By Adam Hanieh
Large demonstrations across the West Bank have protested against Israeli settlement and the continuing violation of Palestinian rights. More than 400 Palestinians have been injured by tear gas and rubber bullets in clashes with
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By John Nebauer
MELBOURNE — On March 14, the Minister for the Environment Senator Robert Hill announced a decision to proceed with the excision of Point Lillias from Ramsar Convention-listed wetlands in Port Phillip Bay to facilitate the
Losse cannons
Forgive and forget
"Chemical manufacturing giant ICI may escape prosecution over a series of gas leaks and a fire last year at its Botany plant, despite State Government criticism and threats at the time to close the plant and
By Michael Bramwell
PERTH — "The Court government's attempt to rush through a 'third wave' of attacks on industrial relations before they lose control of the upper house on May 22 shows its complete contempt for WA workers. They have no
Since the December 23 High Court decision that native title could co-exist with pastoral leases — the ik case — state, territory and National Party leaders and the National Farmers Federation (NFF) have demanded that native title rights be
The Meagre Harvest: The Australian Women's Movement 1950s-1990sBy Gisela KaplanAllen and Unwin, 1996. 242 pp., $29.95 Reviewed by Jo Brown
The Meagre Harvest surveys the experiences, successes and failures of the Australian women's movement over
The Colston affair
The federal attorney-general, Daryl Williams, will continue examining until April 18 whether "independent" Senator Mal Colston's claiming of 43 days' of travel allowance when he wasn't travelling is sufficiently serious to
Frontline in trouble?
By Sue Bolton
MELBOURNE — The non-appearance of progressive newspaper Frontline for four months has been accompanied by rumours in union and left circles that the paper has collapsed. Frontline was a free newspaper
Population and growth
Your "issues" editor lets your writers define terms in strange ways. Peter Boyle, "Why greens should be reds" in #267, seems to contradict both himself and Alex Bainbridge's "Self-sufficiency or self-determination?" in
Tummy troubleTummy trouble
A lot of letters we receive are from people with tummy trouble. Nevertheless, they don't want to forgo the delights of consuming a range of different foodstuffs. Can we help them, they ask?
Of course. Let
Global pesticide market grows in 1996
According to a recently released report, global agrochemical sales grew by 5.5%, to US$30,560 million at the end-user level in 1996. Growth in real terms is estimated to be approximately 2.2%. This is the
MongrelsBy Nick EnrightDirected by Adam CookSydney Theatre CompanyThe Wharf, Sydney Review by Brendan Doyle
Yet again we go back to the good old '70s, when there were real issues, real people and real passionate playwrights! Or were there? A
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