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UN and Cambodia Of all the crimes against humanity committed in the name of the UN (Gulf War, Bosnia etc) by far the worst is the role of the UN in Cambodia as detailed by John Pilger in his latest film Return To Year Zero. Despite their

ACTU letter on Cambodia

ACTU letter on Cambodia Members of the ACTU executive and other union leaders have written to foreign minister Senator Gareth Evans urging economic aid for Cambodia and the exclusion of the Khmer Rouge from the peace process. The letter

Radio highlights

Under The Rainbow: Aquarius Revisited — The first of a three-part series. The 1973 Aquarius Festival provided a focus for many alternative and radical ideas. The dying dairy town of Nimbin in northern NSW became the centre of an alternative

China's new rich

For increasing numbers of Chinese, Li Ning, a former Olympic gold medal gymnast and current business entrepreneur, stands as a symbol of China's new "enterprise culture". Together with other select sports stars, pop

A breakthrough for peace in the Middle East?

Miriam Tramer Israel's deputy minister for foreign affairs, Dr Yossi Beilin, was in Australia recently and spoke to the National Press Club in Canberra in very optimistic terms of the prospects for peace in the Middle East. He said,

Wollongong fights cuts in incest services

Wollongong fights cuts in incest services By Sarah Harris WOLLONGONG — Two hundred people gathered in the Town Hall on May 13 to demand an increase in incest services for Wollongong and the Illawarra region. The public meeting was

Newly-introduced mobile telephone numbers

"Newly-introduced mobile telephone numbers containing three or four 'lucky eights' are auctioned off by the local post bureaux for ... as much as ... sixteen times the official national average GNP per capita. Mobile phones themselves cost an

WA TLC dithers as attacks mount

WA TLC dithers as attacks mount By Geoff Spencer PERTH — A motion for a Trades and Labor Council-endorsed day of action involving a stop-work meeting and rally on June 17 was defeated 51 votes to 31 after a sharp debate at the TLC

US gay activist harassed

US gay activist harassed US gay rights activists say that police and corporate harassment continues of participants in the historic April 25 March on Washington for Lesbian/Gay/Bi Rights. On the day before the march, gay rights activist

Sexual harassment: legal in Tasmania?

Sexual harassment: legal in Tasmania? By Joy McEntee HOBART — Women are having their rage refurbished daily by the Mercury newspaper. Every edition carries a peep show style update on the case brought against Hobart City Council by a

We won't swallow that!

By Jo Mountwinter Dave Riley's article on food irradiation (GLW, March 17) issue was basically correct, though it overstated the effectiveness of food irradiation. In fact, the process kills only some of the bugs, and slows down the

Analysing the analysts

Against Therapy By Jeffrey Masson London: Fontana. 1990 Final Analysis By Jeffrey Masson London: Fontana. 1992 Reviewed by Chris Slee Jeffrey Masson is a former psychoanalyst who began to question the theory and practice. He was