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and ain't i a woman?: Core values

Core valuesCore values Lieutenant Kelly Flinn, the United States' first female B-52 pilot, has agreed to accept the Air Force's offer of a general discharge rather than face court martial for having an affair with a civilian. Air Force

Energy crisis tests Russian miners' movement

By Renfrey Clarke MOSCOW — When the Russian government fails to pay wages and slashes state subsidies and investment programs, it runs a definite risk: that energy and water supply systems will cease functioning, and that the collapse of

International news briefs

Turkish forces massacre Kurds More than 100 civilians killed when Turkish government forces launched an attack on the city of Irbil in the Kurdish part of northern Iraq on May 16. Heavy artillery was used against the hospital of the Kurdish Red

Poem: The reply of the orange-bellied parrot

Poem: The reply of the orange-bellied parrot The reply of the orange-bellied parrot "... not the orange-bellied parrot. They're just trumped up corellas." — Jeff Kennett, Premier of Victoria. Hey, Jeff, it's that "not" that worries

Fighting the system: young radicals' conference

Fighting the system: young radicals' conference By Sean Healy "Fight the system" is the theme of the 26th national conference of the socialist youth organisation, Resistance. The conference, to be held in Melbourne July 3-6, is

Greenhouse gases: Australia tries to block agreement

Greenhouse gases: Australia tries to block agreement By Pip Hinman In a little more than six months, parties to the Framework Convention on Climate Change, signed at the 1992 Earth Summit in Rio de Janeiro, will meet in Kyoto, Japan,

CPSU incumbents returned on reduced vote

CPSU incumbents returned on reduced vote By Bruce Marlowe The Wendy Caird leadership of the Community and Public Service Union (CPSU) has been returned in elections for the main national office-holder positions in the union. With over 95%

Roisin McAliskey gives birth

Roisin McAliskey gives birth @box text intro = As Roisin McAliskey gave birth to a healthy 2.6 kg baby girl on May 26, international pressure redoubled on the British and German governments to quickly release mother and child. Roisin has

Bendigo residents oppose open cut mining

Bendigo residents oppose open cut mining By Kerryn Williams BENDIGO — Driving along Kangaroo Valley Road, it is impossible to ignore the sentiment of residents against the proposed open cut gold mining project in Kangaroo Flat. Large

Queensland public servants stop work

Queensland public servants stop work By Jim McIlroy BRISBANE — Federal public servants throughout Queensland stopped work for half a day on May 29 as part of the Community and Public Sector Union's national campaign to protect Australian

A story of the human spirit

Some Mother's SonDirected by Terry GeorgeStarring Helen Mirren and Fionnula FlanaganNow screening in Melbourne, Brisbane and Sydney Review by Michael Heany Any visitor to Northern Ireland who keeps at least half an eye open will notice that politics

Censored rap

Censored rap By Sam Wainwright @box text intro = The ability of the ideas of the extreme right to penetrate France's state institutions was dramatically demonstrated in Toulon last year. Kool Shen and Joey Starr, singers with the rap group