By Frank Noakes
PRAGUE — When Greenpeace activists first came here in 1984, they were shot at while hanging banners from one of Czechoslovakia's ubiquitous smoking chimneys in protest against acid rain. One year ago the environmental
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Bosnia: end the embargo
In Bosnia today we see another example of how the so-called "international community's" insistence on being the prime agent for imposing solutions on "world trouble spots" almost always increases the suffering and
Street appeal
PERTH — Animal Liberation is a completely voluntary organisation, receiving no government or other funding, which aims to put a stop to institutionalised cruelty to animals.
Collectors are desperately needed to help with
Overdue tribute
Ain't Misbehavin'Featuring Marian Caffey, Frank Farrow III, Carla Renata Williams, Sharon Scott and Gail Anderson
Theatre Royal Sydney until May 29
Reviewed by Norm Dixon
Tributes to the great African American artists
Man's Town
A Man's Town — Inequality between Women and Men in Rural Australia was published last year by Dr Ken Dempsey, a reader in sociology at La Trobe University in Victoria. It was based on field work spanning 17 years in a rural
Broadside
I read with disappointment of the demise of Broadside (GLW, April 28). Whenever a left journal folds it often reflects the unfavourable political circumstances rather than the merits of the particular publication.
However, one
APPM threatens Tarkine, jobs
By Rohan Gaiswinkler
HOBART — APPM on April 23 announced plans to build a $30 million hardwood woodchip mill at Hampshire, on Tasmania's north-west coast. The location would place the mill close to a
Kennett cuts emergency services
By Alex Cooper
MELBOURNE — In the latest round of cuts to community services the Kennett government has targeted the Metropolitan Fire Brigade, Country Fire Authority and the ambulance service.
Top Girls
The Sydney Theatre Company
Written by Caryl Churchill
Directed by Melissa Bruce
At the Wharf Theatre, Sydney, until May 29
Reviewed by Karen Fredericks
"Top Girls came out of the climate of having a right-wing woman prime
By Maurice Sibelle
BRISBANE — On April 27 Brisbane City Council moved to restrict severely peaceful assemblies in Brisbane malls. New regulations require organisers of mall protests to give two weeks' notice of their activity. Permits will
ALP moves to oust SPSF left leadership
By Adrienne Barrett
MELBOURNE — Nominations for the State Public Services Federation elections closed on April 26. The elections are being contested by four organised tickets, three of which have
By Adam Hanieh
Strange as it sounds, plans to upgrade Australian railways are likely to lead to a big increase in road traffic. And they are certain to result in a massive loss of jobs.
Like most other public utilities in Australia today,
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