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Ramos forced to suspend oil price rise

By Pip Hinman and Peter Boyle In the face of escalating protests, the Ramos government of the Philippines was forced to suspend an unpopular oil price rise on February 7. This followed a week of militant protests and the formation of the

Ocean dumping slammed

Ocean dumping slammed By Stephen Bull HOBART — About 100 people gathered outside federal Labor minister Duncan Kerr's office at lunchtime on February 11 to protest the against latest exemption granted to Pasminco Metals-EZ, which allows

The struggle for Sarawak's forests

Blowpipes and Window Frames Dateline, SBS TV Saturday, February 19, 7 p.m. (6.30 Adelaide) Researched and produced by Matthew Carney Reviewed by Jill Hickson This film, on the devastation in Sarawak caused by the logging of the

Bosnia: a story of hope

By Jon Land Television, radio and newspapers are filled with the floundering attempts of the "international community" to deal with the war in Bosnia-Hercegovina. Cease-fires and agreements never last. This is an ethnic feud over irreconcilable

Blacks condemn Goss on textbook

By Bill Mason BRISBANE — Aboriginal organisations have slammed Queensland Premier Wayne Goss's decision to order the rewriting of a draft year 5 social studies source book. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Education Consultative

Art in Australia

Art in Australia Imagine SBS TV Fridays at 7.30 p.m. (7 Adelaide) beginning February 18 Reviewed by Jill Hickson Sponsored by the Australia Council of the Arts, this new series on Australian art and culture will combine a range of

Goss picket at UQ

Goss picket at UQ By Freya Pinney BRISBANE — Due to a decline in the effectiveness of the ALP club at the University of Queensland, Premier Wayne Goss will be visiting the St Lucia campus on Wednesday, February 16, as part of a recruiting

NZ Alliance wins union backing

NZ Alliance wins union backing By Frank Enright The Alliance, after a strong showing in New Zealand's November general election, is beginning to win union backing previously reserved for the conservative Labour Party. A round of talks with

Peace on trial

By Greg Ogle ADELAIDE — This week the Magistrate's Court conducts another round of trials from last Easter's Nurrungar peace protest. More than 270 people were arrested and charged with trespass while protesting against the US base in the

Wild new release from Xenos

My Mother Said By Xenos Distributed through Larrikin Entertainment Reviewed by Ian Jamieson The release of their second CD marks Xenos as a formidable band in traditional folk circles. Xenos — the name is a Greek word meaning "foreign

Talking about the Cuban revolution

Cuba — Talking About Revolution: Conversations with Juan Antonio Blanco By Medea Benjamin Ocean Press, 1993. 105 pp. $14.95 Reviewed by Jill Hickson Described as a reformist, a hard-liner, a radical, an idealist, a pragmatist and a

Protests over Bougainville

Protests over Bougainville Around 30 protesters picketed the AMP building, home of the mining giant CRA, in Brisbane on February 10. The protest, organised by the Bougainville Freedom Movement as part of a national day of action, aimed to