Dirty deeds, words and permissive silence
By Brandon Astor Jones
"I have a very dear friend who is Burmese. She and her family have been here since she was two years old ... Paul and I were horrified when she told us ... that almost every
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The United Nations Environment Program on March 2 released nine reports detailing significant destruction of the Earth's protective ozone shield. UNEP scientists also recommended ways to limit ozone layer loss.
The elimination of methyl bromide,
By Joan Coxsedge and Gerry Harant
On February 20, the ABC screened a docu-drama dealing with an explosion which took place outside a Sydney hotel in the early hours of Monday, February 13, 1978. The Hilton, main venue for the Commonwealth Heads
Fight continues against school closure
By Adam Hanieh
ADELAIDE — More than 100 angry people packed the school hall of Port Adelaide Girls High on March 15 to hear education minister Rob Lucas attempt to justify the closure of the school.
By Tony Iltis
CANBERRA — Following elections which gave a parliamentary majority to neither major party, ACT Liberal leader Kate Carnell has formed a minority government.
The Liberals won seven of the 17 seats in the ACT Legislative
By Renfrey Clarke
MOSCOW — March 11 marked three months since federal Russian forces pushed into the rebellious republic of Chechnya in the north Caucasus region. At the time, Russian defence minister General Pavel Grachev boasted that a
By Dave Wright
Polls indicate that Labor and Liberals are running neck and neck in the New South Wales election on March 25. Minor party preferences could decide the outcome, in particular in key marginal seats and the upper house. For this
Fight continues over agency bargaining
By Phil Shannon
CANBERRA — Community and Public Sector Union delegates and members in the Commonwealth Department of Human Services and Health (HSH) in the ACT are opposing certification of the
By Norm Dixon
As in many other places in the world, the left in the United States has gone through a lean period in recent times. Left publications have suffered and in some cases closed down. Socialist organisations, some very longstanding like
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The Justin Vali Trio
Realworld through Larrikin Entertainment
Reviewed by Norm Dixon
By most accounts, the Justin Vali Trio were the surprise hit of the recent Womadelaide festival. Their new album tells you why. This
A closed meeting of government officials and invitees will shortly make policy decisions to introduce herbicide-tolerant crops, pastures and trees into Australia. Critics and the public are excluded.
The decision will follow a March 15-16
What lies behind the current hysteria around law and order?
There are three groups that are always pushing law and order — property owners, police and politicians.
Firstly, if you look at the country towns of western NSW with all their
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