An unsustainable industry
By Pip Hinman
The case for protecting Australia's old growth forests has tended to focus on the permanent ecological devastation caused by the industry. More recently, mounting evidence suggests that Australian
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By Geoff Spencer
MELBOURNE — A significant victory was won against the Kennett government on January 11 with the dismissal of all charges against eight activists arrested at the Richmond Secondary College (RSC) in December 1993. The
The Simpsons — At last! Channel Ten has finally decided to begin screening a new series of The Simpsons. The old episodes have been re-run so often that Simpsons fans must know the scripts off by heart. Despite being 'toons, the antics of Bart,
New party to contest NSW election
By Dave Wright
SYDNEY — More than 150 people attended the first meeting of the newly formed No Aircraft Noise (NAN) Party on January 10. The party was formed to mobilise the anti-third-runway vote at the
Art in the age of AIDS
Don't Leave Me This Way — Art in the Age of AIDS
National Gallery of Australia, Canberra
Until March 5
Reviewed by Kath Gelber
At the opening night of this exhibition, Australian artist Brenton Heath-Kerr
Holy Crime and The night after the revolution
By Reza Allameh Zadeh
Reviewed by Michael Karadjis and Jennifer Thompson
Religious fundamentalism has a long history of silencing its opponents through censorship, repression and murder. These
By Pip Hinman
In the last 20 years, many of the world's forest resources have been exploited to the point where they no longer yield old growth timber. The forests of north-west USA, British Columbia and many of the huge tracts of tropical
Labor's role in the Liberals' crisis
For most people, including members of the Liberal Party itself, the ongoing leadership saga is more like a bad joke rather than something to be taken seriously. After all, there have been five leadership
Woodchipping
Federal Minister for Primary Resources David Beddall has delivered his Christmas gift to Australia. He has licensed the Nation's 840 woodchip workers to further annihilate our unique forests, our biodiversity, our endangered, rare
By Norm Dixon
Joe Slovo, national chairperson of the South African Communist Party and the country's most popular leader after President Nelson Mandela, was given a hero's send-off in Soweto on January 15. Slovo, born on May 25, 1926, succumbed
Shearers union recognised
By Ray Fulcher
MELBOURNE — Following formal recognition of the Shearers and Rural Workers Union (SRWU) by the Victorian Employee Relations Commission on December 23, the union is now set to seek registration in
By Max Lane
Several activists from the Students in Solidarity with Democracy in Indonesia (SMID) were released from jail in Jakarta on January 15. They had been held in prison since January 10, when 1000 workers and 100 students clashed with the
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