By Renfrey Clarke
MOSCOW — Within the administration of Russian President Boris Yeltsin, confusion and arbitrariness are the norm. Kremlin decrees of major significance are liable to be drawn up without the knowledge, let alone consent, of the
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By Bernie Brian
DARWIN — Ilana Eldridge, Greens candidate for the seat of Milner in the forthcoming Northern Territory elections, describes herself as an "activist and humanitarian." She also feels she has a good chance of unseating the
91×ÔÅÄÂÛ̳ Weekly contacted a range of parliamentarians to canvass their views on abortion law repeal. While members of the Australian Democrats, WA Greens and ALP expressed individual support for a woman's right to choose, none have said they are
'Pro-women policies the issue'
By Bill Mason
BRISBANE — "The main issue in the current debate in the ALP about more women MPs is not just how to get more women into parliament, but how to promote more pro-women policies", Democratic
By Roger Raven
Farmers, the National Farmers' Federation (NFF) and other farmer bureaucracies have spent the past 20 years resolutely promoting economic rationalism, which they saw as the gateway to financial salvation. What they so
NZ Alliance tops Labour
The latest National Business Review-Consultus poll in New Zealand, published on April 22, shows the steady rise of the progressive Alliance continuing.
The Alliance now tops the Labour Party and trails National, the
Wingti changes mind on peace
"The Papua New Guinea government's statement that it would increase the size of PNG military forces on Bougainville by nine times the current deployment is not realistic; especially given the position stated by the
Strike at National Bookstore
By Ray Fulcher and Rachel Evans
MANILA — Workers at the Philippines' largest book and stationery chain, the National Bookstore (NBS), have been on strike for over a month.
Of the 1800 people employed in
Timber companies recently halted logging in protest over the Papua New Guinea government's new forestry guidelines. But a controversial amendment has been defeated, and the Asian-dominated industry now faces a higher log export tax and a ban on
The tradition of marking May Day as an international day of workers' struggle began in Australia as early as 1856 in the effort to win the eight-hour workday.
By Andrew B. Rens
CAIRNS — In a public demonstration of outrage at the proposed Kuranda Skyrail, more than 400 people marched here on April 16. The rally, organised by People Against Kuranda Skyrail (PAKS), condemned the Queensland
Further developments
By Tony Hastings
Following a Wet Tropics Ministerial Council meeting in Mackay on April 13, the federal minister for the environment, Senator John Faulkner, announced, "Ministerial Council has made a decision for no
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