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Indonesia, US miners plunder West Papua

By Jon Land Situated 4000 metres above sea level, amongst the glaciers and tropical alpine valleys of the central highlands of West Papua, is Indonesia's biggest and most controversial mine, the Freeport-McMoran copper and gold operation at

Meeting focuses on juvenile justice

Meeting focuses on juvenile justice By Sean Healy PERTH — Between 200 and 250 people packed the Social Science Lecture Theatre at the University of Western Australia on May 30 for a forum entitled "Juvenile Justice two years down the

Study finds pollution of Tasmanian waters

By Ray Smith HOBART — The 1992 honours thesis of Alexandra de Blas, which studied the impact of the Mt Lyell Mining and Railway Company on Macquarie Harbour and Strahan, was published last week. Its appearance was delayed 16 months by threats

... and ain't i a woman?: Maternity allowances

Maternity allowances The federal Labor government last week mooted a proposal to pay maternity allowances through the social security system to women workers employed in the private sector. It has been described as a pro-women reform,

Campaign aims to save Victorian ambulance services

Campaign aims to save Victorian ambulance services By Ray Fulcher MELBOURNE — Seventy people attended a public forum here on May 29 to discuss Victoria's ambulance service and work out ways of campaigning for improvements. The forum,

The Olympics: costs and benefits

The following article is reprinted, slightly abridged, from the rank and file building workers' journal Back on Track. When Juan Antonio Samaranch announced, "The winner is Sydney" on that Friday, September 24 1993, New South Wales rejoiced. And

World Environment Day in South Africa

The following is slightly abridged from a statement issued by the African National Congress government of the province of PWV. World Environment Day offers the new South Africa and our province the chance to address the pollution legacy of

Action updates

BRISBANE — Criminal lawyers planned to picket the Brisbane Police Watch-house in the week beginning June 6 in protest at prisoner treatment and overcrowding. Picket organiser Peter Russo said that the unprecedented action by lawyers was born of

Police harass Wilderness Society 'koalas'

Police harass Wilderness Society 'koalas' By Bill Mason "If the streets of Cairns are not safe for koalas, they're not really safe for human beings", responded Greg Sargent, branch secretary for the Wilderness Society, commenting on the

Anti-Shell campaigner arrested in Nigeria

Anti-Shell campaigner arrested in Nigeria Ken Saro-Wiwa, leader of the Movement for the Survival of the Ogoni People (MOSOP) in Nigeria, was reported on May 26 to have been charged with the murder of four Ogoni elders. A representative of the

Greenpeace delays missile tests

Greenpeace delays missile tests At the third attempt, the British Navy test fired a Trident nuclear missile for the first time from a submarine off the Florida coast on May 26. Two earlier attempts by the submarine, HMS Vanguard, to fire the

Crimes of the state

Accidental Death of an Anarchist By Dario Fo Director: Robyn Archer Cast includes: Mick Molloy, Stephen Rae and Vince Sorrenti Footbridge Theatre, Sydney, until June 19 Reviewed by Arun Pradhan The twisted perspective of the comic book