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'Soft on prisoners' in South Australia

By Peter Lord ADELAIDE — Dean Brown's Liberal government celebrated 100 days in office in South Australia with the minister for correctional services, Wayne Matthew, launching an attack on those in society least able to effectively fight back

On the box

People and Places: The Global Family — The hippo was almost hunted to extinction during the '50s and '60s. Today it is protected and numbers are on the increase, yet it still faces many new environmental problems. SBS, Tuesday, April 5, 6pm.

'Abortion pill': a woman's right to choose

By Kath Gelber RU486, the "abortion pill" manufactured by Roussel Uclaf, has again hit the headlines. It is to be trialled in both Sydney and Melbourne by the World Health Organisation (WHO), although Roussel has said it has no intention at this

Cashing in on chips

Cashing in on chips By Tom Kelly In its path from Australia's 130,000 farmers to 17 million consumers, our food passes through around 30 major processing companies, involving 3500 individual factories, to only four supermarket chains. This

German Green resurgence

German Green resurgence By Steve Walker Spectacular local election results for Germany's Green Party have thrown calculations about the likely result of the October 1994 general election into turmoil. In the March 20 elections in the

Success story

Success story "Russia will be a success story, whatever the difficulties." — International Monetary Fund managing director Michel Camdessus after agreeing to provide the Yeltsin government with a US$1.5 billion loan if it implements new taxes and

Butcher of Bisho Bopped

By Norm Dixon JOHANNESBURG — The hated military leader of the Ciskei bantustan, Brigadier Oupa Gqozo has been toppled by a revolt by Ciskei public servants and police. Gqozo is better known here as the "Butcher of Bisho', after his troops

Challenge to Britain's racist immigration laws

Challenge to Britain's racist immigration laws By Paul Clarke Thirty-five thousand people marched through London on March 19 to oppose racism and fascism. The demonstration, organised by the Trades Union Congress, reflected concern at the

Hazards in the food trade

By Tom Kelly Completion of the Uruguay Round of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) has brought agricultural trade into the agreement. This will further integrate Australia's food industry into the world market. The

Feast for the eyes, not the brain

Feast for the eyes, not the brain The Scent of the Green Papaya A film by Tran Anh Hung Mandolin Cinema, Sydney Reviewed by Peter Boyle This film won two prizes at Cannes 1993 and has been hailed by many critics as a masterful film of

Good votes for Brisbane Greens, socialists

Good votes for Brisbane Greens, socialists By Bill Mason BRISBANE — The Labor Party under Lord Mayor Jim Soorley was swept back to office in council elections here on March 26, with a swing to it of up to 7%. Soorley won 52% to Liberal

The decline and fall of a one-time Marxist

Max Shachtman and His Left: A Socialist's Odyssey through the "American Century" By Peter Drucker Humanities Press, 1994. 346 pp., $29.95 (pb) Reviewed by Phil Shannon "If there is a gram of Marxist blood left in me, it will take a hundred