By Norm Dixon
A claim by Papua New Guinea's minister responsible for Bougainville, Michael Ogio, that the Bougainville Revolutionary Army has killed 17 civilians involved in restoring services to southern Bougainville is a "deliberate and
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By Norm Dixon
Four giant US oil companies stand to make a killing in Somalia if US troops can pacify the strategic African nation, the Los Angeles Times has revealed. The report further undermines US claims that the invasion was a
Perth forum discusses left alternative
By Stephen Robson
PERTH — More than 100 people attended a special Politics in the Pub here on January 22 to discuss prospects for a left alternative. It was chaired by Ian Alexander, the retiring
By Anthony Benbow
PERTH — In the midst of an election campaign focusing heavily on personalities and photo opportunities, questions of Aboriginal relations seem to be off the agenda.
The ALP's policies in this area are clear. 1993 is
By Anne Pavy
PERTH — It is not just a matter of getting people into parliament: "We need to change the way people think and view and operate within the world", Stewart Jackson, secretary of the WA Greens, told Green Left Weekly.
The
By Mike Karadjis
Myth 1: The US bombing of Iraq was necessary because all UN resolutions must be enforced, and Iraq was violating them.
Reality: Many countries violate UN resolutions in much more serious ways than Iraq, but no action is
Summer forest campaign
By Natasha Simons
HOBART — The slogan "Yes to EIS" (environmental impact statement) was chalked on every corner pavement in Hobart on January 18, as the Wilderness Society launched its "long hot summer" campaign
By Neville Spencer
The defeat of the Sandinista government by the US-backed UNO coalition in the 1990 elections has left Nicaragua in a very unusual situation. The former government continues to play a large role in political life, and
Can Cuba Survive?
By Beatriz Pages
Ocean Press. 105pp. $14.95
Reviewed by Sean Malloy
Can Cuba Survive is an inspiring and magnetic interview with Cuban President Fidel Castro by Beatriz Pages, editor of the Mexican weekly magazine
By Peter Gellert
HAVANA — Cuban women bear the lion's share of the burden of the island's economic crisis, because they are responsible for keeping the household going and making do amid widespread scarcities.
"We are facing a triple
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