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Pelican Point campaign continues

Pelican Point campaign continues By Bronwen Beechey ADELAIDE — Opponents of the proposed power station at Pelican Point on the Le Fevre Peninsula are continuing their campaign, despite the determination of the state Liberal government to push

Environmentalists slam GST package

Environmentalists slam GST package By Jim Green Environmental groups are outraged by the government and Australian Democrats' goods and services tax (GST) package. A May 30 joint statement of the Australian Conservation Foundation (ACF), Friends

Fighting for democracy in Hong Kong

Fighting for democracy in Hong Kong HONG KONG — Hong Kong's economy is in a dire state. Wage cuts are widespread, but resistance is stalled by rotten union leadership. Hong Kong's citizens are still denied the basic right to choose their own

John Pilger: Acts of murder

By John Pilger The room is filled with the bodies of children killed by NATO in Surdulica in Serbia. Several are recognisable only by their sneakers. A dead infant is cradled in the arms of his father. These pictures and many others have not been

Unravelling

Unravelling The Matrix By Zanny Begg Rushed out to beat the release of the new Star Wars movie, The Matrix was this season's surprise winner. This latest film by the Wachowski brothers (their earlier effort was the sexy thriller Bound) is

PRD rallies with masses in Jakarta

PRD rallies with masses in Jakarta By Sam King JAKARTA — On May 28, hundreds of thousands took to the streets in support of Megawati Sukarnoputri and her Indonesian Democratic Party-Struggle (PDI-S). Thousands of workers, urban poor, students

Indonesia: why the army still calls the shots

Indonesia: why the army still calls the shots On June 3, Resistance activist SAM KING interviewed People's Democratic Party (PRD) leader DHYTA CATURANI in Indonesia. Caturani will be visiting Australia for three weeks in July and will attend the

Labor, Liberal aim to trim democracy

Labor, Liberal aim to trim democracy By Allen Myers The NSW Labor government on June 2 announced plans to further restrict democracy in the state's electoral system. The measures, expected to be endorsed by the Coalition, will be put to a

Spike Lee does the right thing for imperialism

By Norm Dixon African-American film-maker Spike Lee, famous for his film version of the life story of Malcolm X, retains the aura of a "progressive". That aura has dimmed somewhat with his decision to help the US military recruit young black people

How Washington developed weapons of mass starvation

By Barry Sheppard An article in the latest Scientific American, "Biological Warfare Against Crops", reveals that the US developed weapons that can only be described as weapons of mass destruction. The article states: "The US developed a number of

Making it schtick

Laughter on the 23rd Floorby Neil SimonPlayhouse, Sydney Opera House until July 3 Review by Mark Stoyich There was humour in the United States before the Jews, but the native humorists tended to succumb to those fiery liquors which gentiles find so

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. Ph 9565 5522. Access News —