East Java — On November 10, approximately 1500 farmers and 150 students from Students in Solidarity for Democracy in Indonesia (SSDI) held a mass demonstration in front of
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Campaign to free political prisoner in Chile
Maria Cristina San Juan was arrested in March 1992 together with her husband and son. Since then she has been accused of terrorism and sentenced to life imprisonment. Currently she is at St
Agency bargaining rush is on in HSH
By Phil Shannon
CANBERRA — Departmental management and the national officials of the Community and Public Sector Union (CPSU) are priming union members for the adoption of an agency
Once Were Warriors
Directed by Lee Tamahori
Reviewed by Melinda Jollie
Once Were Warriors is a powerful and disturbing account of the collapse of a contemporary Maori family through violence, poverty and alcohol, based on the
Johnson and Friends I love children's television! Where else can you watch the adventures of a pink stuffed elephant called Johnson? And as if that weren't enough of a drawcard, in this new series we are introduced to a new character called Victoria
Comment by Vannessa Hearman
MELBOURNE — The choice of former Labor premier Joan Kirner as chair of this year's Reclaim the Night rally here ignores the anti-woman policies enacted by her government.
In her speech, Kirner
By Frank Enright
Bougainville Revolutionary Army (BRA) forces continue to maintain their defensive positions following the failure of the peace conference in October. "The cease-fire no longer applies ... But the BRA forces have not
Debate blocked on Thai arms sales
Greens (WA) Senator Dee Margetts expressed outrage on November 10 when Labor and Coalition parties combined to prevent a debate on the proposed sale of $130 million of Australian arms to Thailand.
By Renfrey Clarke
MOSCOW — The direct price of Russian President Boris Yeltsin's "reforms" is to include the devastation of the north Russian landscape and rivers, and quite probably of the Arctic Ocean as well, as worn-out oil industry
Editorial: Racism: education, not legislation
The federal government's controversial Racial Hatred Bill will amend the Crimes Act to make it a criminal offence to incite racial hatred "against a person or a group of persons on the ground
By Arun Pradhan
Thousands of people rallied across Australia on November 12 to commemorate the killing of more than 300 peaceful protesters in Dili three years ago. Protesters in 11 cities showed that they would not accept the Australian
Landcare: Communities shaping the land and the future
By Andrew Campbell
Allen & Unwin. 344 pp.
Reviewed by Chris Spindler
Landcare the book provides a valuable insight into the success, restrictions and problems of Landcare
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