By Norm Dixon
Just two weeks after the terrible murder of Chris Hani, the South African liberation movement has suffered another tragic loss with the death of long-time African National Congress leader Oliver Tambo.
For almost 50 years,
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By Adam Hanieh
Strange as it sounds, plans to upgrade Australian railways are likely to lead to a big increase in road traffic. And they are certain to result in a massive loss of jobs.
Like most other public utilities in Australia today,
Australia accused on whaling
Since last year, Australia has been quietly supporting policies that would allow the resumption of commercial whaling, according to Sue Arnold of Australians for Animals.
According to the group, the Australian
By Renfrey Clarke
MOSCOW — Within days of claiming victory in his April 25 referendum, Boris Yeltsin was moving ahead with plans to introduce a new constitution that would transform Russia into a "presidential republic".
On April 27
By Ignatius Kim
When the Solomon Islands Development Trust (SIDT) was founded in 1981 to inform rural Solomon Islanders about issues relating to resource development, it found that lecture-style meetings aroused little enthusiasm in the
By Margarita Windisch
MELBOURNE — The group People Against Rape in Bosnia Hercegovina and Croatia is organising a rally on Mother's Day,
May 9.
The group is made up of members from the Croatian community, the Bosnian Muslim community,
Timorese youth tour US
A delegation of East Timorese youth toured North America in April. Delegation members Elizabeth Exposto and Danilo Henriques, who now live in Australia, told Green Left Weekly upon their return on April 28 that during
For sale: the right to pollute?
By Bronwen Beechey
MELBOURNE — Companies may be able to buy and sell the right to pollute the environment in the future, if federal environment minister Ros Kelly has her way.
According to the
By Katherine Doyle
[This is the winning entry in the Environmental Youth Alliance essay competition for high school students.]
One of the most important issues facing young Australians today is the problem of worldwide environmental
In a country town, ANN MATHESON finds that little changes — especially the things that should change.
After a lifetime of city newsrooms, vying for premium parking spaces, fighting deadlines and jostling for service, I was sure that if I
Stella Simmering
Guilty until proven innocent
The second draft of the Crimes Amendment Bill (Victoria) gives police the power to obtain name and address from the public on demand. If a person refuses, s/he is guilty of a summary offence
Prime Minister Keating's New Visions for Australia speech at the Evatt Foundation annual dinner on April 28 has been hailed as a historic milestone in Australia's political development. Others say Keating has sucked the content from the so-called
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