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Opposition grows to freeway expansion

Opposition grows to freeway expansion By Jeremy Smith MELBOURNE — Three hundred and fifty people attended a demonstration organised by the Coalition Against Freeway Expansion (CAFE) here on September 18. The level of community

Protests against 'butcher of Dili'

By Holly Doel and Sujatha Fernandes SYDNEY — Try Sutrisno, commander of the Indonesian armed forces and vice president, arrived here on September 21 on his official visit. It has been suggested that Sutrisno's visit is a trial run for a

Poem: Refugees: Korea, 1951

Poem: Refugees: Korea, 1951 By Ralph Kelly Where are you going, my little friend, What, nowhere to go? No shoes on your feet, Cold in the snow. Where are your parents, my little waif, Well, somewhere up

Action updates

BRISBANE — The Democratic Socialist Party presented a launch of the magazine Links at a dinner held in the Resistance Centre on September 17. Some 70 people heard speakers from Australian Aid for Ireland, the Latin American solidarity community and

Murder by the state

Dead Man Walking: An Eyewitness Account of the Death Penalty in the United States By Helen Prejean, C.S.J. Harper Collins, 1994. 278 pp., $19.95 Reviewed by Stephanie Wilkinson Whenever a United States death-row prisoner is

US top arms supplier to Third World

A Congressional Research Service (CRS) report on worldwide weapons sales to developing nations says the US was the top arms supplier in 1993. The annual report, entitled "Conventional Arms Transfers to the Third World, 1986-1993", was released on

Passing the hat in Britain

Passing the hat in Britain By Terry Smith News that Oxfam intends to embark on a program of poverty relief in Britain underlines the extent to which the Tories have devastated the welfare state. The charity, best

Toxic Melbourne

Toxic Melbourne By Ben Reid MELBOURNE — Greenpeace released a report here on September 12 detailing the dangerous amounts of carcinogenic and toxic chemicals that are being legally released into Victoria's environment. The

Honey ants, red earth and poisoned flour

The National Aboriginal Art Award The Museum & Art Gallery of the Northern Territory Sept 5-October 2 Reviewed by Deb Sorensen Submissions are received from throughout Australia for this annual event staged by the NT Museum

Improvements demanded on coastal conservation

Improvements demanded on coastal conservation By Margaret Allan NEWCASTLE — A resolution proposing an environmentally responsible approach to coastal conservation was adopted by a meeting of more than 600 environmentalists and

'Timor prospects good' — activist

'Timor prospects good' — activist By Bernie Brian DARWIN — A well-known commentator on Indonesia and co-convenor of Aksi (Indonesia Solidarity Action), Max Lane, was here last week for a series of lectures. On

Bob Brown: 'Crunch time' for Labor and the forests

BOB BROWN is one of the country's best known environmentalists, and the leader of the Australian Greens. He spoke to JEN CROTHERS in Hobart last month, one day after a successful public meeting in defence of Tasmania's wilderness forests.