Telling it the PNG way
The coverage of the Bougainvillean war for self-determination on Channel Nine's Sunday program, screened on February 20, was just about crude enough to compare with the black and white Pathe newsreel commentary during
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Hazardous waste flowing into Philippines
MANILA — Hazardous waste from industrialised countries is still flowing into the Philippines despite a national law banning waste imports into the country, Greenpeace has revealed. The February 17
By Kath Tucker
There are few arenas as publicly and hotly contested as that of human sexuality. It provokes outrage and outrageous behaviour, denunciation and obsession.
On the one hand, we have come a long way. People in the industrialised
Ferguson gags Bougainville address
By Frank Enright
An invitation to Rosemarie Gillespie to speak about Australia's involvement in the war on Bougainville at a conference of regional Trades and Labour Councils, held at the Clyde Cameron
Pot 'decriminalised in Queensland by 1995'
By Geoffrey Nicholson
BRISBANE — Marijuana could be decriminalised in Queensland by 1995 if enough political pressure is placed upon the Goss Labor government, according to HEMP (Help End
Frank Hardy
It was great to read Frank Enright's well justified tribute to Frank Hardy in your issue of Feb 9th. I was most surprised to read that when he rang prominent people from the CPA they declined to comment, "I couldn't think of anything
By Paul Oboohov
SYDNEY — Ford Australia management on February 9 announced the September closure of its Homebush car assembly plant. This will destroy 430 jobs and leave NSW with no vehicle manufacturer, following the closure of Leyland in the
Rally demands end to ocean dumping
HOBART — Four hundred angry people filled the Parliament House lawns for a loud and vibrant march and rally on Saturday, February 26, to voice their objections to Pasminco-EZ's jarosite dumping plans.
Poll supports ending Cuba embargo
According to an opinion poll released in early February, the majority of Miami's Latino population disagrees with the US embargo against Cuba.
The Miami Herald published the results of the survey, for which
There is no safe place in Serbia for men refugees refusing to do military service in Bosnia, and perhaps the danger will soon be extended to women. The governments of Serbia and of the Serbian Republic of Bosnia have made an agreement under which the