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Boral, Daishowa push for increased woodchip quota

By Pip Hinman Two of the biggest companies in the woodchipping industry, Boral and Harris-Daishowa (Australia), are pushing for the federal Coalition government to lift 1996 woodchip export quotas. The export volumes for 1996, set by the former

Anti-uranium rallies on Chernobyl anniversary

Marking the 10th anniversary of the Chernobyl nuclear disaster, activists around Australia held pickets and rallies on April 26 and 27 to protest against the nuclear industry and the Australian government's role in it. Actions were organised by

Indian land rights jeopardised in Brazil

Brazilian ranchers, loggers, and local and state governments and squatters all rushed in by the April 8 deadline to file claims against Indian land rights. They were taking advantage of a federal decree on January 8 that gave anyone who thought they

Increase in US export of hazardous pesticides

More than 156 million kilograms of hazardous pesticides were exported from US ports between 1992 and 1994, according to a recently issued report by the Foundation for Advancements in Science and Education (FASE). The report, based on analysis of US

Milo Dunphy

SYDNEY — The funeral of Milo Dunphy was held here on April 26. Milo Dunphy was one of Australia's best known conservationists — a fiery and eloquent advocate for many causes, especially for forests and wilderness. I first met Milo in the

Seeds of death

By Fernando Gonçalves Residents of the small southern Mozambican town of Namaacha, on the border with Swaziland, are now accustomed to the daily explosions that scare off visitors. A team of 50 land mines clearance personnel are busy searching

National anarchist conference

A national anarchist student conference is being organised by the Anarchist Collective at LaTrobe University. on the queen's birthday weekend, June 8-10. The conference aims are to promote anarchist ideas and to provide a forum for anarchist students

Leaving the Solomons

Story and photos by Ian MacNeill I have been taking holidays in the Solomons for 20 years. I am very fond of the place — the warm, interested people, the sea, the almost laughable perfection of the south sea idyll it presents. One looks around,

Centre-left win masks Italian social crisis

Centre-left win masks Italian social crisis By Franco Turigliatto and Dick Nichols TURIN — At the end of a long election campaign, the Olive Tree, the centre-left alliance led by former state industry boss Romano Prodi with the Democratic Party

Land rights under attack

By John Nebauer BRISBANE — Federal and state governments are attempting to roll back Aboriginal land rights. The way is being cleared in part by the attacks on Aboriginal organisations, which are designed to undermine community support for

Behind the scenes on stage

The Fall and Fall of Jeromy HawthornWritten and directed by Adam ZwarMetro Arts Theatre, Brisbane CityNightly at 8pm until May 4Reviewed by Lisa Young The Fall and Fall of Jeromy Hawthorn is an honest, yet comical view of an actor's life and the

The chains that bind the mind

ErmoDirected by Zhou XiaowenFeaturing Alia, Ge Zhijun and Liu PeiqiValhalla, Sydney, from May 9Reviewed by Eva Cheng Ermo is an attempt to portray an unconventional woman from an oppressive culture and social setting. Ermo (Alia), with a strong