Since the opening of the parallel north-south runway at Sydney airport in November, independent reports have emerged highlighting the adverse health effects suffered by residents living under the new flight paths. DEAF â Doctors and Allied Health
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Pennsylvania Governor Tom Ridge has signed a death warrant for Mumia Abu-Jamal and set August 17 at 10pm for the execution of this former Black Panther Party spokesperson and award-winning journalist.
Human rights groups, labour unions, and
By Sonja de Vries
HAVANA, May Day — Drag queens danced at the head of
the crowd filing past the podium where Raul Castro and other
members of the Cuban government and trade unions stood. The crowd
cheered; the Coro Gigante de la
Nostradamus' Media Watch
By Craig Cormick
Based on highly reliably international contacts, leaked documents and horoscopes from several TV magazines, Nostradamus' Media Watch presents a highly accurate forecast of political events across
By Bronwen Beechey
The 44th Melbourne International Film Festival begins on June 8, screening more than 200 films from 28 countries. The centenary of cinema will be a theme of the festival, which will begin with a restored print and newly
Threat to Indonesian dissident in Australia
By Max Lane
On June 1 police in central Java issued the third summons for Indonesian dissident academic Dr George Aditjondro. Police authorities also stated that efforts would be made to extradite
Latcho Drom (Safe Journey)
Directed by Tony Gatlif
With Rom musicians of India, Egypt, Turkey, Romania, Hungary, France and Spain
Lumiere Cinema, Melbourne
Reviewed by Bronwen Beechey
About 1000 years ago a Sanskrit-speaking tribe, for
By Francesca Davidson
On June 3, around 1500 people across Australia marked World Environment Day by taking to the streets demanding an end to environmental destruction.
From Sydney, Sandra Wallace reports that 300 people joined a march
Critical Realism: An Introduction to the Philosophy of Roy Bhaskar
By Andrew Collier
Verso, 1994
Plato Etc: The Problems of Philosophy and their Resolution
By Roy Bhaskar
Verso, 1994
Reviewed by Neville Spencer
The philosophical
Selling the air: the trade in 'pollution rights'
A carbon tax and similar market-based "solutions" to environmental problems have been canvassed in Australia by governments and by some environmental organisations. In the United States, reliance
By Mustafa Barghuthi
Nobody today questions the absolute need for a peaceful settlement of the conflict between Palestinians and Israelis. There is, however, a growing awareness that the current peace process fails to meet the needs of the
Women teachers' union conference
By Julia Perkins
PERTH — Approximately 65 women — teachers, unionists, parents and interested individuals — attended the State School Teachers Union (SSTU) women's conference on May 27 to discuss
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