By Boris Kagarlitsky
MOSCOW — On January 21 and 22, the Third Congress of the Communist Party of the Russian Federation (KPRF) was held here. No sensations were expected, and none occurred. Nevertheless, the congress was an important landmark
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Our Fabulous Heritage: The Living Forest — The first of a six-part series on the National Estate Register. The Victorian Central Highlands is a large and very diverse area encompassing the magnificent mountain ash forests. These trees can be over
By Adam Hanieh
ADELAIDE — South Australian teachers are gearing up for a confrontation with the Liberal state government over enterprise bargaining. The government has launched a campaign of misinformation in an attempt to get teachers to
By Max Lane
Renato Constantino Jr, president of the progressive federation of mass organisations Sanlakas and convener of the Asia Pacific Coalition on East Timor (APCET), has appealed to the pro-democracy movement internationally to support a
By Peter Rosset with Shea Cunningham*
Times are hard in Cuba. The collapse of the socialist bloc has led to an estimated 85% drop in total external economic relations — that is exports, imports and foreign aid. The US trade embargo has been
By Max Lane
In the Netherlands on January 23, the government of Portugal began action in the International Court of Justice against Australia for signing the Timor Gap Treaty with Indonesia. United Nations resolutions still recognise Portugal as
Every year Green Left runs a fund appeal to help cover the costs of producing the paper. 1995 is no exception. This year Green Left will again need at least an extra $100,000, above what we receive from sales, to ensure that we can go on publishing.
Actively Radical TV — Community television's progressive current affairs program, every Friday at 10.30pm. This week's program is a documentary on the history of women's liberation. Guests include Nadia Stani and Francis Peters, who discuss women's
Union takes anti-woodchipping stand
The construction division of the Construction, Forestry, Mining and Energy Union (CFMEU) has distanced itself from the recent activities of the union's forestry division in the woodchip debate.
Martin
By Pip Hinman
There were angry scenes outside Parliament House last week, as some 4000 timber workers — assisted by their employers — made their demands very publicly. By contrast, the environmental movement has yet to make its presence
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