Opposition over tollway, tree-clearing grows
By Bill Mason
BRISBANE — The state government's controversial South-East Tollway and tree-clearing guidelines remain major problems for the re-elected Goss government.
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@edit = Public opposition to nuclear testing is rapidly gaining strength, here and around the world. The huge rallies to mark Bastille and Hiroshima days, and the trade bans and boycotts of French goods by unions and
More delays on redeployment
By Jennifer Thompson
Middle East International's Graham Usher has reported that the Israeli government now supports only "partial redeployment" of its troops in the occupied territories, for
Sophie's World: An Adventure in Philosophy
By Jostein Gaarder
Phoenix House, 1995. Distributed by Allen & Unwin
394 pp., $19.95 (pb)
Reviewed by Arun Pradhan
Who are you? Where does the world come from? From questions
Rally for Bosnia
By Jon Lamb
ADELAIDE — More than 1500 Bosnians and their supporters marched and rallied here on August 5, calling for an end to the arms embargo and the ethnic genocide being carried out in their homeland.
Rubber tappers protest against nuclear tests
BRASILIA — Around 300 rubber tappers and workers from the Brazilian rainforest protested on July 25 at the French embassy against the resuming of nuclear tests.
The demonstrators
By James Balowski
Last month Indonesia officially celebrated the 19th anniversary of the "integration" of East Timor as its 27th province. In carefully orchestrated ceremonies across the country, government officials focused on the
Six deaths in custody in six weeks
By Sujatha Fernandes
The deaths of six Aboriginal prisoners in the last six weeks "dramatically and sadly highlights the problem of deaths in custody nationally", says Aboriginal Deaths in
Beyond Joy
Luz Acuna Aguayo in concert
Musical arrangements by Carlos Cordova Q.
August 12, 7.30pm
Petersham Town Hall, Sydney
Previewed by Lisa Macdonald
If you're a fan of the music and poetry inspired by the
Indonesian solidarity campaign launched
By James Balowski
Criminal proceedings are to be brought against seven student and worker activists from the independent trade union PPBI (Indonesian Centre for Labour Struggle) and the
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