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Toxic Melbourne

Toxic Melbourne By Ben Reid MELBOURNE — Greenpeace released a report here on September 12 detailing the dangerous amounts of carcinogenic and toxic chemicals that are being legally released into Victoria's environment. The

Improvements demanded on coastal conservation

Improvements demanded on coastal conservation By Margaret Allan NEWCASTLE — A resolution proposing an environmentally responsible approach to coastal conservation was adopted by a meeting of more than 600 environmentalists and

Action updates

BRISBANE — The Democratic Socialist Party presented a launch of the magazine Links at a dinner held in the Resistance Centre on September 17. Some 70 people heard speakers from Australian Aid for Ireland, the Latin American solidarity community and

Bob Brown: 'Crunch time' for Labor and the forests

BOB BROWN is one of the country's best known environmentalists, and the leader of the Australian Greens. He spoke to JEN CROTHERS in Hobart last month, one day after a successful public meeting in defence of Tasmania's wilderness forests.

Opposition grows to freeway expansion

Opposition grows to freeway expansion By Jeremy Smith MELBOURNE — Three hundred and fifty people attended a demonstration organised by the Coalition Against Freeway Expansion (CAFE) here on September 18. The level of community

Problems facing young people in South Africa

NEVILLE NAIDOO is secretary of the ANC Youth League, responsible for youth policy, development and the Youth League's input to the government's Reconstruction and Development Program (RDP). He was interviewed in Sydney for Green Left Weekly by

Next issue

Next issue Green Left Weekly is taking a one-week break because of meetings involving many of our staff and distributors; there will not be an issue dated October 5. We will return to normal publication with the issue dated October 12.

Honey ants, red earth and poisoned flour

The National Aboriginal Art Award The Museum & Art Gallery of the Northern Territory Sept 5-October 2 Reviewed by Deb Sorensen Submissions are received from throughout Australia for this annual event staged by the NT Museum

Timor solidarity groups meet

Timor solidarity groups meet By Arun Pradhan MELBOURNE — Against a backdrop of continuing human rights abuses in occupied East Timor and the visit of Indonesian General Try Sutrisno to Australia, solidarity groups from five

US top arms supplier to Third World

A Congressional Research Service (CRS) report on worldwide weapons sales to developing nations says the US was the top arms supplier in 1993. The annual report, entitled "Conventional Arms Transfers to the Third World, 1986-1993", was released on

On the box

As it Happened — Sweet Home Chicago — In Chicago, the delta blues evolved into a city style of hard-driving, electric urban folk blues. By the 1950s, Chess Records succeeded in bringing this music, now called rhythm and blues, to an international

Pickets oppose uranium mining

Pickets oppose uranium mining By Janet Parker SYDNEY — A "yellow-cake luncheon" was held outside the state Labor Party offices on September 22 to let the ALP know that there is strong opposition to allowing uranium to be