Making a difference
"This special Green Left broadsheet has been produced as a response to the Gulf War. Coverage of the war by the mass media has highlighted the need for a real alternative source of news and analysis."
Those words appeared in a
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By Norm Dixon
In 1884-85, the European powers sat down at the Berlin colonial conference to formalise Africa's carve-up into colonies. The orgy of brutal invasions that preceded the conference was aptly dubbed "the scramble for Africa" by the
AIDS crisis far from over
By Marina Carman
SYDNEY — On November 24, a black coffin was carried by AIDS activists from Circular Quay to Parliament House. A minute's silence was held as a mark of respect for the 5370 Australians who have died
By Vivienne Porzsolt
In late September, I was one of 16 international activists from Britain, the US, Canada, Belgium and Australia who converged on Israel to draw international attention to the plight of Mordechai Vanunu, who has been in solitary
A new voice, worth listening to
Capital Volume 1By Anthony MacrisAllen & Unwin, $16.95 Review by Maree Roberts
This, Macris' first novel, represents a fresh voice in Australian fiction. Not the usual middle-class-angst voice or the
By Peter Gellert
MEXICO CITY — A major human-rights scandal involving the city's police department continues to pick up steam following the arrest on November 18 of three top military commanders of elite police units. The police force has been
Murder, bigotry and the holidays
River's EdgeBy Cath PhillipsBlackwattle Press149pp, $15.95 TrashtownBy Robert TaitBlackwattle Press224pp, $16.95 Reviewed by Kath Gelber
At this time of year, many of us are on the lookout for some light
Hinchinbrook 'beach being built'
Video evidence collected by the Friends of Hinchinbrook and the North Queensland Conservation Council shows that Cardwell Properties, the Hinchinbrook developer, is constructing a beach on the foreshore and over
By Renfrey Clarke
MOSCOW — In the first decade of the next century, a series of reactor blocks at Russian nuclear power plants will reach the end of their designed service life. Government officials will then have to choose between two grim
By Peter Sullivan
On October 26, municipal elections were held in Colombia. The international media were at pains to convince the world that Colombia's bipartisan political system was one of the most advanced "democracies" in Latin America. The
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