ADELAIDE — The Australian Greens have announced that they will be running in South Australia for the first time in the upcoming federal elections. 91×ÔÅÄÂÛ̳ Weekly's EMMA WEBB spoke to STEPHEN SPENCE, state convenor of the Australian Greens (SA).
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By Max Lane On November 12, public protest commemorations of the 1991 massacre in Dili were organised for the first time in Jakarta despite threats from General Hartono, the army chief of staff. About 90 people attended a commemoration organised by
By Paul Jones BRISBANE — Queensland health minister Peter Beattie plans to continue uncontrolled mercury use in thermometers and blood-pressure recording machines (sphygmomanometers) in new buildings planned for Royal Brisbane Hospital (RBH). In
By Jeremy Smith MELBOURNE — On November 14 the cronyism of the Kennett government was laid bare for all to see. The appointment of Transurban, the consortium tendered to build Melbourne's City Link, as the major sponsor of the 1996 Grand Prix at
KRS ONEBy KRS OneJive through BMGReviewed by Sujatha Fernandes In 1988, KRS One had a powerful impact on the direction of hip hop with the release of the second album from his group, Boogie Down Productions, entitled By Any Means Necessary. In 1988,
A delegation of six Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander activists visited Tahiti in October to voice their opposition to nuclear testing in the Pacific and to extend their solidarity to the Maohi people. 91×ÔÅÄÂÛ̳ Weekly's SAM WAINWRIGHT spoke to
By Jewels Starr Do women who dress sexily "ask for it"? Is a woman who is friendly and outgoing, maybe even a little flirtatious, inviting harassment? Is she responsible for it if she is raped? The issue of who is responsible for sexual assault is
Through Our EyesCasula Powerhouse, November 13-26Sponsored by Liverpool Migrant Resource Centre Multicultural Arts ProjectReviewed by Sujatha Fernandes Through Our Eyes, exhibiting in Sydney's south-west, was organised by professional female
By Gerry Adams When Niall O'Dowd, editor of the Irish Voice newspaper in New York, was on the Late Late Show recently, he said he was concerned that there was too much complacency about the peace process. His remarks were a timely reminder that the
By Rachel Evans MELBOURNE — The Kennett government's shameless handouts to big business have reached new heights with the massive City Link road project. The social and environmental costs of this new tollway will be catastrophic for Victoria. The
Public housing sell-off MELBOURNE — The Victorian Minister for Housing Rob Knowles announced on September 7 that the state government will sell the Emerald Hill Estate in South Melbourne. A public outcry halted a 1973 attempt to sell the estate.
By Renfrey Clarke MOSCOW — For anyone puzzled by the inability of the once all-powerful Russian security services to prevent crime, part of the mystery is now explained. To a significant degree, the resources of the Federal Security Service (FSB
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