NZ group demands freedom for political prisoners
WELLINGTON — Thousands of "messages in a bottle" were delivered to the Indonesian embassy here on June 5. The bottles, containing thumb prints and signed postcards, were part of a protest staged by
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On June 3 in Lagos, agents of the Nigerian military government's State Security Service (SSS) arrested Segun Aderemi, a prominent democratic rights campaigner and lawyer. His arrest was part of a wave of arrests throughout the country designed to
On June 5, Ross Mining Co. began preparations for the construction of its goldmine at Poverty Point on the Timbarra Plateau, near Tenterfield in northern NSW. The mine site covers 400 hectares and is located within the headwaters of the Timbarra
By Kylie Moon
MELBOURNE — Plans are under way for a Victoria-wide day of action by university, TAFE and high school students on August 18, to coincide with the Australian Education Union's industrial action. The day of action is part of an
Rally against power sell-off
By John McGill
ADELAIDE — More than 200 people attended a candlelight rally here on June 3 to oppose the privatisation of South Australia's electricity utility, ETSA. Kevin Burrows, from the New Zealand Public
Barrie, meet David
Mourning Becomes Electra
By Eugene O'Neill
Directed by Barrie Kosky
Sydney Theatre Company
Wharf Theatre, Sydney
until June 27
By Mark Stoyich
Barrie Kosky, the one-man avant-garde of
By Wendy Robertson
SYDNEY — An emergency rally here on World Environment Day, June 5, to oppose uranium mining at Jabiluka was attended by around 400 people. A similar size rally was held a week before. Opposition to the Jabiluka mine has been
Pakistan socialists condemn 'atomic fanaticism'
[The following statement was issued at a media conference on June 5 in Lahore by the leaders of the Left Alliance of Pakistan, which includes the Labour Party of Pakistan, the Pakistan Socialist
All their own work
"One Nation is a creation of the Liberal government." — Former Liberal leader John Hewson.
Negative signals
"... many of the family and crony businesses have links with large foreign companies. The seizure of assets might
By Arun Pradhan
On May 31, 60 people wearing rainbow sashes attended mass in St Patrick's Cathedral in Melbourne. A letter to the church explained that the participants identified as gays and lesbians and called on the church to enter into dialogue
The following is abridged from a speech about the Northern Ireland Good Friday agreement by Bernadette Devlin McAliskey to a public meeting in San Francisco on April 25. We are being pushed into retreat. This is not an accord of equals, not an
By Oge Skovrind
COPENHAGEN — The Danish population remains divided on European Union (EU), as it has been in all five referendums held on the question since Denmark joined the European Community in 1972. On May 28, 45% of voters ignored the
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