A review of Brian Boyd's book, Inside the BLF, by John Tognolini and a reply by Boyd appeared in our January 29 and March 18 issues. DAVE KERIN, a BLF activist mentioned by both writers, comments on the debate. Brian Boyd refers to John
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ANC youth leader framed By Norm Dixon Rapu Molekane, secretary general of the African National Congress Youth League, has been arrested for alleged possession of arms. The ANCYL says Molekane has been framed by police and demanded his
By Tracy Sorensen SYDNEY — A more repressive mood, encouraged by sections of the media seeking to promote a moral backlash, is developing in Australia today, journalist and communications lecturer Wendy Bacon told a public meeting here on
Thumbs down on Columbus October 12 in the United States is officially Columbus Day. But in Berkeley, California, it will be marked as Indigenous Peoples Day. The Berkeley City Council has also designated 1992 — the 500th anniversary of
By Renfrey Clarke MOSCOW — Was this to be the next Chernobyl — only 100 kilometres from Russia's second largest city? Early in the morning of March 24, a steam pipe ruptured in the third reactor block of the Sosnovy Bor nuclear power plant
By Sean Malloy In the growing push for censorship, a spearhead role has been played by the Sydney tabloid Sunday Telegraph. A campaign mounted by the paper was the immediate cause of the federal government's withdrawal of funding from the
'Ban now, ask later' By Jamie Parker After a few days of media hype and outrage about Arena's article on shoplifting, I suppose I shouldn't be amazed by the reaction. The mainstream media latch on, and anyone with the slightest interest has
Action updates ADELAIDE — About 200 people celebrated 500 years of indigenous and popular resistance in the Americas at Rymill Park on March 29. Speakers included Claudia Radattz from the 500 Years Committee, Sybil Wakefield from the ANC
When the miners arrive Mining and Indigenous Peoples in Australasia Edited by John Connell and Richard Howitt Sydney University Press. 200 pp. $22.95 Reviewed by Emlyn Jones Scholars from Australia, New Zealand and Fiji examine the effect
Thiess loses bribery appeal By Bill Mason BRISBANE — Prominent developer Sir Leslie Thiess could face a legal bill of more than $2 million after the Full Court upheld a jury's findings that he bribed former Queensland Premier Sir Joh
By John Ross It didn't take long for popular support for Russia's economic shock therapy to start evaporating. On January 18, little more than two weeks after the reforms had been introduced, Muscovites were asked if the Yeltsin government's
Building union clerks on strike By Jenny O'Donnell SYDNEY — Thirty clerical union staff employed by the Building Workers Industrial Union and the Federated Engine Drivers and Firemen's Association have been on strike since March 30 over the
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