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Tinkering with the market to save the planet

Tinkering with the market to save the planet Markets, the state and the environment — towards integrationEdited by Robyn EckersleyMacMillan Education Australia, 1995. $32.95Reviewed by Chow-Wei Cheng This book contains papers that were presented

Worksafe faces uncertain future

By Cameron Parker SYDNEY — Worksafe Australia, the federal government's occupational health and safety (OHS) agency, has had its funds cut by over $10 million by the Howard Liberal government, with 118 of staff positions (over half) being

The Light

There is endless Light above me That shines for all (who would see) My Light sustains life's brilliance Discounting the darkness of concrete and steel, it gives my soul and spirit resilience. When my mortal vision becomes myopic

Uranium mines proposed for WA

By Anne Pavy PERTH — Two of the six new uranium mines proposed by the federal Coalition government are in Western Australia: at the Kintyre deposit in the Rudall River National Park and at Yeelirrie, near Kalgoorlie. Since the early '80s state

Students picket Howard

By Wendy Robertson SYDNEY — A picket of 25 angry students greeted John Howard at Sydney University when he attended the graduation of his daughter on May 2. The picket was organised by the Student Representative Council and supported by many

Election monitor

In Indonesia, the president is "elected" by the People's Consultative Assembly (MPR) every five years. The MPR usually meets about a year after the election of a new House of Representatives, including the appointment of its 100 military members. The

Safety at Monju reactor questioned

TSURUGA, Japan — Nuclear expert Professor Jochen Benecke said after meetings with Power Reactor and Nuclear Fuel Development Corporation (PNC) officials at the end of March that he is not convinced by the company's safety analysis of its ability to

WA death in custody

By Pip Hinman "The death in custody of a 22-year-old man [on April 24] is further proof of the total disregard to implement all of the Royal Commission recommendations into Aboriginal Deaths in Custody by the Court government in Western Australia",

COSATU strikes over new constitution

By Norm Dixon The 1.6 million member Congress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU) reinforced its opposition to anti-worker sections of South Africa's draft constitution by bringing the country to a standstill on April 30. The general strike and

'Forced Labour Year' in Burma

By Richard Horsey The whole of Burma is gearing up for "Visit Myanmar Year 1996". But it is already March, and the preparations are way behind schedule. Even though the official start of the tourism year has been put back to October, authorities

Plans to double Roxby Downs mine

By Rob Graham Western Mining Corporation (WMC) has already started on a $1 billion expansion of its Olympic Dam uranium mine at Roxby Downs. A 113.5 km pipeline is being constructed to pump water from a new bore field ("B"), from the Great Artesian

Students occupy UQ union office

By Bernard Wunsch BRISBANE — Around 150 students rallied outside the student union offices on April 30. Students stormed inside the offices and voted to maintain an occupation until the executive resigns. The occupation is continuing at the time