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Missile tests and nuclear hypocrisy

John Hallam That the proliferation of nuclear weapons and missile technologies is a bad thing that should be strongly discouraged is beyond doubt. The probability that by malice, madness, miscalculation or malfunction, a nuclear weapon will again

PHILIPPINES: New mine could be environmental catastrophe

Zoe Kenny The Didipio community in the province of Nueva Vizcaya on Luzon, the Philippines' largest island, is campaigning against a proposed gold and copper mine that could have a devastating impact on the area. 91×ÔÅÄÂÛ̳ Weekly spoke to JP

A dazed and confused look at corporate journalism

Into the Buzzsaw: Leading journalists expose the myth of a free pressEdited by Kristina BorjessonPrometheus, 2004453 pages REVIEW BY SIMON TAYLER "I have sympathy for friends who work in the corporate media. It's a terrible burden to be setting

How Cuba survived its oil shock

The Power of Community, How Cuba Survived Peak OilDVD and VHS, 53 minutes$US20, Available from <http://www.communitysolution.org> REVIEW BY BARRY HEALY "Peak oil", the notion that the world's supply of oil is entering a period of ever

Lebanese criticise government indifference

Pip Hinman "The Australian government is not doing enough to rescue my wife and children", Rami Abdallah said on July 20 as he was about to leave Sydney for Beruit. "I am involved in my local community, I have given my all to Australia, yet the

Victoria's renewable energy quotas: how much is enough?

Ben Courtice Victoria's Labor government announced on July 17 a plan to increase the share of renewable energy generation in the state from 4% to 10% of total energy production by 2016. Under the plan, companies that sell electricity to the

Howard's energy vision: big bucks for BHP

On July 17 PM John Howard, in an address to the Committee for the Economic Development of Australia (CEDA) at the Sydney Convention Centre, outlined his "vision" for Australia's energy future. "As an efficient, reliable supplier, Australia has a

Cleaners target Deutsche Bank

CANBERRA — As part of their "Clean start for cleaners" campaign, members of the Liquor, Hospitality and Miscellaneous Union marched through the streets on July 20 before occupying the lobby of a major building owned by the Deutsche Bank group.

TURKEY: Peace activists sentenced for 'separatist propaganda'

Ruth Riordan, Istanbul Twenty-four women have been sentenced to 12 months' jail each after being found guilty of voicing "separatist propaganda". The women, aged between 40 and 75 years, are members of the Peace Mothers initiative, which has worked

Students stop defence department meeting

Simon Cunich, Sydney Students inflicted a small blow to the Australian military machine on July 18 when they stopped a department of defence briefing at the University of Technology, Sydney (UTS). The defence department was on campus to promote

End the war on Palestine, says youth leader

Mohammad Helmy One of the world's most powerful military machines is pounding civilian areas in Palestine. People, including little children, are dying in Gaza. International laws are being broken and collective punishment is being exercised

Tens of thousands demand 'Israel out!'

Alex Bainbridge Central Sydney was filled with throngs of people — many from the Lebanese and Palestinian communities — as 20,000 people marched on July 22 to protest the bitter injustice of Israel's latest offensive against Lebanon and