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On the box

South — An international magazine program in seven parts, including filmmakers from the Caribbean, Africa, and Asia. The first episode assesses the mood on student campuses in China after the tragedy of Tienanmen Square, and the economic situation

Oz and East Timor musicians get together

All in the Family is a new CD created in solidarity with East Timor. GIL SANTOS, who was part of the project, explains how it came about. This monster of a project had its genesis 18 months ago when a few of us who play at parties and

WA forest blockade

By Anne Pavy PERTH — Eighty people have been blockading logging operations near the town of Manjimup, south west of here since July 1. Despite timber industry statements that there would be a moratorium on logging for three weeks, protesters

Protests target Tasmania's anti-gay laws

Protests target Tasmania's anti-gay laws By Tom Flanagan Protests demanding the repeal of Tasmania's anti-gay laws were held in a number of cities on July 14. Rohan Gaiswinkler reports from Hobart that 800 people attended a rally in

Dioxin reassessed: danger worse than first feared

Peter Montague After three years of study, the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is about to publish a nine-volume draft "scientific reassessment" of dioxin and other dioxin-like chemicals, including dibenzofurans and some PCBs

Radio Highlights

Introducing Asian Studies — The Vietnam War and International Relations in Eastern Asia — The Vietnam war dominated the region for two decades and the aftershocks are still being felt. Unlike Korea, China didn't commit troops but provided some

Tranby College seeks friends

Tranby College seeks friends SYDNEY — Tranby Aboriginal Co-operative College in inner city Sydney is to launch a "Five by Five" campaign on August 5, which aims to raise $5 million in $5 per week contributions over five years to enable the

Tightening the noose on the Third World

The patterns of Western capitalist investment in the Third World have been changing rapidly. The result is an even greater dependence of underdeveloped countries' governments, writes CHOW WEI CHENG. Mutual funds have taken over much of the

Pride march targets age of consent

Pride march targets age of consent By Kamini Junankar LONDON — Sixty thousand queer, bisexual and transgender people and supporters joined the Gay and Lesbian Pride march here on June 18 to commemorate the twenty fifth anniversary of the

Do we really want to be more competitive?

The problems confronting the current economic system: high unemployment, environmental destruction, poverty and increasing social dislocation, are proving intractable. The solution, we're constantly told, is to increase productivity, to become more

Little has changed for Namibian farm workers

By Joshua Amuphadhi WINDHOEK — Four years after independence, Namibia's farm workers have yet to see their employers' attitudes change. Workers face unjustified dismissal, assault and exploitation at the hands of predominantly white farmers.

Nostradamus' Media Watch

By Craig Cormick Based on highly reliable international contacts, leaked documents and horoscopes from several TV magazines, Nostradamus' Media Watch resents a highly accurate forecast of political events across the globe. Bob Hawke's