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Write on: Letters to the editor

Population and growth Your "issues" editor lets your writers define terms in strange ways. Peter Boyle, "Why greens should be reds" in #267, seems to contradict both himself and Alex Bainbridge's "Self-sufficiency or self-determination?" in

Life of Riley: Tummy trouble

Tummy troubleTummy trouble A lot of letters we receive are from people with tummy trouble. Nevertheless, they don't want to forgo the delights of consuming a range of different foodstuffs. Can we help them, they ask? Of course. Let

Global pesticide market grows in 1996

Global pesticide market grows in 1996 According to a recently released report, global agrochemical sales grew by 5.5%, to US$30,560 million at the end-user level in 1996. Growth in real terms is estimated to be approximately 2.2%. This is the

Words and the power to wound

MongrelsBy Nick EnrightDirected by Adam CookSydney Theatre CompanyThe Wharf, Sydney Review by Brendan Doyle Yet again we go back to the good old '70s, when there were real issues, real people and real passionate playwrights! Or were there? A

WorkCover fight continues

WorkCover fight continues By Michael Bull Melbourne — A campaign of constant harassment by construction workers is beginning to fluster the Victorian premier, Jeff Kennett. For the past fortnight, 100 building workers have gathered

Anti-Wik campaign threatens environment

By Lisa Macdonald The outgoing chairperson of the national State of the Environment Advisory Committee, Ian Lowe, has warned that any strengthening of pastoral leases in response to the National Farmers Federation's anti-Wik campaign would

Williamson's farce hits home

Third World BluesBy David WilliamsonDirected by David BertholdDrama Theatre, Sydney Opera House Review by Brendan Doyle Williamson wrote the first draft of this play in 1972, he says, "in a white heat of rage about the Vietnam War and the

Library under threat

Library under threat By Alex Bainbridge NEWCASTLE — Students are organising to prevent the closure of the Huxley Library at Newcastle University. A public forum and a protest march are planned for April 8 and 9 respectively. The Huxley

Opposition to sand mining on Stradbroke

By Ruth Ratcliffe BRISBANE — Around 60 people gathered at Dunwich on Stradbroke Island (Minjerribah) on March 26 to protest against sand mining on land of great environmental and cultural significance. The group marched to one of the mines at

Looking out: Love and trust

Love and trustLove and trust By Brandon Astor Jones "I never saw a man who looked/ With such a wistful eye/ Upon that little tent of blue/ Which prisoners call the sky." — Oscar Wilde, from The Ballad of Reading Gaol. She was

Education, statistics and damned lies

"Everybody else is part of the new global economy. It's time the schools joined in." So stated as a recent editorial in the Economist magazine. That issue featured the findings of a piece of research on educational standards involving schools in

National Challenge contests CPSU elections

By Reihana Mohideen National Challenge, the militant rank-and-file group in the Community and Public Sector Union, is running a national ticket against the incumbent ALP-dominated leadership team in the upcoming union elections. The ticket