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Where to for the greens?

By Cam Walker The election of the Coalition government is having a huge impact on the way the environment movement operates. Whereas a number of groups either tacitly or openly supported the Coalition in the pre-election period, the situation

Abortion: A woman's right to choose

By Margaret Kirkby A case currently before the High Court has serious implications for women's access to abortion in most states of Australia. The case, CES & otrs v Superclinics & otrs, originated in the NSW Supreme Court in 1994. It is a medical

Action updates

ASIET picket SYDNEY — ASIET (Action in Solidarity with Indonesia and East Timor) held a picket outside the Defence Department in Pitt St on September 19. The protest against Howard's visit to Indonesia coincided with his recent talks with Suharto

The untold story of Kumarangk (Hindmarsh Island)

By Carla Gorton The minister for Aboriginal affairs, Senator Herron, recently announced plans to introduce special legislation to exempt the Hindmarsh Island bridge from the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Heritage Protection Act 1984 and

Radio highlights

Red Like the Devil — A radio play by Teresa Crea. The story of Francesco Fantin, interned as an "'enemy alien" during the second world war although he had lived in Australia for 20 years. Working as a cane cutter, he was also an active

Anqelique Kidjo

SYDNEY — Anqelique Kidjo sang to a packed Metro last week. For two solid hours this charismatic African diva had the enthusiastic crowd dancing and singing — even though most of Kidjo's songs are in Fon, her native Beninois language. Fifa, which

Widespread air transport of plutonium planned

By Lisa Macdonald The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) last week approved new regulations allowing widespread air transport of plutonium and other nuclear materials. The decision massively increases the possibility of extensive nuclear

and ain't i a woman?: Living and dying with dignity

Voluntary euthanasia, like voluntary abortion, is supported by a majority of Australians. Euthanasia may even be better supported, as a recent Bulletin Morgan poll indicated. In the September 7 poll, 76% of the of the 611 respondents surveyed said a

Elections shake Curtin Uni

By Corinne Glenn PERTH— One of the most political and hotly contested elections in years was held on Curtin University from September 10-12. The Higher Education Action Team (HEAT), initiated by Resistance and involving students from the

Nikitin case shows sad state of Russian rights

By Renfrey Clarke MOSCOW — "Russia's Federal Security Service [FSB] said yesterday that it had observed all relevant legal norms in its arrest and detainment of Alexander Nikitin", an Itar-Tass report on September 11 stated blandly. The security

Courage fails under fire

Courage Under FireDirected by Edward ZwickWith Denzil Washington, Meg Ryan and Lou Diamond PhillipsReviewed by Norm Dixon The build-up to the release of Courage Under Fire made much of the US military's refusal to cooperate with its production. The

Letter from the US: Profits from poverty

Profits from poverty Since President Clinton signed the bipartisan law abolishing the 60-year-old guarantee of federal aid to poor children, one startling development has been proposals by giant corporations to take over the running of welfare