Logging destroys water sources
The North East Forest Alliance has expressed outrage that the logging destruction of NSW's most precious water-producing forests is continuing at 60 hectares per day.
"With NSW in the grip of a
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Newcastle rally against privatisation
By Shane Hopkinson
NEWCASTLE — A meeting was held at the Workers Club on September 16 as part of a national campaign opposing privatisation. Malcolm Larson, assistant secretary of the NSW
Controversy at Brisbane rally
By Maurice Sibelle
BRISBANE — 500 people rallied against privatisation in Brisbane's King George Square on September 14. The rally was part of a national week of action.
The rally was
The United Nations Conference on Population and Development has been notable, among other things, for the way in which treatment of issues such as abortion and contraception have sidelined any concern for the rights of women. MARINA CARMAN argues
Lest we forget
By Dave Riley
I am sick of the bitter, sectarian divisiveness that exists on the left in this country. Unlike some of my colleagues, I would like to express my utmost respect for those readers of Â鶹´«Ã½ Weekly
Landcare conference debates roll
By Jen Crothers
HOBART — A three-day Australian National Landcare Conference was held here from September 6. The gathering, convened by the Tasmanian Department of Primary Industries and
By Rob South
PERTH — Addressing the inaugural meeting of the Murdoch University Student Law Society on the topic "State Rights versus Human Rights" on August 3, former prime minister Gough Whitlam was confronted with questions on East
Criminals and criminals
"He was a genius at extracting money out of people. He would understand the psychology of people — bankers, brokers, analysts — and give them exactly what they wanted to hear ... Skase's trappings oozed
Anti-nuclear movement
Tom Kelly's article, "Uranium debate puts profits before safety" (GLW #158), is a timely reminder of the need to rebuild the anti-nuclear movement. Far from diminishing, the threat from the nuclear fuel cycle is on
Masterpiece: Touch the Earth Lightly
SBS
Monday, September 26, 8.30pm (AEST)
Reviewed by Arun Pradhan
In a different society, architecture might be more than just another elitist profession. An architect might take account
US preparations to invade Haiti have been explained in terms of forcing out the military dictators who seized power there three years ago. But something closer to the truth began to surface on September 15, when deputy secretary of state Strobe
ADELAIDE — An exhibition mounted by the Coalition For Women's Right to Choose at the Old Parliament House opened on September 11 to a packed audience. It was addressed by Diana Laidlaw, minister for the status of women, and the Anne Levy from the
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