Billed as a "war on hunger", the dispatch of 30,000 foreign soldiers to Somalia with instructions to protect food convoys with all necessary force is in reality a mark of just how far the situation has deteriorated there under Western tutelage.
83
By Zari Duniam and Dave Wright HOBART — Some 100 people attended a very lively, and sometimes heated, debate called "Trade Unions, Jobs, and Industrial Relations in the '90's", at Politics in the Pub here on December 4. The forum, sponsored
John Horner The US dollar lost ground today against a strong Deutschmark, and the All-Ordinaries Index finished the day firmer at 1684.1. In the pollution exchanges, rotting fish belly-up in poisoned rivers made strong gains against dying pine
By Sean Malloy Unemployment in Australia is currently around the 11% mark. October's unemployment rate was recorded at 11.3% nationally by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS). This figure corresponds to 979,500 people out of work. Young
By Catherine Brown DUBLIN — "The main reason for this referendum is because the government does not accept that suicidal tendency is a reason for abortion", explained the then Irish Prime Minister Albert Reynolds. On November 26, not only was
By Renfrey Clarke MOSCOW — "We intend to come to power from below, by winning the political trust of the people." This was how Party of Labour leader Aleksandr Buzgalin mapped out the future of the Union of Democratic Left Forces, formed at a
NSW Premier John Fahey has noticed a social problem: given the option, many women and children would rather live in emergency shelters than stay at home with their family. Last week, however, he came up with a solution — remove the refuge
Carr crashes at rally By Dick Nichols SYDNEY — The central city rally on the November 30 National Day of Action here revealed a new level of hatred and disgust with Labor politicians on the part of the 3-4000 workers present. State ALP
Radio National Christmas Appeal for Africa — On the weekend of December 12-13, the Radio National network will be suspending regular programs to raise funds for Community Aid Abroad's projects in Africa. The weekend of live broadcasting will
Young Scottish Nationalists call for radical policies Attending the Scottish National Party Conference in Perth in September, CATHERINE BROWN from Green Left Weekly talked to Nicola Sturgeon and Shona Robison from Young Scottish Nationalists,
By Norm Dixon Mark Achbar and Peter Wintonick's fascinating Manufacturing Consent, a documentary on the ideas of noted US linguist and political dissident Noam Chomsky, has made a remarkable impact in its all too brief cinema run in Australia.
By Harry Blutstein There is nothing particularly remarkable to the casual visitor about Oka, a small town about 60 kilometres north west of Montreal. At the junction of the Ottawa River and the St Lawrence, it is an affluent village with the
- Page 1
- Next page