Zoe Kenny In a July 24 speech to the Sydney Institute, federal ALP leader Kim Beazley threw his weight behind the pro-uranium wing in his party, which is itching to scrap the party's "no new mines" policy at next year's Labor Party national
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Sashi Dharann, Melbourne A 24-hour candlelight vigil was held on July 24-25 in remembrance of the victims of the 1983 "Black July" anti-Tamil riots in Sri Lanka. "There is not one Tamil person who was not directly affected by these events, whether
JindabyneDirected by Ray LawrenceScreenplay by Beatrix ChristianWith Laura Linney and Gabriel ByrneShowing at major cinemas REVIEW BY GRAHAM MATTHEWS Four men go on a weekend fishing trip into the high-country of the Snowy Mountains. It's an
GEELONG — On July 24, 200 people jeered PM John Howard as he arrived to attend a meet-and-greet in Bannockburn, a small rural town 22 kilometres north-west of Geelong. The protesters, including trade unionists, environmentalists, pensioners,
Stuart Munckton The 30th Common Market of the South (Mercosur) summit was held on July 20-21 in Cordoba, Argentina, and was the first presidential summit since Mercosur accepted Venezuela as a full member on July 4. Mercosur also includes Brazil,
East Timor Tim Anderson's excellent analysis of "East Timor after Alkatiri" (GLW #674) goes only part of the way to explaining where Australia is at in its push to establish a puppet protectorate to its near north. While the emerging picture in
An opinion poll conducted by ISM research found that 63% of British voters believe the British government should break from its current position of subservience to the US administration. The findings of the poll were published in the July 25 London
Come and SeeDirected by Elem KlimovScreenplay by Elem Klimov and Ales AdamovichDVD Release, Noveaux Pictures REVIEW BY ALEX MILLER This film, directed by Soviet cinema legend Elem Klimov, was originally released in cinemas in 1985 and is here
Peter Boyle Share prices for BHP Billiton (Olympic Dam uranium mine) and Rio Tinto (Ranger mine) leapt up when Labor leader Kim Beazley announced that he would campaign to overturn Labor's "no new uranium mines" policy at the next party conference.
An estimated 100,000 people gathered to celebrate Revolution Day (July 26) in Bayamo, the capital of Cuba's Granma Province. The rally marked the 53rd anniversary of the attacks on the Moncada Barracks led by Fidel Castro, now Cuba's president.
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