Last week, the Howard government finally confirmed its intention to withdraw the limited land rights achieved by Australia's indigenous people over the last few decades.
Of course, the announcement in parliament on October 8 was not worded so
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and ain't i a woman?: How the West saved Afghan women
The Taliban militia has been progressively gaining control of Afghanistan since mid-1994. On September 27 they swept into the bombed out remnants of the capital, Kabul, publicly executing the
An opinion poll conducted by the Palestinian Centre for Public Opinion in Bet Sahour near Bethlehem, which polled 500 Palestinians in the West Bank, found that 68.7% support the continuation of the protests that started on September 25 in response to
The Afghan Project for the Needy
"I would like to open up a place where people who are hungry could come and get a shower, a change of clothes and a good hot meal." — The Reverend R. B. Cottonreader
It is not often that men in prison can
Supported by valuable footage, The Gate of Heavenly Peace gives a powerful account of the most important mass mobilisation in China since the 1949 Revolution.
Fear strikes Kiev as Chernobyl heats up
MOSCOW — In the Ukrainian capital, Kiev, the scenes recalled those during April 1986, when rumours were flying of a massive accident at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant, 100 kilometres to the north.
By Renfrey Clarke
MOSCOW — After eight months in prison, Russian anti-nuclear activist Aleksandr Nikitin has now had formal charges brought against him. On October 2, the Federal Security Service (FSB) announced that it had completed its
Shoulda Been A Champion ...Denis Kevans with Vinegar Hill Compact Disk, Lorikeet Records(For stockists phone Denis Kevans: 047 573 119)Reviewed by Al McCall*
In my role as non-resident (and usually anonymous) poetry editor for Green Left Weekly, I
By Norm Dixon
Tonga's absolute monarch, King Taufa'ahau Tupou IV, suddenly dissolved parliament after it voted on October 1 to impeach the minister of justice for corruption. The move coincided with mounting local and international protests about
By Lisa Macdonald
Two weeks ago, infamous Nazi apologist David Irving decided that the time was right to reapply for entrance into Australia. While most establishment media commentators railed against allowing into this country the man infamous for
Tasrail threatened
By Natalie Woodlock
HOBART — The federal government has recommended handing the management of Tasmania's railway system back to the state government, raising the prospect of part-privatisation and more than 200 job losses.
Good housekeepers, unite!
"Labour will be the party of sound finance and good housekeeping." — British Labour Party leader Tony Blair, summoning the faithful to electoral battle.
Doing things
"A number of examples have come to my attention
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