Buying back the bush
By Victoria Templeton
For years friends visiting Tasmania have looked wistfully at areas of untouched loveliness and said, "You know, we should all get together and buy some of this land, while it's still here, and
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By Peter Boyle
Aboriginal groups began negotiations with Prime Minister Paul Keating on April 27 about post-Mabo case arrangements. They had hopes that he was sincere in his public promise to make a just settlement on land rights. But
World Environment Day actions
By Wendy Robertson
June 5 is World Environment Day, and the Environmental Youth Alliance is organising activities in most centres to get people together and active under the theme of "Environmental Justice
Bougainville anniversary
Despite the heavy presence of Papua New Guinea Defence force soldiers, the people of Bougainville held celebrations to mark the third anniversary of the island's declaration of independence from PNG on May 17.
By Bruce Threlfo
Most of Sydney's water comes from Warragamba Dam. Built in the 1960s, it contains about 70% of the capacity of Sydney's reservoirs. The remaining capacity is in nine smaller dams.
Sydney's water consumption has trebled
By Nick Johnson
PHNOM PENH — Against all expectations, in a country braced for terrorist acts, the May 23-28 election has succeeded. By day three of the poll, a staggering 85% of the electorate had voted. In Battambang, the most
Enterprise 'agreement' a sham
By Dave Wright
HOBART — Tasmania's new industrial legislation was put to the test last week when the first of several new enterprise agreements came before the new enterprise commissioner.
Delta
On May 21 Xanana Gusmao was sentenced to life imprisonment by an Indonesian court after he upset the regime's script by refusing to make his defence plea in Indonesian and by then making a clear and strong rebuttal of the authority of the court
Newtown on the Thames
A Man for All Seasons, by Robert Bolt, is now playing at the New Theatre in King St, Newtown (Sydney). Frank McNamara (pictured, right) is excellent as Sir Thomas More — upright, conscientious, emotional and eventually
Disney Adventures — Ducktails
4.00 p.m. Channel 7, weekdays
Rated C, children's viewing
Reviewed (by chance) by Sean Malloy
In the 1950s, in an environment of McCarthyism, communists were accused of brainwashing. In the 1990s Disney
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