"Earth Summit II" meets at the United Nations five years after the first UN "Earth Summit", held in Rio de Janeiro. That first summit occurred amid concern about the state of the world environment but also with some optimism that at last world leaders would start seriously addressing the ecological crisis.
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On June 18, the Brazilian government connived with illegal timber traders in Brazil by voting against the inclusion of the hardwood mahogany in a list of endangered species at a meeting of the Convention on Endangered Species being held in Harare,
Plain words for hard timesPlain words for hard times
Not everybody knows how well read I am; but first it may be better to speak of my studies this week.
While my mind's bibliography may be a thing to behold I am nonetheless lazy and
Poem: Chain Gang
Chain Gang
Work for the dolewell "Bless my sole"what an interesting idea.You would have thoughtthat someone oughtto have thoughtof thatbefore this year.
Didn't they try to do it in 1929?Wasn't it then the susso
Abstudy cuts undermine self-determination
By Daniel Kelly
Cuts to Abstudy in the federal budget demonstrate how the rhetoric of "equal treatment" can be used to undermine the ability of disadvantaged groups to overcome the social
NSW Labor divided on power sell-off
By Shane Bentley
SYDNEY — A June 26 anti-privatisation rally called by the Labour Council of NSW outside state parliament attracted more than 1000 workers. It was joined by another 2500 workers
Ask politely, like a good government
"What I would like to see now is the tobacco companies operating in Australia openly and honestly state what is in their product ... We don't know what's in Australian cigarettes." — Federal health minister
Loyalist cease-fire?
@box text intro = There appears to be a great deal of confusion surrounding the status of the loyalist cease-fire. Loyalists insist that it is still in effect, but there is a great gap between their words and their actions.
By Jill Hickson
SYDNEY — Action in Solidarity with Indonesia and East Timor (ASIET) is planning a national activists' conference on August 22-24 to discuss strategies to build solidarity with the struggles for democracy in Indonesia and for
I miss himI miss him
By Brandon Astor Jones
"The exploration and innocence of one's childhood ought to be a beautiful thing — a thing done best by having had a childhood. How sad that so many adults can only know and painfully
Reforming Australia's UnionsEdited by Michael Costa and Mark HearnFederation Press, 1997.290pp., $24.95(pb) Review by James Vassilopoulos
With the ALP's Prices and Incomes Accord now dead, it's easy to be sceptical about it, to express concern
Last push for agreements as nationalists brace for sieges
By Dave Riley
With last-ditch efforts under way to avoid a summer of conflict on a par with last year, nationalists in the north of Ireland are preparing themselves for an onslaught
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