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By Frank Enright Bougainville Revolutionary Army (BRA) forces continue to maintain their defensive positions following the failure of the peace conference in October. "The cease-fire no longer applies ... But the BRA forces have not
By Sue Bolton Intro = MELBOURNE — Health unions have begun taking action over the serious attacks on the public health system in Victoria. Health Services Union of Australia (HSUA) members at the Austin Hospital and the Heidelberg
Debate blocked on Thai arms sales Greens (WA) Senator Dee Margetts expressed outrage on November 10 when Labor and Coalition parties combined to prevent a debate on the proposed sale of $130 million of Australian arms to Thailand.
Editorial: Racism: education, not legislation The federal government's controversial Racial Hatred Bill will amend the Crimes Act to make it a criminal offence to incite racial hatred "against a person or a group of persons on the ground
Comment by Vannessa Hearman MELBOURNE — The choice of former Labor premier Joan Kirner as chair of this year's Reclaim the Night rally here ignores the anti-woman policies enacted by her government. In her speech, Kirner
By Arun Pradhan Thousands of people rallied across Australia on November 12 to commemorate the killing of more than 300 peaceful protesters in Dili three years ago. Protesters in 11 cities showed that they would not accept the Australian
By Renfrey Clarke MOSCOW — The direct price of Russian President Boris Yeltsin's "reforms" is to include the devastation of the north Russian landscape and rivers, and quite probably of the Arctic Ocean as well, as worn-out oil industry
Landcare: Communities shaping the land and the future By Andrew Campbell Allen & Unwin. 344 pp. Reviewed by Chris Spindler Landcare the book provides a valuable insight into the success, restrictions and problems of Landcare
By Ana Kailis BRISBANE — The recent furore in Queensland over the practice of second trimester abortions being performed by Dr David Grundmann has again highlighted the inadequacy of women's access to abortion in Australia. In
Seventy days into the IRA cease-fire, and with the clock ticking to the 90-day deadline set by Britain for discussion with Sinn Fein, ZANNY BEGG talks to MARY NILUS, a Sinn Fein councillor for Derry and a delegate to the Irish Forum on Peace and
Drop the Charges! By Defend the Richmond 8 Committee On December 12, eight people are going on trial for their part in the picket at Richmond Secondary College in Melbourne last year. In a bloody police baton charge
New Money for Healthy Communities By Thomas H. Greco, Jr. 1994. 201 pp. US$15.95 + $5 postage & handling PO Box 42663, Tucson AZ 85733, USA Reviewed by Brian Martin Considering that money is absolutely central to