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Rainforest protest occupies ship

Rainforest protest occupies ship By Bill Mason BRISBANE — More than 40 members of the Brisbane Rainforest Action Group occupied a Philippines cargo ship here on August 23 in protest at the import of rainforest timber from Indonesia.

Pleasant listening music

Pleasant listening music Black Wings on the Sun By Isabella A Cappella Larrikin Records Wetlands Acoustic By Sirocco EMI Reviewed by Carla Gorton Black Wings on the Sun is the first release from Lismore's Southern Cross

Great gay cinema

Great gay cinema Leaving Lenin (Gadael Lenin) Directed by Endaf Emlyn Reviewed by John Frame Shown as part of Brisbane's Third International Film Festival, Leaving Lenin was a welcome contrast to the only other gay-themed feature,

East Timor Week in Darwin

East Timor Week in Darwin By Sally Anne Watson DARWIN — August 15-21 was proclaimed "East Timor Week" by activists who worked hard and in unity to publicise and protest against Suharto's military dictatorship in East Timor and West Papua

How the US creates Cuban 'refugees'

By Nick Rawson There has been a great deal of incorrect and biased information circulating in the media regarding the political situation of Cuba and the United States. According to recent media reports, a mass migration of Cubans towards

Bougainville updates

Bougainville updates PNG military retreat Radio Free Bougainville reported on August 19 that the Papua New Guinea military operation "High Speed" to recapture the Panguna mine, having hit the brakes, is now in reverse. The report claims

Britain: opposition to criminal injustice bill

By Kamini Junankar LONDON — Some 60,000 young people, environmentalists, hunt saboteurs, unionists, socialists, squatters, travellers and civil rights activists, joined the rally and march here on July 24 against the criminal justice bill,

Opposition to toxic waste trade plan in South Africa

Opposition to toxic waste trade plan in South Africa By Chris Albertyn JOHANNESBURG — A recent national summit of South African non-government organisations has condemned the Ministry and Department of Environment Affairs for wanting to

Mother-to-child HIV cases increasing in Thailand

Mother-to-child HIV cases increasing in Thailand HIV infection from mother to child is increasing at a dangerous rate, especially among pregnant women in Bangkok according to a study presented at Bangkok's 12th National Epidemiology Seminar on

The editor's desk

Regular readers of this column will be aware that 91×ÔÅÄÂÛ̳ has been running a campaign to purchase a new computer for our editor. The power of the computer the editor has been using has been outstripped by workload, to the point where it has been

Peace talks

Peace talks Peace talks in Tambea in the Solomon Islands between the Papua New Guinea government and the Bougainville Interim Government concluded optimistically on August 27. In a joint statement, the two delegations expressed "satisfaction at

Disabled win building access

Disabled win building access By Bill Mason BRISBANE — The Anti-Discrimination Tribunal on August 24 ordered the Queensland government to provide access for the disabled to Brisbane's new Convention and Exhibition Centre. The tribunal