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Robe threatens to evict workers

By Alex Bainbridge WICKHAM, WA — Robe River unionists have condemned ACTU president Martin Ferguson for mishandling the dispute currently under way at Robe River and have called for his resignation unless he reverses his position and begins

French farce meets Hollywood epic

Indochine Directed by Regis Wargnier Starring Catherine Deneuve, Vincent Perez, Linh Dan Pham, Jean Yanne Reviewed by Steve Painter I'd like to be able to say something nice about Indochine, a film coming up for commercial release off

Toxic dump cover-up revealed

Toxic dump cover-up revealed By Bill Mason BRISBANE — Conservationists and the Queensland Greens have called for a full inquiry into the Gurulmundi toxic waste dump after a government expert revealed tight restrictions had been placed

The week that was

By Kevin Healy Reader, I can tell you in all secrecy — but only if you promise not to tell anyone — this week almost saw one of the great historical accidents of modern times. There was Georgie Bashed, pacing up and down in the Oval

Guatemala: human rights violations

Guatemala: human rights violations MEXICO CITY — A total of 1516 human rights violations — an average of four every day — were committed in Guatemala in 1992, according to the latest annual report by the independent Human Rights

A classy whodunit

A classy whodunit Under suspicion (M) Writer-director Simon Moore Starring Laura San Giacomo, Liam Neeson Reviewed by Mario Giorgetti In England during the late 1950s, where vicious criminals were still likely to be sentenced to

Socialist campaign launched

Socialist campaign launched By Frank Noakes SYDNEY — The Democratic Socialist Electoral League 1993 federal election campaign was launched here on January 3 with a panel of candidates outlining some of the basic issues central to

Many more Braers on the high seas

By Steve Painter Ageing, single-hulled oil tankers such as the Braer, banned from US ports since 1989, are still plying some of Australia's most environmentally sensitive waters. Under regulations adopted after the 1989 Exxon Valdez disaster,

Austudy changes increase student debts

Austudy changes increase student debts By Jim Allen Students receiving the Austudy allowance lost a week's payment at the beginning of this year. Austudy last year was paid one week in advance and one week in arrears. In a cost cutting

'Mad Dog' Kennett, Labor and elections

'Mad Dog' Kennett, Labor and elections After a decade in office the Western Australian Labor government, with absolutely nothing to recommend it, goes to the polls on February 6. It won't campaign on the basis of a dynamic record of

Independent Ukraine staggers into its second year

Born amid confusion and uncertainty in December 1991, the independent Ukraine has faced a difficult first year of life, and it seems there is more of the same to come, writes POUL FUNDER LARSEN. The Ukraine's December 1991 referendum on

Will Pol Pot return to power?

By Helen Jarvis PHNOM PENH —Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen has made a dramatic appeal to the United Nations to take action "to safeguard the Cambodian people from the second Khmer Rouge genocide and to rescue the Paris agreements".