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Toxic exports: the international waste trade

By Tom Kelly In response to pollution scandals and toxic disasters, in the 1980s the rich industrialised countries of the OECD (Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development) adopted relatively strict regulations governing the disposal

White workers join COSATU

White workers join COSATU More than 1000 white workers in the transport giant Transnet — some of them members of the right-wing Conservative Party — have joined the COSATU [Council of South African Unions] affiliate, the SA Railways and

145 jobs chopped at AQIS

By Steve Rogers CANBERRA — Quarantine and food quality issues have been cast aside in the latest round of cuts to the Australian Quarantine and Inspection Service. On February 14, management released a proposed structure to staff which chopped

Stunning photographs from East Timor

East Timor 1942-1992: A Retrospective Photographic Exhibition Curated by Oliver Strewe and Jenny Groves Bondi Pavilion Gallery, Bondi Beach 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. until March 6 Reviewed by Jill Hickson This wonderful display, presented by

Coalition to save Adelaide Hills face

Coalition to save Adelaide Hills face By Ramona Shee ADELAIDE — "The hills face is not protected, but ordinary people think it is", Ben Carslake, secretary of the Construction, Forestry, Mining and Energy Union (CFMEU) told Green Left

Write on

Bobbit trial The Lorena Bobbit verdict certainly speaks for the place of women in the criminal justice system. But its message is one of exclusion, dangerous and nebulous alternative sanctions and the consequences for good little girls trying to

The Vibe hits Adelaide

The Vibe hits Adelaide By Michael Arnold A highlight of this year's Adelaide Festival will be the presentation of three raves and a number of club nights by new rave travellers the Vibe Tribe. The Vibe Tribe, formed from the

8 Gang with Mao

8 Gang with Mao By Stephen Robson PERTH — Over the school holiday period, the Photography Gallery of Western Australia organised an introductory photography course for eight high school students. This led to the exhibition of the

Looking into the abyss

Schindler's List Directed by Steven Spielberg Screenplay by Steven Zaillian Reviewed by Jon Land This film traces the remarkable story of Oskar Schindler and his efforts to save some 1100 Polish Jews from the Nazi Holocaust. Adapted from

Black River

Black River Directed by Kevin Lucas Mercury Cinema, Adelaide Reviewed by Melanie Sjoberg Black River won the 1993 Grand Prix Opera Screen, Paris, and AFI nomination at the London, Hawaii, Melbourne and Brisbane international film

Australian observers for Salvadoran elections

By Kate Shannon On February 25 a delegation of five women will depart Australia to observe the Salvadoran elections. "We have been invited by the FMLN to join with other international representatives to observe the March 20 elections", explained

The moral revolutionary

Bertrand Russell By Caroline Moorehead Sinclair Stevenson, 1993. 596 pp. $26.95 (pb) Reviewed by Phil Shannon Though born in 1872, Bertrand Russell — philosopher and outspoken political dissenter — can still satisfy the sceptical and