Refugee Week forum on Burma
CANBERRA — Forty people attended a forum on June 28 to discuss the current situation in Burma. The event, organised by the Young Christian Workers as part of Refugee Week, was addressed by Mary Way from the Burmese
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By Doug Lorimer
The Port Arthur massacre and the decision by the May 10 meeting of state police ministers to endorse Prime Minister John Howard's proposals to ban the possession by civilians of automatic and semi-automatic firearms and establish a
By Liam Mitchell
SYDNEY — Over the next few weeks, the NSW government will conclude the Interim assessment process to confirm which areas of native forest will be protected from logging. This is the second stage of the government's forest
By Pip Hinman and Jennifer Thompson
The National Commission of Audit's report, released on June 21, provides the framework for the Coalition government's budget cuts. Just as most of the Liberal state governments commissioned an audit soon after
By Norm Dixon
The Amnesty International Report 1996 paints a chilling portrait of the state of human rights in the world today. The reality is in stark contrast to the rosy picture of a new era of democracy and human rights predicted by world
La RosaArts Theatre, 210 Petrie Tce, BrisbaneJuly 4, 5, 6 (2 shows)Reviewed by Robyn Marshall Anyone who loves flamenco dance must see this performance. The opening scene is very dramatic, with five people seated against a blue-lighted backdrop as
As It Happened: The Last God-KingProduced by Jim Gerrand SBS, Thursday, July 11, 8.30pm (8 in SA)Reviewed by Eva Cheng
Being remnants of a social system that has no place at all in today's globally operated capitalism, monarchs — notwithstanding
By Lisa Macdonald
SYDNEY — With shouts of "Sack the government" and "We'll fight to the end", more than 1200 angry people packed into St George Leagues Club in Kogarah in Sydney's west on June 27 to protest against the ALP state government's
Story and photos by Sujatha Fernandes
We will make you account for your repressive activities, one dayWe will answer your sticks and bullets, one dayUntil that day comesUntil this place is developedThe flame of revolution will keep burning in
Overwhelming mandate
"If 14% of Russians trusted [Alexander] Lebed, we may consider he has passed the exam giving him the right to work professionally in big politics." — Russian President Boris Yeltsin on the defeated presidential candidate
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