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Peace in northern Ireland?

By Sean Healy Talks supposedly aimed at delivering peace in northern Ireland began on June 10. Initially supposed to be genuinely all party, the talks have been threatened by the British government's refusal to allow representatives of the

ANC makes gains in Western Cape

By Norm Dixon The African National Congress narrowed the gap between it and the National Party in the Western Cape local elections held May 29. Despite the ANC gains, the NP's continuing support from members of Cape Town's predominantly

Mad cow disease: threat of an epidemic &&

Mad cow disease: threat of an epidemic By Michael Greger Peter Hall showed the first signs of depression around Christmas 1994. In five months he was in a wheelchair. He died at age 20 of Creutzfeldt-Jacob disease (CJD), a relentlessly

Russia before the elections

By Boris Kagarlitsky MOSCOW — Most of Russia's population are following the election campaign with confusion and scepticism, mixed at times with curiosity and fear. The Yeltsin team has put its stake on three methods: "going to the people";

Protests follow killing of East Timorese youth

Protests follow killing of East Timorese youth By Edmund Thompson East Timorese youths and their supporters in Jakarta have organised protests following the killing of an East Timorese youth, Manuel Soares, on June 7. Soares, 25, had moved to

Petition to Georgia governor &&

[The following is the text of a petition, addressed to the governor of the US state of Georgia and initiated by Amnesty International in Germany. It should be sent to: The Honorable Zell Miller, Governor of Georgia, 203 State Capitol, Atlanta, GA,

Street party against yuppification of Newtown &&

By James Hutchings SYDNEY — About 350 people turned out to a street party, held in the plaza near the Newtown Neighbourhood Centre on Saturday, May 25, to protest against the "yuppification" of Newtown. The event was organised by the Newtown

Action updates

Launch of Aboriginal solidarity group MELBOURNE — The new group Justice for Indigenous Australians was launched here on June 3, the fourth anniversary of the High Court's native title judgment, "Mabo Day". Speakers included Aboriginal lawyer

Letter from the US: Black churches in flames &&

Black churches in flames Over the June 10 weekend, two more black churches in the south were torched, in Greenville, Texas, bringing the total of such racist arson attacks to more than 60 since 1990. The number of instances is accelerating —

What's happening to Sydney?

By the Newtown Political Collective What sort of city do we want? Do we want cities that are OK to live in? Or do we want cities that are machines for making profit? What sort of city do we have? Do you live near the M2? Do you live under an

Write on: letters to the editor

Homophobia and the royal commission? In Tom Wilson's article "NSW gays oppose witch hunt", GLW, June 5, there is a major inaccuracy and presumption of a supposed homogeneity of gay and lesbian opinion about the Royal Commission and its supposed

Women's conference to pay for NUS rorts

By Arun Pradhan PERTH — A National Union of Students (NUS) state executive meeting on June 14 voted to slash $2500 from the NUS West women's campaign budget. The meeting was attended by 20 students who opposed the move because it would mean a