By Renfrey Clarke
MOSCOW — Years ago, it would have been sensational news. The Russian state authorities, President Boris Yeltsin announced on March 9, would not import grain in 1994. The country, he explained, had sufficient reserves to last
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By Sri Kristianti
JAKARTA — Well-known sociologist and lecturer George Aditjondro has publicly criticised the Indonesian occupation of East Timor. Aditjondro, from the prestigious private Satya Wacana University in Java and a popular columnist
Philadelphia
Directed by Jonathan Demme
Starring Tom Hanks, Denzel Washington, Jason Robards
Reviewed by Russell Pink
Since the AIDS pandemic began, more aware or bolder film producers have noticed the potential of the screen for enlarging
'Revivalist meetings'
Environmental activists George Marshall and Brent Hoare will be whizzing around Australia throughout April to hold "evolutionary revivalist meetings" with as many people as possible who are interested in striving to ensure
NINA LANSBURY, who visited Vietnam in December-January, reports on the country's environmental problems and opportunities.
Speaking with a visiting environmental economist from the University of Hong Kong, it was encouraging to hear him talk
By Sean Healey
Greens (WA) Senators Dee Margetts and Christabel Chamarette released their submission on the 1994-95 federal budget on March 22.
In their initial response to the government's Draft Fiscal Framework, the WA Greens said that
Starcke: 'Historic alliance'
By Nick Everett
BRISBANE — One hundred and twenty people attended a March 21 meeting here organised by the Wilderness Society to protest against the proposal by the Goss government to establish a 10,000
Comment by Max Lane
Senator Graham Richardson, 44, is retiring from politics, probably to enter business. This is symbolic of the likely new niche that parliament will have in the career paths of those who enter the service of big business in
During the Easter long weekend, a major international political event is occurring in Sydney. The International Green Left Conference will bring together activists from around the world to discuss strategies for social change.
Green Left Weekly
By Bernie Brian
Doctor Phillip Nitschke, formerly a resident medical officer (RMO) at Royal Darwin Hospital, probably wishes he could forget the last 12 months of his life. During that time he lost his job twice, his professional ability was
By Peter Lord
ADELAIDE — Dean Brown's Liberal government celebrated 100 days in office in South Australia with the minister for correctional services, Wayne Matthew, launching an attack on those in society least able to effectively fight back
People and Places: The Global Family — The hippo was almost hunted to extinction during the '50s and '60s. Today it is protected and numbers are on the increase, yet it still faces many new environmental problems. SBS, Tuesday, April 5, 6pm.
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