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The war continues

The war continues The PNG Defence Force has failed in its plans to recapture the Panguna copper mine by Christmas. An expected attack at Panguna by the end of January failed to materialise. The Bougainville Revolutionary Army (BRA) claims that

Queensland riot squad condemned

Queensland riot squad condemned By Bill Mason and Kerry Vernon BRISBANE — The Queensland Civil Liberties Council has condemned the introduction of a new riot squad to deal with street offences in the city and Fortitude Valley malls as a

Scare over killer algae

Scare over killer algae By Amy Phillips SYDNEY — Signs were posted around Berowra Waters on January 22 warning against swimming in the water after 50 dead fish were collected from Berowra Creek. This was the fifth algal bloom this

Protest against Wingti

Protest against Wingti Paias Wingti, prime minister of Papua New Guinea, will be visiting Australia from February 8. It is understood that during his trip he will speak about the war in Bougainville. A protest has been organised by the

Brisbane faces public transport choices

By Dave Riley BRISBANE — In June 1990 there were 1.3 million people living in the Brisbane region. These residents in 1991 made 3.7 million trips by motor vehicle each day — an average of around three trips each. By the year 2011, it is

Refugee from PNG repression

Refugee from PNG repression By Frank Enright Lillian Crofts, the first Bougainvillean to be granted refugee status by the Australian government, has challenged claims that she would not be persecuted if she returned. "Claims by the

Australia's war for mining company profits

By Frank Enright Australia is at war. In fact, it has been for five years, only it hasn't been declared to the people of Australia. The "enemy" are the indigenous people on the small island of Bougainville, just to the north of the Solomon

Vietnamese Communist Party holds conference

By Stephen Robson The Vietnamese Communist Party held a six-day conference in late January, midway between the Seventh Party Congress of 1991 and the Eighth Congress scheduled for 1996. The conference, attended by 647 delegates, expanded

Loose cannons

Security "I feel a lot less under threat here [Majorca] than in Australia." — Bankrupt entrepreneur Christopher Skase, who faces criminal charges in Australia but none in Spain. Please send money "Mr Skase needs support. He is a bankrupt,

Kelly approves waste dumping in ocean

By Andrew Watson HOBART — Pasminco Metals-EZ has been given the go-ahead by the federal government to continue dumping the toxic waste product jarosite into the sea until 1997. Federal environment minister Ros Kelly has extended the

Write on

East Gippsland Although the article which appeared in GLW on the woodchip licences and the East Gippsland situation (January 26) was fairly accurate it made a few points which could be misinterpreted. 1) The actual volume of timber leaving

Senators declare forests 'World Heritage'

Senators declare forests 'World Heritage' By Tom Kelly In a ceremony at Hensleigh Creek on February 5, Greens (WA) Senator Christabel Chamarette, Democrat Senator Sid Spindler and members of the East Gippsland Forest Alliance (EGFA)