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Feedlots are greed lots

By Dave Riley Australia is home to 17 million people and 24 million cattle. On a cowpat ratio, that's one of the highest proportions of cattle to people in the world. In Queensland, beef cattle outnumber humans by more than two to one. In

South African unions: 'democracy is more than elections'

By Norm Dixon SOWETO — As preparations for South Africa's first non-racial election gather pace, 1600 delegates attended a special Congress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU) congress on September 10-12. Discussion focused on COSATU's role

Darwin Reclaim the Night

Darwin Reclaim the Night DARWIN — The Reclaim the Night march will take place here on Friday, October 29. The March starts at 7.30 p.m. at Raintree Park with marchers making their way to the Workers Club for a night of celebration, music

Hobart march for free education

Story by Laura Bahnisch Photo by David Dettrick HOBART — More than 300 people rallied on October 13 and marched to the office of local MP Duncan Kerr (for Denison) to protest against the Labor government's education policy and call for free

Wingti's gamble sparks PNG crisis

By David Robie PORT MORESBY — A manoeuvre by Papua New Guinea Prime Minister Paias Wingti has plunged the country into a constitutional crisis. The move follows growing unrest about Wingti's plans to abolish the nation's provincial government

The personal and the political

The personal and the political Robyn Habel Robyn Habel Produced by Terry Bradford and Stuart Day Larrikin Records Reviewed by Melanie Sjoberg It will be great news to many women in Adelaide that Robyn Habel has released a CD in her

Alienation plus

And the Ass Saw the Angel A play by Black Hole Productions Napier Street Theatre, South Melbourne, until Oct 30 Reviewed by Lachlan Anderson This play is an adaptation of the macabre novel by Australian rock musician Nick Cave. The story

Referendum on voting system

Referendum on voting system By Kim Linden UCKLAND — There are two votes for New Zealanders on November 6, one to elect a government and the other to decide how governments are elected in the future. The choice in the referendum is

The Vatican

The Vatican Vatican City is an independent state with a population of roughly 1000 people, who are principally Vatican employees, including a large number of priests and nuns. The pope is the monarch for life of the Vatican. The state is

The papal encyclical: a fundamentalist revival?

By Catherine Brown The past year has been a bad one for the Catholic Church hierarchy. In the Catholic heartlands, in so far as there are any these days, popular support for the "moral fads" which Pope John Paul II attacks in his new encyclical

Bringing back the rage

By Holly Hammond and Tamara Desiatov PERTH — It's Artrage time again, Perth's annual arts festival. Artrage has become a predominantly mainstream arts festival, with a lack of dissenting art and hence a lack of "rage". Artrage has

John Albert debut solo

John Albert debut solo Through a Mirror John Albert Sunset Music through Larrikin Reviewed by Ignatius Kim It's not exactly easy listening, but this debut solo album from Aboriginal singer/songwriter John Albert (used to front for