South African link in Belfast murders
By Denis Kevans
Alex Lundy, ex-prisoner and Sinn Fein activist, was shot dead outside the Andersonstown house of Sinn Fein councillor Alex Maskey two weeks ago.
His death bought to 13 the number
101
Brazilian environmentalists assassinated
Two prominent environmentalists in Brazil have been murdered within a few days of each other.
Paulo Cesar Vinha, 37, biologist and long-time activist of the Brazilian environmental movement, was
198 Farmers arrested in North Sumatra
The Indonesian Legal Aid Institute (YLBHI) in Jakarta has demanded the release of unjustly arrested farmers in a plantation area in North Sumatra and the withdrawal of all troops stationed in the
Singles
Written and Directed by Cameron Crowe
Starring Bridget Fonda, Campbell Scott, Kyra Sedgewick and Matt Dillon
Music by Paul Westerburg
Reviewed by Karen Fredericks
Once, in a street in inner-city Melbourne, my eye was caught
Rally for Bougainville
By Alex Cooper
MELBOURNE — The lawns of Victoria Barracks were adorned with crosses on May 21 as part of a protest against Australian military assistance to Papua New Guinea in its war against the people of
Nicaraguan telethon for Cuba
By Stephen Marks
MANAGUA — The Cuba solidarity campaign held Nicaragua's first telethon on May 14. Thousands of Nicaraguans responded to the broadcasts on the Sandinista Channel 4, and several FM and AM
By Anne Pavy
The Rudall River National Park has been described as a "three-act nightmare" for the mining giant CRA: uranium, in a national park, and on Aboriginal land.
The state Liberal government has authorised CRA to go ahead with
At the back of the fridge
Liberty, Equality and Self Determination, or, Do I really have to get out of bed today?
Written and performed by Daska Saleeba
At the Fringe Studio, Melbourne
Sat May 29, 8.30 p.m. and Sun May 30, 6.30 p.m.
By Peter Boyle
After hearing about Tanner '88 — the six-hour TV serial that inspired Tim Robbins' Bob Roberts — at the launch of Melbourne's 42nd International Film Festival (June 4-18), I went to see Bob Roberts.
Now I have to see
Women pursue jobs at BHP
By Sarah Harris
WOLLONGONG — Passing motorists sounded their horns and waved support as a spirited group of 100 women marched along the boundary of the BHP's Port kembla Steelworks on May 13, seeking
Some of his best friends
"I enjoy an excellent relationship with the Aboriginal community throughout my electorate, and I am currently a patron of the Aboriginal Sports Centre at Condobolin." — Ian Armstrong, new National Party leader in NSW,
Sri Lankans vote for democracy
By S. Piyasena
After 16 years of extreme right-wing rule, four of them under the government of slain dictator R. Premadasa, the people of Sri Lanka have overwhelmingly voted for the restoration of
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