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Leading us down the garden path

Leading us down the garden path By Darin Huddy ADELAIDE — South Australia's national parks and wildlife reserves are heading for a crisis, battling feral animals, weeds and a lack of funds from the Labor government. Although land

Invasion of Somalia a boon for big oil

By Norm Dixon Four giant US oil companies stand to make a killing in Somalia if US troops can pacify the strategic African nation, the Los Angeles Times has revealed. The report further undermines US claims that the invasion was a

UNITA plunges Angola into renewed civil war

By Norm Dixon Thousands of Angolans have been killed since National Union for the Total Independence of Angola (UNITA) contras launched a military offensive following their decisive defeat by the ruling Popular Movement for the Liberation of

President Clinton's world

By Malik Miah It's 12 years since a Democrat last occupied the White House. In that period of Reagan and Bush, the super-rich became more wealthy. The rest of us became poorer. Working people are paying the price. Class divisions are

Report cites lack of human rights in Indonesia

By Vannessa Hearman The human rights situation in Indonesia in 1992 did not improve, according to the Indonesian Legal Aid Foundation (LBH). The foundation, one of Indonesia's foremost non-governmental organisations, held a press conference

'We need to change the way people think'

By Anne Pavy PERTH — It is not just a matter of getting people into parliament: "We need to change the way people think and view and operate within the world", Stewart Jackson, secretary of the WA Greens, told Â鶹´«Ã½ Weekly. The

Call for Hilton investigation

Call for Hilton investigation "We believe it is necessary to launch a campaign on the occasion of the 15th anniversary of the Sydney Hilton bombing. On February 13, 1978, three innocent people were horribly murdered and others were mutilated

... and ain't i a woman?: Sisters in suits

Sisters in suits Australia is famous for its femocrats — feminists who work for structures like women's advisory boards, women's units and equal opportunity offices. We have more such pinstriped sisters per head of population than any

Wind power increases

Wind power increases European wind turbines, for the first time, exceeded 1 billion kWh in electric power output in 1992. Production within Denmark, Germany, and the Netherlands alone reached 1.25 billion kWh. Worldwide wind

Summer forest campaign

Summer forest campaign By Natasha Simons HOBART — The slogan "Yes to EIS" (environmental impact statement) was chalked on every corner pavement in Hobart on January 18, as the Wilderness Society launched its "long hot summer" campaign

An intriguing interview with Fidel

Can Cuba Survive? By Beatriz Pages Ocean Press. 105pp. $14.95 Reviewed by Sean Malloy Can Cuba Survive is an inspiring and magnetic interview with Cuban President Fidel Castro by Beatriz Pages, editor of the Mexican weekly magazine

Waking up to a nig.htmare

Light Sleeper A film by Paul Schrader Reviewed by Mario Giorgetti A student of French film-maker Robert Bresson's work, whose favourite subject was the lone outsider, US writer-director Paul Schrader develops and redefines in Light