A second chance The break-up of the former Soviet Union provides humanity with its second chance in a decade to rid the world of nuclear weapons. The first was in the mid-'80s, when Mikhail Gorbachev announced a sweeping, unilateral nuclear
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"Australia Day", January 26, is a day of joy and festivities for most Australians. But what about the feelings of the real Australians? The original occupants of this country were happy, contented and peaceful
By Steve Painter SYDNEY — The 5% swing against the Liberal NSW government of Nick Greiner in the January 18 Entrance by-election confirms the result of last May's general election: working people around the state are angry with the
Cape Fear Starring Robert de Niro, Jessica Lange Directed by Martin Scorsese Reviewed by Steve Painter Put together a 1950s plot with some modern ultraviolence, and you don't need to know much more about Cape Fear. A number of reviewers have
By Andy Feeney Tougher emission standards recently adopted by 11 north-eastern states of the USA will force the car industry to manufacture cleaner cars for the entire nation, pollution control officials and activists say. The 11 states —
Community opinion has been outraged by the decision of the Supreme Court to uphold a lesser sentence for convicted rapist Heros Hakopian, on the ground that the victim would have suffered less trauma because she was a prostitute. Melbourne newspapers and radio stations have been filled with the debate.
Emerald Beach fight continues By Kim Spurway The Look At Me Now headland, at Emerald Beach near Coffs Harbour, is still threatened by a proposed sewage outfall, despite a court ruling against the plans of the Coffs Harbour Council. On
Left Face: Soldier Unions and Resistance Movements in Modern Armies By David Cortright and Max Watts Greenwood Press. 1991. 282 pp. $58.50 (hb). Reviewed by Allen Myers This book is the product of decades of research and, more importantly,
By Bronwen Beechey AUCKLAND — "We declare our total commitment to the advancement of New Zealand and its people and the need to rebuild and re-establish a society where human worth, dignity and respect for each other becomes the norm,
There's a seditious push by the socialists who have destroyed this country to go on destroying it, in the hope that workers will become disillusioned with capitalism and overthrow it. You've got to give a deal of grudging credit to those rabid socialists Don't Be a'Wally and Joan and Brian Hoo and the others who have set this up.
Evans attacks picket of Indonesian Embassy By Sue Bolton CANBERRA — Foreign Minister Gareth Evans is attempting to put an end to the East Timor picket of the Indonesian Embassy here. The picket has been maintained for the last two months
Sexual Democracy: Women, Oppression, and Revolution By Anne Ferguson Allen and Unwin, 1991. $24.95 Reviewed by Vivienne Porzsolt Ann Ferguson attempts to construct a materialist explanation of women's oppression which takes into account all
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