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Looking out: You want proof?

You want proof? "We can no longer be surprised by the terrible outcomes experienced by young people who grow up in environments where drugs, violence, welfare and teen pregnancy are far more prevalent [than] safe schools, high school diplomas

Cubans rally to support government

By Reihana Mohideen Six hundred thousand Cubans rallied in Havana's Revolution Square on August 7 to pay tribute to a 19-year-old police officer killed on August 4 while trying to foil the hijacking of a passenger boat in Havana Bay. The rally

A glimpse behind the figleaf

A glimpse behind the figleaf A good deal of the decisions that most affect our lives are made in secretive and confidential meetings by senior corporate executives — those with the power to invest, speculate, close down factories and

25th anniversary of British troops

25th anniversary of British troops By Nick Fredman SYDNEY — 200 people rallied in First Fleet Park here on August 13 as part of an international day of action organised by the "Time for peace — time to go" campaign which is demanding

SA shorts

Sisulu Jnr to head SABC South Africa's public broadcaster, the South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC), which became notorious for its role as the mouthpiece of apartheid and its rigid political and moral censorship, is to be headed by

The 'war' beneath South Africa's earth

By Norm Dixon JOHANNESBURG — "It's like going to war!" That was how Kgalema Motlanthe, general secretary of the National Union of Mineworkers, recently described the situation facing this country's 500,000 mineworkers every day. The sweat

South African workers continue strike action

By Norm Dixon JOHANNESBURG — Twenty thousand striking car assembly workers took to streets in different parts of the country last week in support of demands for higher pay and the rapid elimination of race-based wage anomalies. Thousands of

News briefs

ADELAIDE — Major cuts to health, education and housing are set to dominate the state Liberal government's budget on August 25, its first since taking office last November. While cabinet is still in the process of discussing details around proposed

A how-to on saving oiled birds

A how-to on saving oiled birds Rescue and Rehabilitation of Oiled Birds A field manual by Erna Walraven Available from Taronga Zoo PO Box 20, Mosman 2088 $30 pus $8 postage Reviewed by John Tognolini How do you pick up a Wandering

Radio highlights

International Playhouse — The Dog it was that Died — By Tom Stoppard. Rupert Purvis is a British intelligence officer undergoing "a bit of a crisis". Having become a double agent, he has doubled and redoubled the duplicity so often that he has

RU486: extending women's choices

RU486: extending women's choices By Kath Gelber The Catholic church in Australia has called for a halt to current trials of RU486, the so-called "abortion pill". The trials, taking place under the auspices of the World Health Organisation

Call for Burma human rights group

Call for Burma human rights group By Nick Everett BRISBANE — "Burma — Democracy Denied" is the title of an exhibition of photos, information and a video currently on display here. A video, The Burma Deception was screened at a public