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An international appeal against the policies of the Bretton Woods institutions has already gathered endorsers from more than 50 countries on all continents. Organisers hope to present these signatures, and thousands more, to the G7 summit in Lyons in
By Beavis Marks BRISBANE — As part of its "law and order" drive, the National/Liberal government has declared plans to amend the Juvenile Justice Act to give the courts more power to sentence young people. The amendments include: introducing
By Michael White BRISBANE — At a rally held at Roma Street Forum on March 15, Aboriginal elders deplored the rising tide of racism in Australia. Murri Watch coordinator Sam Watson said politicians like the new member for Oxley, Pauline Hanson,
Class and Class Conflict in AustraliaRick Kuhn and Tom O'Lincoln (ed)Longman, 1996. 176 pp. $24.95Reviewed by Phil Shannon As the low farce of the federal election ground on, there was talk by all mainstream parties of workers — would they or
By Gerry Harant GLW is to be congratulated for initiating a critical examination of the history of the Australian Communist Party; it is to be hoped that it will continue. Instead of treating the subject as dead history, political activists will
By Norm Dixon Thousands of West Papuan villagers have rebelled against the giant Freeport gold and copper mine in the Indonesian-occupied western half of New Guinea. The uprising caused extensive damage to the mine and forced its closure for
By Sujatha Fernandes CALCUTTA — After six years of talks between Nepal and Bhutan over the fate of 100,000 Bhutanese of Nepali origin living in camps in eastern Nepal, the Bhutanese refugees have decided to take matters into their own hands.
Concern at worldwide fall in sperm counts By Peter Montague The New Yorker magazine ran a long story on January 15 called "Silent Sperm" — a wry reference to Rachel Carson's Silent Spring, which made its debut in the New Yorker 35 years
The Destiny of MeBy Larry KramerDirected by Frank McNamaraNew Theatre, 542 King St, NewtownFriday and Saturday 8pm, Sun 5.30pm until April 20Reviewed by Jen Crothers The Destiny of Me continues the biography of playwright Larry Kramer's alter ego,
By Fiona Carnes HOBART — Almost four weeks after the state election, the make-up of Tasmania's parliament is finally confirmed: Liberals 16 seats, Labor 14, the Greens four and independent one (Liberal Party breakaway Bruce Goodluck). This
We received this letter last week from a subscriber in Aotearoa/New Zealand: Dear Green Left, Firstly, apologies for the delay in renewing my sub. I've enclosed part payment of $22 instead of the minimum sea mail rate of $50. Due to present
By Norm Dixon "Cubans in Klerksdorp — it sounds like a nightmare sequence from the commie bashing photo-comic, Grensvegter, circa 1979. But the doctors were greeted at the once racially exclusive hospital with no hostility, though much