By Tony Hastings
MELBOURNE — "Stop woodchipping old-growth forests" was the chant as 40 people from Friends of the Earth, the Wilderness Society and the Cross Campus Environment Network marched through the city on April 21. The action was
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Actively Radical TV — Community television's progressive current affairs program that tackles the hard issues from the activist's point of view. CTS Sydney (UHF 31), every Friday, 10.30pm.
Movie: Dilemma (1989) — A socially committed woman
Nomination
I'd like to nominate the Honorable Gareth Evans for the inaugural award of the Crichton-Browne statuette to the Australian politician for outstanding achievements in disservices to humanity. The award already affectionately known as
$3000 up-front fee for NSW law students
By Karen Fletcher
SYDNEY — The three-month professional legal practice course at the College of Law will cost students $3000 plus materials fees of around $250, up front, in 1996. The college says
New party launched in El Salvador
A new centrist party, "El Partido Democracia" (Democracy Party) was launched in San Salvador in late March. It is a consolidation of those elements which, rejecting Marxism and embracing social democracy, split
Adelaide campaign for East Timor takes off
By Jon Lamb
ADELAIDE — The campaign in support of a free East Timor is well and truly under way here, with several successful meetings and events over the past month.
On April 7, Resistance
PERTH — The WA Forest Alliance and Wilderness Society are encouraging people of all ages, levels of fitness and degrees of concern to see the Sharpe Forest and be active in its preservation. On April 24, the Department of Conservation and Land
Public relations gone wrong
The first Global Cultural Diversity Conference held at Darling Harbour in Sydney last week may have brought together 1000 delegates from around the world in an impressive show of skin colours, ethnic costumes and
By Daniel B. Schirmer
Philippine-US relations appear to be on the verge of a radical and retrogressive shift — reinstating US military dominance of the island nation after it had been seriously challenged by the Philippine Senate's defeat of
Green elected in NSW
By Dave Wright
SYDNEY — Ian Cohen from the Greens has won a seat in the state's upper house.
Other minor party candidates elected include the right-wing Shooters Party and Call to Australia, as well as a Democrat
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