The "Democratic Socialism 96" conferences, held in Melbourne, Sydney, Adelaide, Hobart and Brisbane over the Easter weekend, and in Perth, Darwin and Canberra the following weekend, were a great success. More than 500 people participated in a wide
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ISTANBUL — The multinational oil company Shell has systematically polluted a huge underground reserve of drinkable water in an aquifer near the city of Diyarbakir in south-east Turkey, where up to 2 million people live, Greenpeace revealed at a
By Sujatha Fernandes
NEW DELHI — "Gulamiya ab ham nahi bajai bo, aazadiya hamra ki bhave le" — We won't be slaves any more. We've come to like freedom. Drumming vigorously on the back of the truck and singing this Bhojpuri peasant song, 15
While the Indonesian military regularly massacres dissidents in West Papua, East Timor and Aceh, and the PNG military is fighting a war against the people of Bougainville to defend the interests of Australian capital, Australian policy is to support
By Adam Hanieh
ADELAIDE — The former federal Labor government's agenda of developing closer links between industry and education has been consummated in a deal between a South Australian high school and AWA Defence Industries. The $30,000 deal
By Jackie Coleman
SANTO DOMINGO — November 25 is observed in many Latin American countries as International Day Against Violence Towards Women. The date marks the anniversary of the assassination of the three "Butterflies": Minerva, Maria Teresa
Radio National Overnight: The Spirit of Musgrave Park — Explores the significance for Aboriginal people of this small inner city park in Brisbane. ABC Radio National, Thursday, April 25, 1.30am.
Island Exiles — Stories from the people of the
By James Balowski
Indonesia's intention to go nuclear was made public as far back as 1992. But domestic and international concerns over issues such as safety, waste disposal and economic viability seemed at the time to have persuaded the government
Women, work and choice
Bettina Arndt has used the excuse of "debate" to launch an attack on feminism and to gloss over the social pressures that impose the bulk of domestic labour on women. In an article in the Sydney Morning Herald on April 9,
By Renfrey Clarke
MOSCOW — Back in 1990 and 1991, the suggestion would have seemed absurd. Five years into the future, politicians wanting to rise to high office would no longer be proclaiming themselves "democrats" and pronouncing anathemas on
Alliance offers New Zealanders a choice
A national conference of the New Zealand Alliance was held at Easter in Wellington. Here we reprint major excerpts from Alliance leader JIM ANDERTON's speech to the conference. We joined the Alliance to
By Stephen Marks
SANTO DOMINGO — Four left-wing parties in the Dominican Republic united to form a new party called the Revolutionary Forces (FR) on February 27. Revolutionary politics have a strong tradition in the Dominican Republic. This unity
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