Against the 'silent famine' SYDNEY — A fundraising concert is to help people suffering from famine in Eritrea and the Sudan thanks to the determination of Sydney teenager Kirsty Packham. Concerned that some 27 million people are at threat of
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Election-led recovery "I live and shop in the area and have done so for 17 years. When I need timber, I go to Hudsons, for hardware it is either BBC, Mitre 10, or any of the hardware shops throughout the area and of course delicatessens, fruit
Like many people in the former German Democratic Republic, HANNA BEHREND cannot find an appropriate term for the "events of 1989". An academic and feminist who has lived and worked in East Berlin for over 20 years, she says it "was a time when we
UN rejects Fiji torturer Fijian army officer Captain Sotia Ponijiase has been ordered out of Kuwait after the United Nations discovered his recent conviction for kidnap and torture. Ponijiase was appointed a member of Fiji's contingent in the
By Craig Cormick "I say that the power of population is indefinitely greater than the power in the earth to produce subsistence for man." — Thomas Malthus. In the five minutes or so it takes you to read this article, an estimated 830 new
By Norm Dixon The South Korean government is reeling under the pressure a month-long wave of huge demonstrations by students and workers which have forced the resignation of the country's prime minister. Tens of thousands of riot police have
BRISBANE — The second Green It Up, on May 23 at the Celtic Club, was entertained by poet Jane Knowles, musicians Ian Oliver and Alan Toovey and the band Primitive Moon. Green It Up political cabaret is organised by Resistance as a fundraiser for
A study of the 1986 Chernobyl nuclear accident by the International Atomic Energy Agency is guilty of gross negligence and scientific incompetence, according to Friends of the Earth. The IAEA study, released May 21, concluded that the accident
The car taboo "Too many cars?" asked GLW #12. The "Yes" answer, however, was somewhat half-hearted, indicating a reluctance to really give up this environmental monstrosity. The hope of "greener" cars which use alternative fuels was raised. This is
By Max Lane A series of recent incidents indicate increasing dissatisfaction with the Suharto regime's policies among Indonesian business people and the middle class. One of the long-standing opposition groups, the Petition of 50, last week both