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Farmers clash with Indonesian military

East Java — On November 10, approximately 1500 farmers and 150 students from Students in Solidarity for Democracy in Indonesia (SSDI) held a mass demonstration in front of

Central American ecological summit

By Peter Devereux MANAGUA — The Central American presidents met in an ecological summit here on October 12 and 13. The agenda was carefully slanted toward a future sustainable development, deliberately refusing to consider the

Murders mar Nepal election

Murders mar Nepal election KATHMANDU, November 7 — The deaths of five party activists from the main opposition party, Communist Party of Nepal — Unified Marxist Leninist (CPN-UML), has brought campaigning in Nepal's second democratic

Defending The Chase

Defending The Chase By Marcel Cameron MELBOURNE — Residents of Warrandyte have renewed their battle to save an area of bushland rich in wildlife from housing development, just 25 kilometres from Melbourne's centre.

Marches commemorate death in custody

Marches commemorate death in custody By John Nebauer BRISBANE — About 130 people braved a hot and blustery day on November 7 to commemorate the first anniversary of the death in police custody of Aboriginal dancer Daniel

Loose cannons

True believers, please note "The employers have got to grow up and stand up. This government and the trade unions have got the inflation rate under 2% for them; now they have to help themselves to keep it there." — PM Keating, urging bosses

Power station provokes concern

Power station provokes concern By Elaine Chew Federal and state government greenhouse reduction policies proved ineffective as the NSW Land and Environment Court gave approval for the Redbank power station in the Hunter Valley

Agency bargaining rush is on in HSH

Agency bargaining rush is on in HSH By Phil Shannon CANBERRA — Departmental management and the national officials of the Community and Public Sector Union (CPSU) are priming union members for the adoption of an agency

Home truths in modern Auckland

Once Were Warriors Directed by Lee Tamahori Reviewed by Melinda Jollie Once Were Warriors is a powerful and disturbing account of the collapse of a contemporary Maori family through violence, poverty and alcohol, based on the

The gift that keeps giving

What could be a better present than a subscription to 91×ÔÅÄÂÛ̳ Weekly? A gift sub to 91×ÔÅÄÂÛ̳ is a special gift of awareness, a gift for someone whose eyes are becoming open — or someone whose eyes you want to open. As a special

On the box

Johnson and Friends I love children's television! Where else can you watch the adventures of a pink stuffed elephant called Johnson? And as if that weren't enough of a drawcard, in this new series we are introduced to a new character called Victoria

Campaign to free political prisoner in Chile

Campaign to free political prisoner in Chile Maria Cristina San Juan was arrested in March 1992 together with her husband and son. Since then she has been accused of terrorism and sentenced to life imprisonment. Currently she is at St