Pip Hinman

  • Unions oppose woodchipping

    In the current debate over woodchipping old growth forests, you'd be forgiven for thinking that the union movement had taken a unanimous position in support of the government's pro-woodchipping policy. This is not the case. The

  • An unsustainable industry

    An unsustainable industryThe case for protecting Australia's old growth forests has tended to focus on the permanent ecological devastation caused by the industry. More recently, mounting evidence suggests that Australian

  • The real cost of woodchipping

    In the last 20 years, many of the world's forest resources have been exploited to the point where they no longer yield old growth timber. The forests of north-west USA, British Columbia and many of the huge tracts of tropical

  • Conference calls for a just new world order

    KUALA LUMPUR — "In search of a just world order" was the title and theme of a three-day international conference held here from November 18. Sponsored by the non-government organisation the Jamahir Society for Culture and

  • Melanesian women speak out about choice

    SYDNEY — For both Junilyn Pikacha, from the Solomon Islands Planned Parenthood Association, and Geraldine Maibani-Michie, from the Department of Community Medicine at the University of Papua New Guinea, women's rights are

  • Pilger calls for escalation of East Timor campaign

    SYDNEY — "Australians can be made to understand the problem with trading with Indonesia's genocidal generals", renowned author and film maker John Pilger told a 450-strong meeting here on December 2. "Trade is not the holy grail,

  • Reclaiming feminism for all women

    We were looking forward to going to a Reclaim the Night march in Sydney. After all, last year's march was a great success. While there had been relatively little advertising, up to 6000 women of all

  • Kidjo has them dancing in their seats

    She's been called the diva of world hip-hop and Afro-funk dance and the new international voice of Africa. But however you choose to describe Angelique Kidjo's music and song, her performance on September 15,

  • The healing powers of Gloria Gaynor

    Penny Arcade has had her share of romantic traumas, but she has found the antidote. Once, following a particularly nasty break-up with an emotionally crippled boyfriend, she and a 21-year-old gay friend

  • Democrats present budget proposals

    The Democrats' budget proposals, launched on March 21, are aimed at encouraging business to invest and employ. According to Democrat leader Senator Cheryl Kernot, the package pushes for a transfer of taxes from business inputs to

  • Violence mars negotiations with Mexican rebels

    Private armies of wealthy landowners in Chiapas state are attempting to block a settlement between the Mexican government and peasant rebels. Round one of negotiations between the government and the Zapatista National Liberation

  • The World Bank: 50 Years is Enough!

    Established 50 years ago, the World Bank is now one of the most powerful institutions in the world. It has established a worldwide bureaucracy which is forcing a social and ecological disaster on the poor and heavily indebted