Anne Pavy PERTH — Hunger striker Phil Gregory met with the Western Australian environment minister Kevin Minson on the steps of state parliament on September 9.

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International News

Victory near for opponents of Ukrainian oil terminal

By Renfrey Clarke MOSCOW — Plans for a massive oil terminal near the Ukrainian port of Odessa are now likely to be drastically scaled down or abandoned entirely, reports in late August indicated. The project has been the focus of a

Pan Africanist Congress probes election failure

The Pan Africanist Congress (PAC), long considered South Africa's most important liberation movement after the African National Congress (ANC), surprised many with its massive electoral failure in the April elections. The PAC won 1.3% of the national

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Editorial

Time for a real alternative

Time for a real alternative "Australians are sick to death of being conned by politicians", opposition leader Alexander Downer told the faithful at the September 5 launch of The Things That Matter. He's right. And the Liberals' broad

Cultural Dissent

Uranium debate features on SBS

Dateline: The Uranium Mining Debate SBS, Saturday, September 17, 7.30pm (7 Adelaide) Reviewed by Tom Kelly This week Dateline deals with the escalating debate around moves to change the ALP's "three mines" uranium policy. Jane

A Song for Cuba

A Song for Cuba SYDNEY — The committee "A Song for Cuba" is organising a cultural artistic festival which will take place September 20-25 in various venues here. The purpose of the event is to raise funds for the worldwide

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