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Thousands oppose forest agreement

Thousands oppose forest agreement By Tony Iltis HOBART — Between one and two thousand people rallied outside parliament on September 18 to oppose the imminent, and long-delayed, signing of Tasmania's regional forest agreement (RFA). The

Burma: Saving animals, killing people

Burma: Saving animals, killing people By Cathy Scott-Clark and Adrian Levy Outside a spartan Burmese government office, military intelligence officers were interrogating two visitors who said they were environmental research fellows

SA government expands uranium mining

SA government expands uranium mining By Rob Graham ADELAIDE — Plans are afoot for a major increase in uranium mining in South Australia, involving new mines at Beverley and Honeymoon, and the expansion of Roxby Downs to over twice its

Arguments for socialism: Charity or justice

Charity or justice By Dave Holmes At Princess Diana's funeral, representatives of some 100 charities she had worked with walked in the cortege. Charities are such an all-pervasive feature of modern society that we tend to take them for

Toxic waste: a burning problem

By Simon Divecha SYDNEY — Last week the New South Wales government quietly gave the go-ahead to a major new hazardous waste disposal facility. The government is pushing ahead with a $15 million expansion of the Lidcombe Waste Treatment Plant

Students fight to hold elections

Students fight to hold elections By Nick Middleton CANBERRA — A general student meeting (GSM) has been called to sack the current University of Canberra Student Association executive and replace it with an executive that would hold office

On the box

Actively Radical TV — Sydney community television's progressive current affairs producers tackle the hard issues from the activist's point of view. CTS Sydney (UHF 31), every Thursday, 10pm and Saturday, 7pm. Access News — Melbourne

Welcome to Australia — and destitution

Welcome to Australia — and destitution By Lisa Macdonald The hardship caused by the two-year waiting period for social security payments has been especially severe because of the government's tighter guidelines for special benefits.

Behind the white male hero

Behind the white male hero Black MaryBy Julie JansonDirected by Angela ChaplinCompany B in association with the Olympic Arts FestivalsWilson Street Carriage Works 229 Wilson Street, Newtown, SydneyUntil October 12 Review by Helen

Collapse of the Philippine peso: Who's the culprit?

By Sonny Melencio A longer version of this article was written in July, a week after the much publicised devaluation of the Philippine peso. It was circulated among members of the progressive trade union organisation Bukluran ng Manggagawang

2SER-FM membership drive

By Kyla Slaven We all know about the railing, nasty and simplistic messages put forward by commercial radio, television and print media in Australia. News and current affairs are presented as objective, "natural" reporting of the "most important

Individual contracts for CES

Individual contracts for CES By Paul Oboohov CANBERRA — The Public Employment Placement Enterprise (the corporatised successor to the Commonwealth Employment Service) is planning individual contracts for all former public servants as they