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UN again demands US end its embargo against Cuba

UN again demands US end its embargo against Cuba The United Nations General Assembly on November 9 overwhelmingly endorsed a resolution, for the eighth successive year, calling for an end to the 40-year-old US economic embargo against Cuba. The

Forest summit warns of new threats

Forest summit warns of new threats By Jim Green Fifty representatives from forest conservation groups around Australia concluded the 15th national forest summit in Victoria's East Gippsland on November 9. The summit warned that forests face

Bill on same-sex domestic violence welcomed

Bill on same-sex domestic violence welcomed By Bill Mason BRISBANE — Gay and lesbian organisations have welcomed the passage of Queensland government legislation giving same-sex couples the same access to domestic violence protection as that

Loose cannons

Royal plural "Our industry is intensely competitive and innovative." — Bill Gates after a US court ruled that his Microsoft has a software monopoly that harms consumers and "quashes innovation". Political talent "We are trying not to

Zimbabwe doctors win, nurses strike

Zimbabwe doctors win, nurses strike By Norm Dixon Nurses in several Zimbabwean cities went on strike on November 9 to demand a pay increase, three days after doctors ended their seven-week strike in protest at low salaries, poor working

Life of Riley: The Wall

The Wall What could be more symbolic than thousands of people using their bare hands, chisels and sledgehammers to pull down a wall? Not just any old wall. Not a partition some renovating yuppie decided simply had to go in order to justify the

Pro-choice doctors threatened

By Robyn Marshall BRISBANE — United States doctor Warren Hern was detained and questioned by immigration authorities for two hours at Sydney airport on November 10. Hern, a supporter of women's right to choose abortion, was in Australia to attend

Bad medicine

Bad medicine By Karl Miller I accidentally caught the last segment of Good Medicine, on Channel Nine at 8.30pm Wednesday night. It was one of those times you are so horrified you can't stop watching. Those 10 minutes were a segment on breast

Australia gets greenhouse gong

Australia gets greenhouse gong By Jim Green The Australian government has been gonged for its performance in derailing climate change negotiations at the international climate change conference in Bonn, Germany, held from October 25 to November

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 Sunday, 9-11pm. Ph 9565 5522. Access News — Melbourne community TV,

Cashing in on misery

By Veronika Habib An Australian businessman has shown his entrepreneurial spirit by opening a new "hotel" in East Timor, the Dili Lodge, where stubbies of VB and Carlton Cold can be purchased, along with plastic thongs. For $110, you can spend the

Casual workers to strike

Casual workers to strike By Chris Slee MELBOURNE — Contract workers at the Victorian state government's Land Titles Office, members of the Australian Services Union (ASU), are planning to strike on November 14 and 15. The workers are