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Street life in Brisbane

By Dave Riley BRISBANE — Crime waves make good copy. Journalists can spice up a story with charges of gangsterism and thuggery after stopping off at the media liaison section of the Queensland Police Force. Regardless of the recent

Australia's refugee scandal

By Pip Hinman It took desperate action by 23-year-old David Kang on Australia Day to bring to public attention the plight of some 50 Cambodian asylum seekers behind bars for over four years. Australia is the only Western country with mandatory

Mardi Gras hosts week of films

The Mardi Gras Film Event Feb 25 to March 3, at the AFI Cinema, Paddington Presented by Queer Screen in association with Sydney Gay & Lesbian Mardi Gras Previewed by Kath Tucker The Mardi Gras Film Event, being organised in conjunction

Holiday in hell

By Zanny Begg Stephen Harris is an Australian citizen currently facing extradition to Argentina to serve a five-year prison sentence. His case goes to a NSW Magistrate's Court on February 25. In September 1987 Stephen Harris took a short

SA Liberals target health, Workcover

By Chris Spindler ADELAIDE — When state parliament convened on February 9, it started to bring home the dramatic changes the new Liberal government intends to make in favour of employers, at the expense of the public and workers. Along

Boycott over whaling

Boycott over whaling By Lynda Hansen Greenpeace Australia is urging a boycott of Norwegian products because of the Norwegian government's defiance of an international moratorium on whaling established in 1986. In recent months

Ramos forced to suspend oil price rise

By Pip Hinman and Peter Boyle In the face of escalating protests, the Ramos government of the Philippines was forced to suspend an unpopular oil price rise on February 7. This followed a week of militant protests and the formation of the

Ocean dumping slammed

Ocean dumping slammed By Stephen Bull HOBART — About 100 people gathered outside federal Labor minister Duncan Kerr's office at lunchtime on February 11 to protest the against latest exemption granted to Pasminco Metals-EZ, which allows

The struggle for Sarawak's forests

Blowpipes and Window Frames Dateline, SBS TV Saturday, February 19, 7 p.m. (6.30 Adelaide) Researched and produced by Matthew Carney Reviewed by Jill Hickson This film, on the devastation in Sarawak caused by the logging of the

Bosnia: a story of hope

By Jon Land Television, radio and newspapers are filled with the floundering attempts of the "international community" to deal with the war in Bosnia-Hercegovina. Cease-fires and agreements never last. This is an ethnic feud over irreconcilable

Blacks condemn Goss on textbook

By Bill Mason BRISBANE — Aboriginal organisations have slammed Queensland Premier Wayne Goss's decision to order the rewriting of a draft year 5 social studies source book. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Education Consultative

Art in Australia

Art in Australia Imagine SBS TV Fridays at 7.30 p.m. (7 Adelaide) beginning February 18 Reviewed by Jill Hickson Sponsored by the Australia Council of the Arts, this new series on Australian art and culture will combine a range of