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Greenhouse: from bad to worse

By Tom Kelly Australia is among the industrialised countries that are increasing emissions of greenhouse gases, in violation of international agreement to reduce them. The Climate Change Convention, negotiated at the United Nations Earth

Landscapes of capital

Reshaping Australia: Urban problems and policies By Frank Stilwell. Pluto Press. $24.95 (pb) Reviewed by Paul Walker Science fiction has long theorised the never-ending city. Clifford Simak's The City and the Stars and the Ridley Scott cult

Massive turnout overwhelms officials

By Norm Dixon JOHANNESBURG — Inexperience, lack of preparation and ineptitude on the part of the Independent Electoral Commission contributed to confusion during the first two days of the election. However, the overriding cause of problems was

Rally against racism

Rally against racism ADELAIDE — Another rally against racism is to be held on Saturday, May 7, at 11:30 at Barker Gardens (cnr Prospect Rd and Alpha Rd), Prospect. The rally will build on the success of last month's rally of nearly 1000

Chronology

Chronology January 1912. ANC founded 1914. Afrikaner National Party formed July 1921. Communist Party of South Africa formed 1943. The word apartheid appears for the first time 1948. National Party elected to whites-only

Aid budget 'to be reduced'

Aid budget 'to be reduced' WA Greens Senator Christabel Chamarette has warned the federal government against reducing the level of overseas aid in the May 10 budget. "No doubt the government will talk about an 'increase in real dollar terms',

Jesse Jackson: 'Don't traumatise those on top'

By Norm Dixon JOHANNESBURG — The Reverend Jesse Jackson, whose two presidential campaigns in the 1980s brought together a wide range of oppressed minorities, workers and the disadvantaged into a Rainbow Coalition, is in South Africa to observe

Earth Day in the Philippines

Earth Day in the Philippines By Rachel Evans and Ray Fulcher MANILA — Earth Day was organised by the Philippines Environmental Action Network (PEAN) around the theme of "Defend and Reclaim the Commons". Other organisations aiding the

Debate rages over abortion laws

By Kath Gelber SYDNEY — The debate over women's right to choose has continued in full force in NSW since the April 18 ruling by Justice Newman that a woman could not be awarded damages for being unable to have an abortion because the abortion

National park on Starcke land

By Andrew B. Rens CAIRNS — "This is a great victory for the Aboriginal and green movements. Together we've set a new precedent for conserving natural and cultural heritage", said Michael Winer of the Wilderness Society, describing the state

A dream comes true

By Norm Dixon JOHANNESBURG — Three words sum up the attitude of millions of hitherto disenfranchised South Africans as they cast their first votes ever in a democratic election: enthusiasm, elation and determination. On April 27, vast number

Write on - letters to the editor

Sustainable population Allen Myers in his contribution to the population debate (Write on, April 20) states that capitalism will always cause symptoms of overpopulation such as unemployment and environmental destruction, regardless of the actual