Tracking toxic plumes By Peter Boyle MELBOURNE — Fred Millar's specialty is tracking the likely paths of toxic plumes. As director of US Friends of the Earth toxics project, he has been involved in many campaigns, including one that jolted
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Bolivian Indians look to new era By Hans Norebrink LA PAZ — With red ponchos under a forest of their rainbow-coloured "Wiphala" flags, Indian peasants from all parts of Bolivia marched into the capital on October 12 to mark the 500th
Rallies against war production By Sean Lennon MELBOURNE — Several demonstrations have been held as part of a week of activities around the "airshow" at Avalon Airport on Melbourne's outskirts. The demonstrations have highlighted the fact
reenpeace vessel faces further 10 days arrest The Russian authorities interviewing the crew of the Greenpeace vessel solo have asked for a 10-day extension of the boat's arrest. "The Russian border guard investigating commission has been
Philippines solidarity network to be established By Max Lane SYDNEY — Solidarity Philippines Australia Network — SPAN — is to be established as a result of the "Philippines 100 Years of Struggle 100 Years of Solidarity" conference held
Permanent unemployment The prospect facing up to 2 million people in this country that they might never again have a steady job, or a job at all, is becoming a more and more threatening reality. Last week the Reserve Bank and the Treasury
By Karen Fredericks Under the law of Pakistan, a woman's own evidence is not admissible in a court considering a charge of rape. A conviction may be obtained only on the evidence of four "reputable" male witnesses, or upon the confession of the
By Jim Backwell One of the more ludicrous post-Cold War developments is the United States administration's insistence on the continuation of the "Star Wars" project. With the collapse of the Soviet Union and the cuts to nuclear stockpiles, one
By Norm Dixon The existence of the fledgling independent Republic of Bougainville is under grave threat. The Papua New Guinea Defence Force launched a major military push towards the island's capital, Arawa, in the early hours of October 21.
Bring back Pig-iron Bob "If export market intelligence for the region to our north, which I suspect already resides in the defence intelligence organisation, can be made available to Australian Industry on request, and, without going overboard,
Comment by Jenny Goldie [This article was written as a reply to an article by Reihana Mohideen, "Immigration and the Environment: Is Australia Overpopulated?", which appeared in our September 23 issue. Jenny Goldie is president of Australians
Population Population doesn't necessarily increase geometrically, as Ian van Tets (Write on, GLW #75) assumes. The root cause of population growth is in material resources and standard of living. This is clear in the Third World, where 90 per
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