By Geoff Spencer MELBOURNE — In the wake of two fatal shootings in mid-November — putting the number of people killed by Victorian police at 12 since January 1994 — the police force is moving to speed up the introduction of oleoresin capsicum
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Tasmanian Greens Bob Brown (GLW 22/11/95) objects to my statement that "the Greens ... tarnished their public image" in the Tasmanian Green-Labor Accord of 1989-92. It is true that it was Labor that put forward the resource security legislation that
The right-wing, anti-Asian, anti-environmentalist Labor backbencher from Kalgoorlie, Graeme Campbell, has finally been dumped by his party. The latest of his many outbursts against Asian immigration, at a meeting organised by Australians Against
The recent industrial action and the demonstrations in France are part of a campaign against the Chirac government's plans to cut welfare benefits and impose a tax under the pretext of trying to reduce France's Social Security deficit. Among the
Social LivingBurning SpearBlood and Fire through Larrikin EntertainmentRasta BusinessBurning SpearHeartbeat through Larrikin EntertainmentReviewed by Norm Dixon Burning Spear aka Winston Rodney is one of reggae's most underrated exponents. He is also
Profiting from the 'casino culture' in Victoria By Dave Holmes MELBOURNE — Since its 1992 landslide election win, Jeff Kennett's Coalition government has made an indelible impact on Victoria as it has sought to increase corporate profits at the
Haiti: Dangerous Crossroads
Edited by NACLA
South End Press, 1995
256 pp., US$15.00 (pb)
Edited by NACLA
South End Press, 1995
256 pp., US$15.00 (pb)
By Norm Dixon The decision of the Iowa Board of Parole to release US socialist Mark Curtis is being celebrated by his supporters. "This is a tremendous victory", said an ecstatic Curtis, who will be freed sometime after December 7. Curtis has spent
Tamil solidarity meeting in Sydney SYDNEY — A meeting at the Glebe Town Hall organised by Green Left Weekly and the Australian Federation of Tamil Associations (AFTA) on the Eelam Tamil nation's struggle for self-determination drew nearly 100
Conference calls for cuts to greenhouse gases By Pip Hinman The world's leading body on climate change confirmed at a Madrid conference on November 30 that the world is warming up, and that there could be dangerous climate changes unless the
By Ana Pararajasingham The media would have us believe that by capturing Jaffna town, the Sri Lankan armed forces have paved the way for the armed uprising of the Tamil people to be crushed once and for all. The expected "fall of Jaffna" is portrayed
By Alice Dellar Despite recent controversy over the environmental damage caused by their mines at Ok Tedi and Bougainville, giant mining corporation RTZ (recently amalgamated with CRA), has started constructing a new gold mine in Papua New Guinea.
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