NOWSA at Nepean
By Cass Pomroy
Between June 28 and July 4, the annual NOWSA (Network of Women Students in Australia) conference will be held at the University of Western Sydney's Nepean campus. The theme for this year's conferences is "That was
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By Frederick Kirschenmann
If the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) has its way, food now known as "organically grown" may be genetically engineered, fertilised with sewage sludge, and/or irradiated with nuclear wastes. On December 16, USDA
Hinchinbrook appeal denied
On March 13, the Friends of Hinchinbrook lost their application for special leave to the High Court to appeal the Federal Court's decision last year to allow Cardwell Properties' planned tourist resort at Oyster Point,
Marchers back Tibetan independence
Tibetans living in Australia and their supporters on March 10 completed an 11-day march from Sydney to Canberra, conducted to publicise demands on the Chinese government to recognise Tibet's right to independence
By Sarah Connor
"Unity is the world's key, and racial harmony.Until the white man stops calling himself whiteand the black man stops calling himself black,we will not see it. All the people on earthare just one family." — Bob Marley, 1978 Some
AmistadDirected by Steven SpielbergWith Djimon Hounsou, Matthew McConaughey, Morgan Freeman, Stellan Skarsgard, Nigel Hawthorne, Pete Postlewaite and Anthony Hopkins Review by Norm Dixon
Steven Spielberg's $75 million Amistad is really two films.
By Eva Cheng
In response to Indonesian President Suharto's attempts to backtrack from the promises which he gave the International Monetary Fund in exchange for US$43 billion in emergency credit lines, the US establishment has stepped up the
Anti-Pinochet rally
ADELAIDE — Fifty people rallied at Parliament House on March 10 to demonstrate their opposition to former Chilean dictator General Augusto Pinochet. Pinochet has stepped down after 25 years as chief of the army to take up a
By Max Lane
BANGKOK — Between March 4-6, affiliates and supporters of the Asia Pacific Coalition on East Timor met for the third APCET conference here. More than 50 representatives from Indonesia, Thailand, Japan, South Korea, the Philippines,
Fascinating AidaAida in Sydney Review by Tony Smith
It is not often that a dedicated fan of an established act visits the theatre and comes away an even more ardent admirer. Too often, high expectations lead to disappointment, so those who go with
Resistance activist contests Swinburne by-election
By Kerryn Williams
MELBOURNE — Students at Swinburne University will vote to fill a number of student union positions in a by-election on March 24 to 26. Resistance activist Arty Titiz is
By Peter Reid
The return of ABC TV's Media Watch, revamped with a new presenter and producer, is a timely reminder of how vital it is to keep an unflinching eye on the press. The need for media sentinels has never seemed more imperative, saddled as
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