Endangered species: Back to square one To say the least, the draft Endangered Species Protection legislation adopted by Cabinet on October 27 is very inadequate. It will prove to be better than nothing at all only if it does not prevent
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By Norm Dixon The Papua New Guinea government has sent 40 troops to Bougainville who have just completed intensive counterinsurgency, jungle warfare and commando training at the Australian Defence Force base in Canungra, near the Gold Coast in
Human Rights Day Concert By Liz Temple ADELAIDE — A Human Rights Day Concert will be held on Saturday, December 12, at the Railway Institute Oval. First held on International Human Rights Day in 1991, the "Make A Noise For Those With No
Hot Cafe By Margarita Windisch MELBOURNE — Hot Cafe are five talented and inspiring musicians who mix jazz with world music and take listeners on an unforgettable musical roller coaster ride through places like Spain, Russia, Ireland and
By Karen Fredericks SYDNEY — The Aboriginal Legal Service has launched a campaign against Sydney's bid to host the Olympics in the year 2000 — despite claims by bid officials that Aboriginal people in NSW support the bid. Activists from
The Songs and Stories of Australia: Unity is Strength — The Larrikins sing the songs of the emerging trade union movement and workers in struggle. ABC FM Stereo, Fri Nov 6, 11.30 a.m. Mac Cocker's Vinyl Museum — Bring back memories of the
Sanctions causing deaths in Libya Reuters reported on October 20 that four members of the British parliament who visited Libya said they had learned that at least 200 Libyan civilians had died so far as a result of UN sanctions imposed on April
SA government attacks WorkCover By Liam Mitchell ADELAIDE — The state government has introduced legislation to reduce workers' entitlements to compensation for injury under the WorkCover system. Currently, employers pay a levy of 3.5% of
Mitteleuropa Three-part documentary series SBS Television Begins Sunday, November 8, at 7.30 p.m. Part One: From the Balkan Wars to the invasion of Poland Reviewed by Peter Anderson A lot more attention has been focussed on the Central
S activist to speak on Malcolm X By Sally Low Malik Miah has been involved in the black movement in the US for more than 20 years. In January he will be a speaker at the Socialist Activists' Education Conference in Sydney. He will present
Comment by Greg Rose and Sonia Mayers When we first met the executive director of the National SIDS Council, Rob Lamb, in 1990, he was sorting some prototype red noses and checking the latest cartoon car logo. Being a little silly, he said,
Mass rally for miners and jobs By Frank Noakes LONDON — Up to 250,000 people from around Britain marched through central London in appalling weather on Sunday, October 25, to show their anger at continuing job cuts and in particular the
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