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Mouth

Mouth By Ben Courtice "Capitalism — your want for personal gain ... In this world there is not enough for you to own so much", screams Tim Evans, singer and guitarist for the band Mouth — a classic line, echoed on T-shirts and

Loggers cheat Solomon Islands

Loggers cheat Solomon Islands The Solomon Islands government says logging companies operating in the country have been cheating Solomon Islands of millions of dollars in timber export revenues annually. It will attempt to recover US$300,000

The enemy within

The enemy within Health and the lack of it are not purely medical issues. The myriad of factors which may be involved in causing disease are taken up in Norman Swan's four-part series Invisible Enemies, screening Sundays at 7.30 p.m. (7.00 in

Government suspected in Sri Lanka assassination

By S. Piyasena "We left the government when murder became a part of politics." That was the way Lalith Arthulathmudali, a former senior minister in the Sri Lankan government, explained his break with President Premadasa and the latter's

... and ain't i a woman?: Back to business

Back to business Figures released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics on April 27 show that while nearly 60% of male workers earned more than the average wage of $510.20 per week last year, over 70% of women workers earned less. The

US asbestos bound for Turkey

US asbestos bound for Turkey ISTANBUL — The crew of Greenpeace sailing boat Vega boarded the famous luxury liner SS United States on April 23 to protest against plans to strip her of more than 15,000 square metres of deadly asbestos and to

Radio highlights

International Playhouse: Automatic Pilot — A radio play by Erika Ritter. Charlie lives in Toronto. She's 28 and trying to develop a career as a stand-up comedian. She drinks too much and her husband has discovered he is gay. All Charlie wants is

Logging in the Otway State Forest

By Yvonne Francis In January small parties of residents and tourists made inspections of logging operations in the Otway State Forest on the south-west coast of Victoria between Geelong and Apollo Bay. One particular site, Henry Road on the

Greenpeace takes on Czech environmental disaster

By Frank Noakes PRAGUE — When Greenpeace activists first came here in 1984, they were shot at while hanging banners from one of Czechoslovakia's ubiquitous smoking chimneys in protest against acid rain. One year ago the environmental

Groups plan ecologically sound city

By Arun Pradhan ADELAIDE — Ecopolis and Urban Ecology Australia have initiated a new and exciting plan for the suburb of Halifax. The design is based on concepts of ecological sustainability, social equity and the involvement of people.

Street appeal

Street appeal PERTH — Animal Liberation is a completely voluntary organisation, receiving no government or other funding, which aims to put a stop to institutionalised cruelty to animals. Collectors are desperately needed to help with

Overdue tribute

Overdue tribute Ain't Misbehavin'Featuring Marian Caffey, Frank Farrow III, Carla Renata Williams, Sharon Scott and Gail Anderson Theatre Royal Sydney until May 29 Reviewed by Norm Dixon Tributes to the great African American artists