By Marina Cameron
US President Bill Clinton's call while visiting Australia for binding greenhouse gas emission reduction targets highlighted yet again the bankruptcy of the Australian government's environment policies. Of course, Clinton's
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By Sarah Peart
SYDNEY — The National Union of Students NSW state conference at the University of Sydney on November 23 heard reports from the outgoing elected office bearers, elect new officers for 1997 and amended the NUS State Policy and
Lady Day at Emerson's Bar & GrillA Musical Play by Lanie RobertsonPerformed by Joy YatesDirected by Crispin TaylorEnsemble Theatre, Sydney, until December 14Reviewed by Trish Corcoran Ensemble Theatre is a peculiar location for showing the life of
Following five consecutive years of the worst honeybee declines in US history, experts predict that pollinator scarcity could seriously limit crop yields in the US for such foods as pumpkins, apples, cranberries, almonds and squash. Insects must
Life of Riley: Divided we fall
If it seems to you that we never had so much, that is only the slogan of those who still have more than you. Don't be taken in when they pat you paternally on the shoulder and say that we're all equal here. Because if
The End of Capitalism (as we knew it)By Katherine Gibson and Julie GrahamBlackwell, 1996. 299 pp., $39.95Reviewed by Greg Ogle This book is written for political economists and activists who are interested in overthrowing, replacing or opposing
By Marina Cameron
Following a report by the Senate's employment, education and training committee, a bill which will drastically affect funding to public schools was passed by the Senate on November 29 with the support of the ALP. The bill received
That's right: it's almost the end of 1996 and of 91×ÔÅÄÂÛ̳'s publishing year. Next week's issue will be the last for 1996 — and it will be packed with useful, informative and entertaining material for your summer reading. After our summer holiday,
Christmas is a difficult time to ignore, even for the most conscious anti-consumer. Toy stores ascend to their annual frenzy and, in true X-files style, large men in red suits begin to colonise most department stores.
When else but Christmas would
The Whalers — WA's Albany was — and remains — a whaling town. From the 1830s until 1978, whales were hunted and processed there. The town is again riding on the whales' back through the tourist sport of whale watching, and it is worth more
Resistance has been heavily involved in organising and building actions in response to the upsurge in racism following Pauline Hanson's maiden parliamentary speech. The following is the text of a leaflet distributed by Resistance at recent actions,
By Marina Cameron
Although the government's bill to allow the charging of up-front undergraduate fees will go before the Senate only this week, Open Learning Australia (OLA) has already begun to charge fees for 1997. The passage of the bill is by
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