Comment by Peter Anderson In recent years the Australian Democrats have become known for their concern with the key issues of the environment and social equity. With that in mind, it is interesting to look carefully at the environmental
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By Debbie Moon MELBOURNE — Residents in the inner-northern suburb of Preston are opposing an application to expand the Northland shopping centre. They claim the centre already generates too much traffic, leading to excessive noise, air
By Peter Boyle MELBOURNE — The swing against Labor in the October 3 Victorian election was a record 6%. At the close of counting on election night, Jeff Kennett's Liberal-National Coalition had won 61 out of the 92 seats in the Legislative
Sources in Indonesia have told the human rights campaign Tapol that eight East Timorese eyewitnesses to the Santa Cruz massacre in November, who have been in hiding in Jakarta since late August, are being hunted down by Indonesian security forces.
ADELAIDE — To commemorate the anniversary of the 1965 coup, Indonesian Solidarity Action (Aksi) staged the "Wedding of the Year" on 3 October to symbolise the close relations between the Australian and Indonesian governments. After the
By Norm Dixon Papua New Guinea's Australian-supplied Iroquois combat helicopters and their Australian and New Zealand "civilian" pilots have again been involved in a serious abuse of human rights, the Solomons Star newspaper has revealed. One
Candle Day Friday, October 23, is Candle Day — the day on which Amnesty International raises funds to support its humanitarian and human rights activities by selling badges. Amnesty does not seek or accept funds from any government,
Media award SYDNEY — An article published in Green Left Weekly has made journalist Deborah Singerman a finalist in the NSW Youth Advisory Council's first annual Youth Media Awards. The awards are designed to encourage reporting that
APPM announces job cuts By Dave Wright LAUNCESTON — Associated Pulp and Paper Mills has announced that it wants to shed 300 jobs from its Burnie and Wesley Vale mills by Christmas. A spokesperson for APPM said it was hopeful of meeting
By Karen Fredericks The commercial oligopoly which has been maintained in Australian TV broadcasting since 1956 may soon be dented by community TV groups, finally allowed access to the sixth and final high power channel. The report of the
October 12 is the 500th anniversary of the arrival in the Americas of Christopher Columbus' expedition. Often referred to as a "discovery", the event in reality was the beginning of one of the most brutal conquests in all of history. Western
Amnesty calls for inquiry into killing of Kurds Amnesty International has called for an immediate, independent and impartial inquiry into the events in Sirnak between August 18 and 21, when at least 15 civilians, including five children, were killed.
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