By Norm Dixon
JOHANNESBURG — Prisoners will launch a campaign of peaceful mass action to win the right to vote in the April elections, it was announced here on February 22. The campaign, to be spearheaded by members of the South African
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The Wilderness Society revealed on February 23 that the Queensland Department of Minerals and Energy is pushing for 10,000 hectares of Starcke to be gazetted as a mining reserve. The 225,000 hectare wilderness area was acquired the day before from
By Norm Dixon
JOHANNESBURG — The misnamed Freedom Alliance of right-wing parties opposed to South Africa's first non-racial democratic elections on April 26-28 is preparing to plunge this country into civil war, Tokyo Sexwale, has warned. The
Hazardous waste flowing into Philippines
MANILA — Hazardous waste from industrialised countries is still flowing into the Philippines despite a national law banning waste imports into the country, Greenpeace has revealed. The February 17
ADELAIDE — EYA held a loud and energetic demonstration against uranium mining on February 25. It began outside the Department of Mines and Energy and ended with a march through the streets into Rundle Mall. The demonstrators chanted against the
By Jill Hickson
SYDNEY — The Sydney Water Board is planning to axe 3000 jobs over the next two years. On February 17, the Water and Maritime Industry Union released a document from the board which proposed a restructuring that would involve
About Us: Socialism or Death
SBS TV
Wednesday, March 9, 8:30pm (8 Adelaide)
Reviewed by Roberto Jorquera
No-one can deny that the situation the Cuban people face is extremely difficult. But one must put the difficulty into a political
Pot 'decriminalised in Queensland by 1995'
By Geoffrey Nicholson
BRISBANE — Marijuana could be decriminalised in Queensland by 1995 if enough political pressure is placed upon the Goss Labor government, according to HEMP (Help End
Seinfeld
Ch 10, Tuesday
Absolutely Fabulous
ABC-TV, Monday
Reviewed by Dave Riley
Each summer television turns into a graveyard. The dead walk again on the dark side of the daylight hours, risen up from the video vaults in search of
Fabulous fetishes
By Alex Cooper
MELBOURNE—On Tuesday, March 8, 3CR will broadcast its annual International Women's Day program from the Brunswick Pool. Part of this 24 hours of live radio starting will be a comic extravaganza for women
By Sue Bolton
MELBOURNE — A strike by Richmond Council workers is into its fourth week, and another 26 local councils in Melbourne are affected by industrial bans. The key issue in the dispute is job security.
Job security is threatened
Rally demands end to ocean dumping
HOBART — Four hundred angry people filled the Parliament House lawns for a loud and vibrant march and rally on Saturday, February 26, to voice their objections to Pasminco-EZ's jarosite dumping plans.
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