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News briefs

ADELAIDE — Homophobia is alive and well within the South Australian Police Department, according to a special survey compiled by Lesbian and Gay Community Action. Speaking on August 25 at the launch of the report, Professor Wilson, a widely

Learning about war from Homer

Achilles in Vietnam: Combat Trauma and the Undoing of Character By Jonathan Shay New York: Atheneum. 1994. 236 pp. Reviewed by Allen Myers The title of this fascinating study is not merely a literary allusion. Dr Jonathan Shay, a

Genes and profit

Genes and profits: a deadly mix By Bob Phelps Genetic engineering is an experimental technology with no extensive history of safe use outside contained environments in laboratories and some factories. Despite its usefulness as a research

Rainforest protest occupies ship

Rainforest protest occupies ship By Bill Mason BRISBANE — More than 40 members of the Brisbane Rainforest Action Group occupied a Philippines cargo ship here on August 23 in protest at the import of rainforest timber from Indonesia.

Pleasant listening music

Pleasant listening music Black Wings on the Sun By Isabella A Cappella Larrikin Records Wetlands Acoustic By Sirocco EMI Reviewed by Carla Gorton Black Wings on the Sun is the first release from Lismore's Southern Cross

Great gay cinema

Great gay cinema Leaving Lenin (Gadael Lenin) Directed by Endaf Emlyn Reviewed by John Frame Shown as part of Brisbane's Third International Film Festival, Leaving Lenin was a welcome contrast to the only other gay-themed feature,

East Timor Week in Darwin

East Timor Week in Darwin By Sally Anne Watson DARWIN — August 15-21 was proclaimed "East Timor Week" by activists who worked hard and in unity to publicise and protest against Suharto's military dictatorship in East Timor and West Papua

How the US creates Cuban 'refugees'

By Nick Rawson There has been a great deal of incorrect and biased information circulating in the media regarding the political situation of Cuba and the United States. According to recent media reports, a mass migration of Cubans towards

Bougainville updates

Bougainville updates PNG military retreat Radio Free Bougainville reported on August 19 that the Papua New Guinea military operation "High Speed" to recapture the Panguna mine, having hit the brakes, is now in reverse. The report claims

Britain: opposition to criminal injustice bill

By Kamini Junankar LONDON — Some 60,000 young people, environmentalists, hunt saboteurs, unionists, socialists, squatters, travellers and civil rights activists, joined the rally and march here on July 24 against the criminal justice bill,

Opposition to toxic waste trade plan in South Africa

Opposition to toxic waste trade plan in South Africa By Chris Albertyn JOHANNESBURG — A recent national summit of South African non-government organisations has condemned the Ministry and Department of Environment Affairs for wanting to

Mother-to-child HIV cases increasing in Thailand

Mother-to-child HIV cases increasing in Thailand HIV infection from mother to child is increasing at a dangerous rate, especially among pregnant women in Bangkok according to a study presented at Bangkok's 12th National Epidemiology Seminar on