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Can the planet survive tourism By Dave Holmes "The world", enthused a recent Time magazine feature, "is at the dawn of a new Golden Age of travel — an age of voyaging on a truly global mass scale. As the 21st century unfurls, people of every age
By Jennifer Thompson An Israeli law to legalise torture in the Occupied Territories and Israel came into effect in October. In addition, on October 20, the Israeli government commission charged with overseeing the interrogation of Palestinian
By Stuart Martin CANBERRA — Members of the National Tertiary Education Union (NTEU) won their dispute with the Australian National University chancellery, casting doubt on the future of enterprise bargaining on university campuses. On October 27,
Sack the editor Calling the Australian economy "terrible" and a "disgrace", media tycoon Rupert Murdoch lambasted Australian newspapers for constantly reporting "how wonderful the economy is in Australia". — Sydney Morning Herald, October 11. A
By Norm Dixon As South Africa prepares for local government elections on November 1, there has been a sharp increase in political killings in KwaZulu/Natal. The violence has reached such proportions that local elections in the province have been
Cargo Cult When a member of my household says to me, "Hey, Dave, we're out of toilet paper", I know exactly what to do. Instead of tearing apart the telephone directory — as my grandfather did — and impaling it on a nail for easy access, I go
By Susan Price MELBOURNE — On October 25, a new call was made for the Australian government to launch an open, independent inquiry into the circumstances surrounding the deaths of six Australian journalists in East Timor, in 1975. The demand came
By Susan Price MELBOURNE — Despite torrential rain, over 2000 protesters rallied against the woodchipping of old-growth forests on October 22. The rally, organised by Friends of the Earth, the Wilderness Society and Environment Victoria, was the
Programs of interest on Sydney Community TV (UHF 31) — Perleeka, indigenous Australians' program, nightly, 7pm. Art Experimenta, Mondays, 8pm and 11.30pm, and Tuesdays, 3am and 6.30am. Bent TV, gay and lesbian program, Thursdays, 10.30pm and
The strike by workers against Boeing, the world's largest maker of passenger jets, entered its third week with the company determined to force unacceptable conditions on its 32,000 employees, members of the International Association of Machinists.
Action updateHemp rally BRISBANE — More than 200 people met in the Botanic Gardens on October 20 for a hemp "tea party" as part of the ongoing campaign to legalise marijuana in Queensland. Tony Kneipp and John Jiggens from HEMP (Help End Marijuana
intro = ClockersDirected by Spike LeeProduced by Martin ScorseseReviewed by Michael Tardif With Clockers, Spike Lee continues in the tradition that has earned him a reputation as one of America's most significant artists. Lee's films have played an