East Timorese refused asylum
By Jon Lamb
Up to 700 East Timorese who have applied for asylum in Australia face deportation because they entered Australia on tourist visas. Minister for immigration Senator Bolkus stated on April 17, during
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A leaked internal World Bank memo charges that the great majority of India's dams are unsafe by present standards. Of 25 dams surveyed by an ongoing World Bank dam safety project, none had been designed to hold back the amount of water which, it is
By Renfrey Clarke
MOSCOW — In Russia, April 1 — the "Day of Laughter" — often comes as a shock to people used to its tame counterpart in the English-speaking world. On this particular day, journalists are allowed to subvert their own
A mighty leap of logic
By Kath Gelber
"During the past ten years in Australia men have become the second sex." This proclamation headed up the Bulletin's cover story in its April 25 edition.
It's becoming an all too familiar refrain.
Social impact of PNG logging
A less well-known impact of large scale logging in Papua New Guinea is the social impact. PETRONILA PAKE from the West New Britain Provincial Council of Women and PANGO, the Provincial Alliance of Non-Government
The campaign against woodchipping of old growth forests has given rise to a heightened public awareness and concern about environmental issues. Green Left Weekly's REBECCA MECKELBURG spoke to CHRISTINE MILNE, leader of the Tasmanian Greens, about the
In brief
On April 26 the German Bundestag (parliament) is to debate two bills presented by the Party of Democratic Socialism (PDS) which commemorate the liberation of Germany from fascism and remember Jewish victims of the Nazi regime. The
By Emma Stallard
and Arun Pradhan
PERTH — Students on Curtin University were recently treated to two very different meetings on educational issues. The first, on April 12, was organised by the Curtin Guild and featured minister for finance
Award for non-traditional study
By Rosanna Barbero
SYDNEY — Hui Zheng has been awarded outstanding woman of the year in a non-traditional area of study for her achievements in the Granville TAFE preparatory course for women in industrial
Students to target the ALP on May 3
By Emma Webb
ADELAIDE - The South Australian Education Network, formed to organise South Australia's contribution to the No Fees for Degrees campaign, is planning a rally and march to target the ALP for
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