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Eritrean referendum on independence

By Peter Boyle On May 24, 1991, the Eritrean Peoples Liberation Front (EPLF) won its long armed struggle against the Ethiopian government. In April the Eritrean people will freely express their right to self-determination in a referendum on

A conversation with Tony Benn

Tony Benn, the prominent British Labour Party MP, was first elected in 1950. He has been and remains a passionate advocate of socialist ideas. In London, he spoke with Green Left Weekly's Frank Noakes and Catherine Brown about British politics

Young people take aim at environmental emergency

By Zanny Begg "I have been a big fan of EYA since its beginning. Young people have enormous potential to influence the world ... You speak the truth from the most powerful position — it's your future at stake. I hope you will participate in

Students occupy library

Students occupy library Four hundred students occupied the University of Adelaide library on March 27 in protest against cuts to funding. Prior to the occupation, students adopted a log of claims demanding an increase in funding of

Keating reaffirms handouts for business

By Peter Boyle In a frank essay for the March 22 Time magazine, retiring industry minister Senator John Button summed up the federal election result: Labor was seen to have "stuffed it", but "in the end, a skeptical electorate decided that

Suharto excludes army from cabinet

By Max Lane After having being forced to accept the armed forces (ABRI) vice-presidential candidate, Try Sutrisno, President Suharto has chosen a new cabinet which deliberately excludes figures close to ABRI. It comprises a select few older

No punches pulled

Broad Casting Saffire — The Uppity Blues Women Alligator Records through Festival Available on cassette and CD Reviewed by Norm Dixon With the Uppity Blues Women's third album, Broadcasting, they again strike a blow against male

What will the armed forces do?

By Renfrey Clarke MOSCOW, March 25 — On the fifth day after Russian President Boris Yeltsin decreed "special rule" throughout the country, the local administrations in Russia's provinces and republics were splitting into supporters of the

Shot with pleasure

Shot with pleasure My New Gun Directed by Stacy Cochran Starring Diane Lane, James LeGros At the Mandolin, Sydney Reviewed by Gabrielle Jean Carey Forget the futuristic fantasies of Terminator and Aliens; My New Gun shows us what

First private jail in NSW opens

First private jail in NSW opens By John Duff NSW's first privately run jail was opened at Junee on March 19. The curious could pay $100 per head for two days of opening "celebrations" that included a jail meal, a ball, a night in a cell

NEFA calls on West to resign

NEFA calls on West to resign SYDNEY — The North East Forest Alliance has call for the resignation of Garry West, state minister for Conservation and Land Management, in the light of two recent government reports seriously criticising the

Russian crisis: fact and fiction

By Renfrey Clarke MOSCOW — Among television journalists in particular, the practice is quite the norm. You fly in; you get the story; you fly out again. You talk to the people who count, get their statements, frame the interviews with a few