Conference on fighting the New World Order By Bill Mason BRISBANE — International and Australian issues facing the left under the New World Order were the focus of a conference at the Resistance Centre in New Farm on the weekend of November
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By Tracy Sorensen A world-scale environmental disaster is unfolding in Australian rivers, dams and reservoirs. Decades of pollution have combined with drought conditions to produce what is possibly the largest infestation of toxic blue-green algae
The following letter was sent by Croatian President Franjo Tudjman on November 21 to various heads of government, including Bob Hawke, George Bush, Francois Mitterrand, John Major and Mikhail Gorbachev. The translation is by the Croatian Ministry of
By Norm Dixon The Indonesian military is continuing its reign of terror in occupied East Timor. The human rights group TAPOL reports that many people were arrested just prior to the arrival of the Indonesian government-appointed commission of
Adelaide protest against Aidex Story by Liam Mitchell Photo by Rob Graham ADELAIDE — "Unless we in Australia end the traffic in war, the blood will be on our hands", Uniting Church minister Reverend Lee Levitt-Olsen told a 300-strong rally
GENEVA — A major world trade union body has accused South Korea and Thailand of widespread suppression of workers' rights. The International Metalworkers' Federation (IMWF) has called on the United Nations' International Labour Organisation (ILO)
By Stephen Robson "Although we have achievements such as the increase of food production, the reduction of inflation, the expansion of foreign economic relations including foreign trade and investment, big problems are still there", Do Duc Dinh
Excerpts from November 21 and 25 US State Department press briefings: Q: Do you have any news from the Indonesia commission of inquiry into the massacre in East Timor? Ms Tutweiler: I don't have any new news. Once again, as we have all — I
New world out of order "We lost everything. We've got to get this sorted out here. It happened last week too. I mean, if I just listen to the question I can answer whatever it is. But if I think it's going to be on here I don't listen to the
Tasmania gets women's abortion clinic By Kath Gelber HOBART — Tasmania's first independent abortion clinic opened here in November. Previously, only limited abortion services were available in some hospitals, and many women were forced to go
The Best of Abbie Hoffman By Abbie Hoffman Edited by Daniel Simon New York: Four Walls Eight Windows Reviewed by Craig Brittain Twenty years after the Vietnam War, it is hard to remember the sheer craziness of the time. Not only were thousands
By Peter Boyle There is a widespread notion that most environmentalists are middle-class activists who would place the welfare of trees and furry animals above that of human beings. There is also a stereotype, held by some environmentalists, of
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