By Andrew B. Rens
CAIRNS — "This is a great victory for the Aboriginal and green movements. Together we've set a new precedent for conserving natural and cultural heritage", said Michael Winer of the Wilderness Society, describing the state
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By Kath Gelber
SYDNEY — The debate over women's right to choose has continued in full force in NSW since the April 18 ruling by Justice Newman that a woman could not be awarded damages for being unable to have an abortion because the abortion
Sustainable population
Allen Myers in his contribution to the population debate (Write on, April 20) states that capitalism will always cause symptoms of overpopulation such as unemployment and environmental destruction, regardless of the actual
By Norm Dixon
JOHANNESBURG — Three words sum up the attitude of millions of hitherto disenfranchised South Africans as they cast their first votes ever in a democratic election: enthusiasm, elation and determination. On April 27, vast number
By Renfrey Clarke
MOSCOW — Within the administration of Russian President Boris Yeltsin, confusion and arbitrariness are the norm. Kremlin decrees of major significance are liable to be drawn up without the knowledge, let alone consent, of the
By Bernie Brian
DARWIN — Ilana Eldridge, Greens candidate for the seat of Milner in the forthcoming Northern Territory elections, describes herself as an "activist and humanitarian." She also feels she has a good chance of unseating the
Green Left Weekly contacted a range of parliamentarians to canvass their views on abortion law repeal. While members of the Australian Democrats, WA Greens and ALP expressed individual support for a woman's right to choose, none have said they are
'Pro-women policies the issue'
By Bill Mason
BRISBANE — "The main issue in the current debate in the ALP about more women MPs is not just how to get more women into parliament, but how to promote more pro-women policies", Democratic
By Roger Raven
Farmers, the National Farmers' Federation (NFF) and other farmer bureaucracies have spent the past 20 years resolutely promoting economic rationalism, which they saw as the gateway to financial salvation. What they so
NZ Alliance tops Labour
The latest National Business Review-Consultus poll in New Zealand, published on April 22, shows the steady rise of the progressive Alliance continuing.
The Alliance now tops the Labour Party and trails National, the
Wingti changes mind on peace
"The Papua New Guinea government's statement that it would increase the size of PNG military forces on Bougainville by nine times the current deployment is not realistic; especially given the position stated by the
Strike at National Bookstore
By Ray Fulcher and Rachel Evans
MANILA — Workers at the Philippines' largest book and stationery chain, the National Bookstore (NBS), have been on strike for over a month.
Of the 1800 people employed in
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