By Tom Kelly
The people of New South Wales are looking back on the state's most serious bushfire crisis for 50 years. Yet with many fires still burning, what is usually the worst part of the bushfire season is still to come.
The fires have
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By Kerry Vernon
BRISBANE - The Criminal Justice Commission inquiry into the death of Aboriginal dancer Daniel Yock in police custody was adjourned on December 22. Just prior to its adjournment, the inquiry took evidence from the six police
By Mary Merkenich
BOCHUM - A 17-year-old pupil in Aurich, in the state of Niedersachsen, has had to go into hiding and receive police protection after neo-Nazis terrorised him and his family. This pupil is among 250 German citizens who, because
NAFTA was overwhelmingly ratified by the Mexican parliament last month, following the close vote in the US Congress. From San Francisco, SEAN HEALY reports on the changes it will bring.
The North American Free Trade Agreement is ostensibly about
Addams Family Values
Greater Union, Hoyts
Reviewed by Kath Tucker
It's twisted, funny, and even politically correct. That bizarre family turns traditional "American values" upside down in the most accessible way possible. If you're into
MANRICO MORO provides an update on the peace project promoted by Beati i Costruttori di Pace (Blessed Are the Peace Makers), a pacifist non-government organisation based in Italy.
It's now just over a year since I travelled to Sarajevo with 500
By Frank Enright
New South Wales Rugby League players have negotiated the best employment conditions of professional sports people in Australia. The players are members of the Rugby League Players' Union, which joined the Media, Entertainment
Viktor Ivancic, the chief editor of the well-known Croatian opposition satirical magazine Feral Tribune, was forcibly mobilised into the military on January 5.
According to a statement by the editors of Feral Tribune, Ivancic received a call-up
By Roger Raven
PERTH - The biotechnology park at Coogee here is part of a larger development (Port Catherine) which is going ahead nicely. However, the core of the biotechnology aspect of the park is the large abattoir currently operated by the
By Paul Oboohov
Resources used in fighting the NSW bushfires were distorted by economic and political concerns. Initially, the Department of Bush Fire Services swung thousands of volunteers into action across the state. However, Greg Lofthouse,
The release of the latest Australian Bureau of Statistics employment figures was greeted with enthusiasm by the federal government and big business alike. "Sensational", exclaims Chris Caton, chief economist for the Bankers Trust Australia. "At last:
By Tom Kelly
A key question in the bushfire debate is the relationship of fire to the ecology of the Australian bush. Perspectives on this question are crucial in assessing the role of burning in any fire management strategy, and in any
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