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The green in Green Left Weekly

The green in Green Left Weekly Howard's offer to the South Pacific countries seems perfectly reasonable. In exchange for these island nations' support for his disastrous greenhouse emissions policy for Australia, the Olympic flame will be

Sexism in student media

Sexism in student media By Amanda Lawrence CANBERRA — When the September 11 issue of ANU's student newspaper Woroni was released, it caused disgust. On the cover was a photograph of a woman sitting on a car with the words "No Fat Chicks"

Howard's white Australia policy

By Lisa Macdonald Later this month, the federal immigration minister, Philip Ruddock, is expected to announce new entry rules for immigrants under the skills category. According to media reports, the rules will require applicants to prove that

Behind Howard's rural package

By Chris Spindler Despite protestations about helping the rural sector, the federal Coalition's rural package, released a fortnight ago, does little more than continue the policy begun by the previous Labor government of actively removing small

Young people prove theatre ain't dead (yet)

CoraggioBy Level Crossing (Bradfield TAFE performing arts students)Directed by Patrick GuerreraATYP Studio, The Wharf, Sydney Review by Brendan Doyle Have you noticed how mainstream Sydney theatres are cutting themselves off more and more from

Upsurge of violence as Algerians prepare for elections

By Rupen Savoulian On October 23, Algerians will go to the polls in local elections. Thirty-eight political parties, two coalitions and several independents are fielding candidates. The parties which will stand are the National Liberation Front

Greenpeace collects evidence of climate change

Greenpeace collects evidence of climate change By Barry Healy The Greenpeace protest vessel Arctic Sunrise has recently visited communities along the Bering Sea and Chukchi Sea coasts of Alaska to document observations by native peoples of

Looking out: Tigers

Tigers By Brandon Astor Jones "The identity crisis ... occurs in that period of the life cycle when each youth must forge ... some central perspective and direction, some working unity, out of the effective remnants of ... childhood and the

In Africa

In Africa World Bank protests veterans' victory The World Bank is withholding a US$62 million loan to Zimbabwe in protest at the Mugabe government's compensation package for liberation war veterans. Following a determined campaign of

Burma: Saving animals, killing people

Burma: Saving animals, killing people By Cathy Scott-Clark and Adrian Levy Outside a spartan Burmese government office, military intelligence officers were interrogating two visitors who said they were environmental research fellows

Contra attacks increase in Congo and Rwanda

By Norm Dixon While the United Nations, the aid industry and the world press continue to accuse — without evidence — the new government of the Democratic Republic of Congo of systematic human rights abuses during the uprising that overthrew

Birth-control riots

Birth-control riots Authorities in China's southern province of Guangdong have ordered birth-control officials to stop abusing power following several outbreaks of rioting over stiff fines, Chinese newspapers have reported. They also warned