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Interview with Congo's new health minister

The Democratic Republic of Congo's new health minister is JEAN BAPTISTE SONDJI, a leader of the Front Patriotique (Patriotic Front, PF), the main radical left party in the Kinshasa-based opposition. Unlike the rest of the Kinshasa opposition, the PF

Getting to the root of the problem

Global Warning - Socialism and the EnvironmentBy Martin Cock and Bill HopwoodLondon: Militant Publications, 1996. £6.95 Review by Shane Bentley A welcome exception to the dearth of environmental analysis from the European left is Global

Flirting with the atomic bomb

Atomic Australia: 1944-1990By Alice CawteNew South Wales University Press, 1992. 170 pp., $29.95 Australia's Uranium Opportunities: How Her Scientists and Engineers Tried to Bring Her into the Nuclear Age but were Stymied by PoliticsBy Keith

Richmond protest against One Nation

Richmond protest against One Nation By Natasha Simons RICHMOND — Some 60 people gathered outside the Richmond RSL on July 2 to protest against a meeting of Pauline Hanson supporters looking to set up a branch of One Nation in the

East Timor supporters at NT Expo

East Timor supporters at NT Expo By Sally Mitchell DARWIN — Members of Australians for a Free East Timor (AFFET) and local Timorese held a protest stall at the Northern Territory Trade Expo, June 27-29. NT Expo, opened by trade minister

The next anti-One Nation protest:

The next anti-One Nation protest: GEELONG, Victoria Hanson will be speaking on Friday, July 18, 5pm at South Barwon Civic Centre in Geelong. To book a seat on buses from Melbourne, phone (03) 9329 1277.

Unwinding blues

Unwinding blues Music Makin' MamaAnn RabsonAlligator Records through Festival Review by Melanie Sjoberg I had reached the end of a particularly difficult week at work and a night of serious Â鶹´«Ã½ Weekly selling. I then wallowed in the

Figures of fury

Figures of fury The extent of the civil unrest in the Six Counties can be garnered from the following statistics, accumulated over 72 hours from 6pm, July 5 to 6pm, July 8, published in the Irish Times. Attacks on security forces —

Legalised slavery returns to the USA

By Bobby Lee Daniels REIDSVILLE, GEORGIA — The trend to privatise state-run prisons, which is resulting in legal slavery, began in the south-eastern US state of Georgia four years ago. At that time, the Georgia legislature decided that

Who they are

Australia First Elected ALP MHR for Kalgoorlie in 1980, Graeme Campbell steadily moved to the extreme right. He was an outspoken champion of the mining industry, in 1988 crossing the floor over Labor's gold tax. He loudly opposed the

Green light for Roxby uranium expansion

By Matt Wilson ADELAIDE — The operator of the Olympic Dam uranium mine in South Australia, Western Mining (WMC), recently released an environmental impact statement into the expansion of uranium mining operations. Given the Howard government's

Thousands demonstrate against Hanson in Dandenong

By Susan Price DANDENONG — Some 3000-5000 people rallied outside the Dandenong launch of Pauline Hanson's One Nation party on July 7. The rally was the largest in Victoria since One Nation began establishing branches in the state. Despite