Peter Boyle

  • The arms industry: getting along without the Cold War

    The Avalon Airshow (primarily a bazaar for military-related aeronautical equipment and systems) does not begin in that sleepy Victorian town until October 21. But already big deals are being made for warplanes. Defence minister

  • 'Conservation bodies romanced by ALP'

    A national Green Party was slow to emerge in Australia because the major conservation movements were "romanced" by federal and state Labor governments, according to Peter Christoff, Victoria's assistant commissioner for the

  • Scientists confirm lead danger

    MELBOURNE — A just-completed conference of international experts has confirmed that relatively low exposure to lead pollution can permanently damage intellectual development in children. The October 5-9 gathering of the

  • Kennett promises better days to victims

    MELBOURNE — In his victory speech, new Victorian Premier Jeff Kennett tried his best to sound conciliatory. But he soon proved how futile it can be to repress a burning desire (in this case, to put the boot into the union

  • Green camp for Cuba

    Green camp for CubaMELBOURNE — The Green Team, a new non-profit cooperative, is trying to organise a group of Australians to participate in a new internationalist Green Camp in Cuba next year. According to Wayne Wadsworth,

  • Record swing against Victorian Labor

    MELBOURNE — The swing against Labor in the October 3 Victorian election was a record 6%. At the close of counting on election night, Jeff Kennett's Liberal-National Coalition had won 61 out of the 92 seats in the Legislative

  • Mobilisation for social and economic justice

    Mobilisation for social and economic justiceMELBOURNE — The first stage of a grand plan to "start a new political movement that will seize the political agenda from the politicians and the media", initiated by Rainbow

  • Environment, workers set to lose in Victoria

    MELBOURNE — "Whether the Liberal or Labor party wins the October 3 state election, we can expect more attacks on public transport, health, education and workers' rights", Dave Holmes, Democratic Socialist candidate for

  • TWU election rigging claimed

    MELBOURNE — Outgoing officials of the Victorian branch of the Transport Workers Union, along with office staff and organisers, ended a week-long occupation of the union's offices on September 4. The dispute erupted after the

  • Unions: too powerful or too weak?

    A national poll conducted on July 1 and 2 by Irving Saulwick and Associates found that 49% of the voting public preferred direct employer-worker negotiation for wages, hours of work and working conditions. Only 22% favoured the

  • Record number of independents in Victoria

    MELBOURNE — One hundred and eighty-two independents had nominated for the October 3 Victorian elections when nominations closed on September 4. This is not surprising: the last Saulwick Age Poll (September 1 and 2) showed that