Film maker killed in PNG A Swedish documentary film maker and journalist, Per-Ove Carlsson, has been murdered in Papua New Guinea. The murder took place at the end of April, while he was working on a film about the liberation movement in West
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Things to come "The diplomats may be talking peace, but the generals are preparing for war." — A western ambassador in the Middle East, as US companies conclude arms deals worth $13 billion with regional governments, making the US the biggest
By Kate Gyton With strikes, marches and rallies on June 16, black South Africans answered the call of the African National Congress for mass actions against the white minority government's blocking of the transition to democracy. But the
Workers at Associated Pulp and Paper's Burnie mill have returned to work after their bitterly fought three-week strike. The strikers maintained their seven-day, round-the-clock picket line under constant pressure from the company, hired thugs, the
Rally for abortion rights in ACT By Sue Bolton CANBERRA — "No cop-outs, no committees, we've waited long enough" was the chant from the crowd as Wayne Berry, minister for health, introduced the Termination of Pregnancy (Repeal) Bill in the
By Vandana Shiva The proposed Biodiversity Convention was one of the big casualties at the Earth Summit, held in Rio in the first two weeks of June. Negotiations on the convention were concluded on May 20 in Nairobi. Since most of the
By Peter Annear PRAGUE — British Prime Minister John Major's tour of central Europe in May served not only to improve the electoral chances of the Czech-based Civic Democratic Party. It also drew attention to economic and political
Justice for refugees Federal court judge Marcus Einfeld made some telling points in his June 17 speech to the National Press Club, launching National Refugee Week. He rightly castigated the federal government's treatment of Cambodian boat
At the Melbourne Film Festival By Ulrike Erhardt Events Leading up to my Death, from Canada, is an inspired and satiric insight into family life. The death in question is that of the dog; he becomes the first victim of this supposedly happy
Fidel Castro Tomorrow will be too late [The following is the complete text of Cuban President Fidel Castro's speech at the Earth Summit in Rio de Janeiro on June 12. The text comes from Radio Havana via Pegasus.] An important biological
By Kevin Healy It was a week in which the world's greatest worst ex-treasurer Paul, with a simple hypnotic gesture of his statistical grab bag, totally erased youth unemployment. "It is ludicrous", Paul said, "to suggest 46% of Aussie youth
By Sean Malloy "Resistance takes an active stand on issues important to young people. This year's Resistance conference will reflect the diversity and dynamism of our activities this year and our plans for the future", says Jorge Jorquera,
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