Reign of terror in Ogoniland
By Norm Dixon
The Nigerian military dictatorship has dramatically escalated its brutality in Ogoniland in the west African country's Niger River delta. The region remains under military occupation. The crackdown
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91×ÔÅÄÂÛ̳ Weekly's witty Loose cannons editor has taken a well-earned break this week. But don't worry you LC junkies, you'll get your weekly dose of laughter at "their" expense next week.
Stoking the Flame
The Light on the Hillmay flicker and dim,at times — the bad times,it may fail to illuminatethe road ahead.
It is then that we mustcup our hands around it,protect and nurture it,feed its sacred flame,revive its scarlet heart.
Byron: The Flawed AngelBy Phyllis GrosskurthSceptre, 1997510 pp., $19.95 (pb) Review by Phil Shannon
Lord Byron provoked strong passions. Attacked in his day by Tory journals as the "poet of seduction, adultery and incest: the contemner of
By Bill Mason
BRISBANE — The Queensland branch of the Transport Workers Union is challenging a court threat to two union delegates who have been charged under the federal Workplace Relations Act of alleged breaches of "freedom of association".
By Norm Dixon
Zimbabwe's government has been painted into a corner by the growing dissatisfaction of the country's urban poor and the working class on the one hand, and the demands of big business and western financial institutions on the other.
Lou Gugenberger, one of the stalwarts of the left and green movements in Brisbane for many years, died of a heart attack on January 8.
A lifelong friend of Lou's told the diverse audience at the funeral ceremony held on January 19 that Lou had said
Arguments for socialism: Pigs at the trough
By Jonathan Strauss
A recent middle of the night attempt by NSW parliamentarians from all parties to increase their own superannuation entitlements by an average of 30% sparked a week of front-page
Labor succumbs to mining industry pressure
By Sam Wainwright
BRISBANE — Reporting on the ALP national conference held in Hobart last week, the January 22 Courier-Mail noted that Labor had "signalled it was ready to soften part of its
By Rupen Savoulian
SYDNEY — The Labor Party's national conference in Hobart has approved plans to build an airport at Badgerys Creek in Sydney's western suburbs. No debate or discussion on the proposed airport preceded the conference decision.
Peter Montague
A new peer-reviewed study in England shows that children have an increased danger of getting cancer if they live within three to five kilometres of certain kinds of industrial facilities. The study, by E.G. Knox and E.A. Gilman,
By Justine Kamprad
The federal government is contemplating the introduction of a voucher system for secondary schools, along the lines of the one it has set up for universities. The proposal is contained in the "Schools Funding: Consultation
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