This year millions of people have taken to the streets in cities across France to protest against the policies of the conservative government of Prime Minister douard Balladur elected late last year. Green Left Weekly's SAM WAINWRIGHT spoke to
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By Ben Ellis
MELBOURNE — Strange things begin to happen as soon as you express an interest in running as an ALP candidate, especially for a National Party safe seat.
For about three or four months, I was the Labor candidate for the
By Norm Dixon
JOHANNESBURG — The cream of South Africa's musicians and pop performers have embarked on a militant campaign to defeat continued racism by record companies, record retailers, radio and television. They are demanding that
Worker activist arrested in Indonesia
JAKARTA — On August 13, the chairperson of the Indonesian Prosperous Worker Union (SBSI), Dr Muchtar Pakpahan was arrested by 18 Medan police at his home in East Jakarta. Pakpahan is being held at the
Call to increase police powers
By Brent Wish
BRISBANE — The Criminal Justice Commission (CJC) on August 15 recommended that the search powers of police be greatly increased giving them "covert search warrants". These warrants would give
By Dave Wright and Lyndall Barnett
MELBOURNE — In most states around the country, plans are afoot to extend freeways. Building new or extending existing freeways continues the trend to sidestep thorough long-term urban planning and community
Blues worth collecting
The Blues Collection
CD or cassette
In fortnightly parts
Orbis
$8.95
Reviewed by Graham Matthews
The Blues Collection is a series of CD or cassette recordings of Blues music. Produced in fortnightly parts,
By Richard Startari
As Ernesto Samper takes over the Colombian presidency, Amnesty International has called on him to live up to his election promises and respect international law and human rights.
Successive Colombian governments have
Sea World protest
By Nathan Laurent
BRISBANE — More than 70 people staged a demonstration outside the Gold Coast tourist attraction Sea World, on August 17. This follows the recent capture of two wild dolphins from South Stradbroke
By Irina Glushchenko
MOSCOW — After more than five weeks, a picket placed by environmentalists on one of Russia's worst industrial polluters came to an end on August 7. Defying harassment from local authorities, the protesters outside the
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