Worrying about the wrong thing
"Radio and television programming that does not promote the life and cohesive development of the entire human family, alas, one program at a time, destroys it." — Irving Elmer Bell
On August 12, I read Ted
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For five and a half years, 91×ÔÅÄÂÛ̳ Weekly has been bringing news and information to thousands of readers about what is happening all around the world. Globally, millions of people are involved in the fight for freedom, demonstrations for
Hinchinbrook faces protest blockade
By Bill Mason
BRISBANE — Conservationists from north Queensland plan demonstrations and a blockade of the Hinchinbrook site of developer Keith Williams' resort project, finally approved by the federal
Adding to the burgeoning list of lies that have accompanied the Coalition government, the bosses' media have been working overtime to sell Treasurer Costello's first budget as a "fair go" which "shares around the pain".
The budget's vicious attacks
ACTCOSS cans the budget
By Sue Bull
CANBERRA — Lyn Morgaine from the ACT Council of Social Service told a meeting of 40 people on August 21, "Many of the measures outlined in the budget will have a harsh impact on the most disadvantaged people
By Kathy Newnam
Political activity at the University of Queensland has declined markedly since the beginning of the second semester. During the first semester, there was a very active campaign to sack "Action", the team of Young Liberals running
Actions in solidarity with East Timor were held around the country over the weekend of August 23-25. Tim E. Stewart reports from Darwin that with plainclothes and uniformed police outnumbering activists two to one, 18 people marked the national day
By Deepa Fernandes
BOLIVIA — This is a country of rich natural resources. Tin, silver, gold, bismuth, zinc and iron occur abundantly. Yet Bolivia is also a country of extreme poverty. Over the years, massive exploitation of these resources, and
By Brian Kelly
In Kupang, West Timor, I noticed a huge crowd of Timorese-looking people staying in a losmen in the city. They appeared to be villager types — not the sort you would normally see at a hotel — and had an air of transience about
SYDNEY — Broken Glass, the 1995 Olivier Award-winning play by US dramatist Arthur Miller, is now being presented by the Sydney Theatre Company. Set in New York in 1938, it is a psychological and family drama which meshes with events on the world
Union campaign forces school cleaning review
By Bill Mason
BRISBANE — A concerted campaign by Queensland school cleaners has forced the Education Department to review privatisation plans which would lay off 6500 permanent and casual workers.
Activist tortured
The student organisation PIJAR on August 17 released a letter smuggled out of jail written by student activist Hendrik Sirait. Sirait was arrested during a peaceful demonstration in support of Megawati Sukarnoputri. The letter
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