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Another beginning

Another beginning "It is not all that we wanted, but it is a beginning", were the words chosen by senior Palestinian negotiator Nabil Shaath to describe the signing of the accord between the Palestine Liberation Organisation and Israel on May 4

Fascinating old rocks and bones

Eight Little Piggies: Reflections in natural history By Stephen Jay Gould Penguin, 1994. 479 pp., $16.95 (pb) Reviewed by Phil Shannon Stephen Jay Gould's latest book continues his engrossing series of essays on evolutionary biology —

On the campaign trail in El Salvador

ROBYN MARSHALL was one of a party of five Australian women who acted as observers of the Salvadoran elections in March at the invitation of the FMLN. Here she describes some of their experiences. We're not quite sure how we ended up in Ruben

Sold out

Aileen Wuornos: The Selling of a Serial Killer Directed by Nick Broomfield Ronin Films Now screening at Valhalla, Sydney and Melbourne Reviewed by Jon Land This film traces the life of Aileen Wuornos, a 35-year-old sex worker who killed

Cannabis conference calls for legalisation

By Peter McAllister NIMBIN — More than 200 people attended the Beyond Prohibition conference held in conjunction with the annual Harvest Ball here on April 30. The consensus emerging from the conference was to push for a national campaign

Greens oppose 'employment merry-go-round'

Greens oppose 'employment merry-go-round' Greens (WA) Senator Dee Margetts, commenting on the release of the government's white paper, Working Nation, claimed it will merely create a nation of working poor. "To quote the prime minister, 'he

French marchers demand 35-hour week

Tens of thousands of people are expected to demonstrate in Paris on the weekend of May 28-29 to demand a 35-hour week with no loss of pay. Demonstrations and meetings will be the culmination of five separate marches from different parts of France

German government persecutes Kurds

By Mary Merkenich BOCHUM — A thousand people on April 23 took to the streets here, in the heart of Germany's Ruhr Valley. The demonstrators demanded no deportations of Kurds, an end to the criminalisation of Kurds by the Bonn government,

Extinction in the balance

The Last Whale Directed by David Bradbury Available through Youngheart Productions, 187A Whale Beach Road, Whale Beach, Sydney 2107, phone (02) 974 1102, fax (02) 974 1064 Reviewed by Francesca Davidson The Last Whale is a moving

Operation Sweep to continue

Operation Sweep to continue By Sean Healy PERTH — On April 27 the state government confirmed that it would be reactivating "Operation Sweep", aimed at getting young people under 18 off the streets of inner city Northbridge and Fremantle.

Agency bargaining in the ATO

Agency bargaining in the ATO By Chris Slee MELBOURNE — An agency bargaining agreement for the Australian Taxation Office, endorsed by both management and the Public Sector Union leadership, will be put to PSU members around Australia at a

Vengeance is mine, saith the playwright

The Gift of the Gorgon By Peter Shaffer Sydney Theatre Company Reviewed by Helen Jarvis "Set aside what anyone thinks of the play, it does ask a serious question. Perhaps the most serious question you can ask of a civilisation. Do you