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Paris march against the pope

By Sam Wainwright PARIS — Ten thousand people marched through the streets here on September 22 to protest against the visit by the pope. People lined the streets as the demonstrators chanted "Kick out the pope and his clergy, not the immigrants"

Vanstone blunders

By Sarah Peart and Marina Cameron SYDNEY — On September 23, 50 students staged a sit-in at a conference on "Higher Education in a Changing Environment" which was attended by vice-chancellors and at which Amanda Vanstone was scheduled to speak.

Forty years of the box

By Dave Riley The O'Tooles were the first in our street to get television. It was 1956, the Melbourne Olympics were on and our biggest treat was to be invited to their lounge room to watch the magic. Young Peter O'Toole, was forever going on about

Loose cannons

Majorities need not apply "Welcoming Mr Howard, [Indonesian dictator Suharto] said Indonesia was developing its own brand of democracy where 'there is no place for a dictatorship of the majority'." — Sydney Morning Herald, September 17. All

Child-care cuts anger community

Child-care cuts anger community By Ana Kailis PERTH — Carewest, an umbrella organisation for all community child-care centres, has been established in Western Australia to organise and mobilise child-care workers and parents in opposition to

WA homosexual law reform bill defeated

By Leon Harrison PERTH — A bill to outlaw discrimination against gays and lesbians in WA was defeated on September 18. As a result, it remains legal to discriminate against homosexuals in employment, housing and provision of public services. WA

Candle Day

Candle Day Amnesty International's annual fundraising Candle Day will take place on Friday, October 25 and Saturday, October 26. Volunteers will be in the streets selling badges and candles to support Amnesty's work. The organisation defends the

Death warrant for Nigerian lowland rainforests

The international Rainforest Action Network has issued an action alert concerning rainforests in Nigeria's Cross River State, home to an astounding variety of animals, including one third of Africa's primates and more than 1000 species of

On the box

Actively Radical TV — Sydney community television's progressive current affairs producers tackle the hard issues from the activist's point of view. CTS Sydney (UHF 31), every Thursday, 7pm. Access News — Melbourne community TV, Channel 31,

Letter from the US: A battle to save the redwoods

By Barry Sheppard On Sunday, September 15, the largest protest action in recent years in defence of the environment in the US took place in the remote northern California town of Carlotta. Organized by Earth First!, the action mobilised some

Suharto's rise: Communist plot or military coup?

Suharto's rise: Communist plot or military coup? By James Balowski People watching Indonesian television on the night of September 30 didn't need a guide to know what was on. With the Suharto regime desperate to resurrect the "latent threat of

ANU student election results

By Martin Iltis CANBERRA — The crushing defeat for the Labor right "Rage" ticket, which previously held all executive positions and a majority of other positions, in ANU Student Association elections last week has been attributed to their