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There is an increasingly noisy argument going on among leading ideologists of the right. The conservative journal Quadrant has been running a debate on the failure of economic "rationalism", former Liberal prime minister Malcolm Fraser has warned
By Debbie Sewell DARWIN — The Lusitania Expresso set sail from Darwin on Monday, March 9 heading for Dili to lay floral wreaths at the Santa Cruz cemetery, site of a massacre by Indonesian forces on November 12 last year. Songs of freedom
Copenhagen — German authorities, sifting through millions of records in Stasi (security police) archives, have uncovered evidence that East Germany in the past dumped massive amounts of poisonous gases in the Baltic Sea. "The German
By Norm Dixon Cuba's annual Jazz Plaza Festival, taking place March 27-29 in Havana, is to feature an array of the some the world's finest contemporary jazz artists. Some of the most notable hail from the United States, and their attendance is
Action updates BRISBANE — About 150 people danced the night away on March 12 in a special women's performance night at Green It Up, the weekly political infotainment event organised by Resistance as a fundraiser for Green Left Weekly. The
By Lisa Macdonald Australia's independent magazine publishers are in danger of being killed off by Australia Post. In August 1990, a standard 300 gram magazine cost 47 cents to mail anywhere in Australia. Under AP's new Print Post system, to
Voice of America to displace Sri Lankan villagers By Norm Dixon Iranawila and Pambala are two poverty-stricken fishing villages on north-western coast of Sri Lanka. The people living here have relied on the sea for survival since before
By Mary Merkenich BOCHUM, Germany — Large sections of the German media have smelled blood, and now they are going for the kill. Tragically, in the case of one PDS (reformed communist party of the East) parliamentarian, this is literally the
15 Russian nuclear reactors dumped at sea LONDON — Greenpeace on February 27 confirmed that 12 submarine nuclear reactors and three icebreaker reactors have been dumped in the waters off the coast of Novaya Zemlya. This is the first public
By Peter Colley Australia faces an immense challenge in addressing the greenhouse issue as part of the global community. The core of the challenge will be how to respond constructively in a manner that not only preserves jobs and living
By Tracy Sorensen There is evidence that many clean and efficient energy investments would reduce energy costs now, but are not being implemented, says Greenpeace. This is because the energy "playing field" is steeply angled against clean and
Varied IWD in Wollongong By Lisa Schofield WOLLONGONG — During the past two weeks, women here have celebrated International Women's Day with a range of activities, starting with a toast and film night at the Illawarra Women's Health Centre