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Write on: letters to the editor

Profits and sea levels Apart from the continuing support for the occupation of East Timor, almost "part of the furniture" of Australian governments whatever the name of the party in power, there are two things which I find almost too much to

Basques killed by police

BILBAO — Members of the Spanish paramilitary civil guard shot and killed two young Basques on September 24 in what authorities described as a "shoot-out" with police in a narrow downtown street. The police operation is continuing. According to

Reactor rhetoric crumbling

By Jim Green The September 3 announcement of a decision to build a new reactor at Lucas Heights, in southern Sydney, was accompanied by a lot of rhetoric about "saving lives with nuclear medicine". However, cracks are beginning to appear in the

A 'reformer' Russia could do without

By Renfrey Clarke MOSCOW — Anyone who follows western media reports on Russia will know the formula: the country's chances of economic recovery rest on the "young reformers", brought into top government posts early this year to battle

Anyone for a radioactive waste dump?

By Jim Green The federal government has three options to deal with the stockpile of 1600 highly radioactive spent fuel rods currently stored at Lucas Heights and the 300 that will be generated over the remaining life of the HIFAR reactor.

Chemical giant ignored in pollution scandal

By Peter Montague The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on August 15 ordered a grassroots citizens' group in Missouri to turn over all of its records to the agency within five days or face penalties of $25,000 per day. Steve Taylor,

Labor exposed at native title rally

Labor exposed at native title rally By Martin Iltis CANBERRA — Around 100 people attended a rally and march on September 21 protesting against the Liberal government's attacks on native title. The rally, organised by the Campaign Against

Cairns wharfies win 'for all unions'

Cairns wharfies win 'for all unions' By Bill Mason BRISBANE — The victory of the waterside workers in Cairns in the week ending September 19 was a win "for the Maritime Union of Australia and for all unions", MUA spokesperson Col Davies

Thousands rally against Badgerys

Thousands rally against Badgerys By Dave Wright and Gail Lord SYDNEY — On September 21, more than 2000 people packed the Blacktown Civic Centre in Sydney's west to protest against the proposed second airport at Badgerys Creek. The rally

Hunter Valley miners continue the fight

By Jane Beckmann HUNTER VALLEY — Last week the dispute at the Hunter Valley No 1 coal mine near Singleton escalated. Unable to defeat the miners, Rio Tinto has applied to the Australian Industrial Relations Commission (IRC) to be allowed to

Unleaded petrol

Comment by Liam Mitchell The uses of unleaded petrol (ULP) and catalytic converters in post-1986 cars raise many questions. Kirk, McCabe, Hoyer and Bain (Write on, GLW #286) ask why oil companies keep information on the health effects of ULP

HEMP picket of newspaper

HEMP picket of newspaper BRISBANE — On September 19, HEMP (Help End Marijuana Prohibition) held a picket outside the offices of the Courier-Mail. In early August, the Murdoch press was campaigning nationally against the proposed heroin trial