By Chris Beale
Thailand is being rocked by the worst crisis to destabilise the "pro-democracy" government since Prime Minister Chuan's coalition came to office a year ago.
The crisis forced Chuan to cut short an important trip to China by
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24-hour strike at Risdon refinery
By Dave Wright
Hobart — Five hundred workers went on a 24-hour strike at Pasminco Metals EZ Risdon zinc refinery on September 13. The strike was in response to imminent job cuts and the breakdown in
By Tom Flanagan
SYDNEY — Two thousand lesbians, gay men and their supporters rallied outside the NSW parliament on September 14 in protest against the move by the Coalition state government to abandon proposed anti-vilification legislation
SYDNEY — Members of the Wilderness Society and Sydney Rainforest Action Group held a protest outside the BHP head here on September 13, over the dumping of 150,000 tonnes of waste rock and tailings from the Ok Tedi Mine into the Ok Tedi and Fly
By Pip Hinman
With the budget negotiations at a stalemate and the polls showing a rise in support for minor parties and independents, the Labor Party has stepped up its attack on the Green senators. Despite the pressure, Christabel Chamarette
Green Is Magic
A CD by Trust
Funded by Small Change Foundation
Reviewed by Elle Morrell
What better way to get the message across? When Footscray Secondary College's school band, Trust, and the environment club got together, no-one
Inquiry into toxic waste scandal
By Bill Mason
BRISBANE — The Criminal Justice Commission is to launch a public inquiry into large-scale corruption involving illegal dumping of toxic waste in south-east Queensland.
The public
Olympics
Sydney Nooo!!
Robert Wood
Surry Hills
Too much meat
Dave Riley's series titled The politics of eating (GLW 109-111), suffers from a distinct lack of politics and history.
It is totally acceptive of agribusiness and does
Green Alliance to stand in SA elections
By Chris Spindler
ADELAIDE — Addressing the desperate need for alternative political forces to be standing against both the Labor and Liberal parties, Green Alliance will run a campaign in the
By Ana Kailis
A leaked draft agreement between the federal government and the ACTU on changing industrial law has been heralded by the Australian as a big win for unions.
The deal, which includes changes to secondary boycott legislation and
Merv Nixon, 1923-1993
WOLLONGONG — Former South Coast Labour Council secretary and well-known Communist Party identity Merv Nixon died at Bulli Hospital on September 13 after a long battle with illness.
Arriving in Wollongong in 1954, the
Year 501: The Conquest Continues
By Noam Chomsky
London: Verso, 1993. 331 pp. $29.95 (pb)
Reviewed by Phil Shannon
1992 was the 500th anniversary of the arrival in the "New World" by Columbus. Noam Chomsky in Year 501 once again stands
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