By Norm Dixon Soon after Mikhail Gorbachev's September announcement that remaining Soviet military personnel in Cuba would be withdrawn and bilateral trade would be placed on a "mutually advantageous" (i.e. hard currency) basis, the Western press
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By Steve Painter WALLSEND — About four weeks ago, the NSW Greiner government succeeded in closing the doors of Wallsend Hospital after almost 100 years of service to the mining communities of the surrounding region. This must rate as one of the
You don't have to be impoverished in order to have good intentions. Superannuation pay-outs, luck at the lottery, an inheritance or just an unusually well-paying job can happen to people concerned about the environment, peace, an end to
By Damian Coen Why CEFTA continues After the euphoria and champagne which flowed from Tim Anderson's acquittal on June 6, CEFTA members asked themselves and each other: "What Now?" After considerable deliberations, it was unanimously decided
Editorial: Aid to Vietnam Late on October 9, federal cabinet adopted a recommendation to resume direct aid to Vietnam. While this step toward normalisation of relations is welcome, there are worrying signs that — in terms of aid — the decision
Racism alleged in HIV tests By Ken Davis SYDNEY — Community AIDS organisations have protested to immigration minister Gerry Hand against discriminatory HIV testing of people applying to visit Australia. The protests were sent after four
Choice By Janet Fraser So I have to write this column about women. What am I going to write? Should I pour out a minuscule portion of my anger at the oppression of my sisters? Or shall I describe the pride I feel when we march together as women
ADELAIDE — On October 9 the federal Industrial Relations Commission approved sole coverage by a company union at CSR's new sugar distribution plant here. The organisation is the CSR Officers' Association, which is not affiliated to the ACTU and
By Mikael Hidayat BANDUNG — Of the six Bandung Institute of Technology students arrested here in 1989 for anti-government activities, four are to be released. The six, Bambang Sugianto, Enin Supriyanto, Fadjroel Rachman, Moch Djumhur Hidayat,
By Sean Malloy TAFE student strikes have been organised for October 16 in all states except NSW and October 24 in NSW. Students are alarmed at the effects of government cuts to funding and increased enrolments. "People who are on Job Search or
Dancing Demons Director: Kai Tai Chan Dancers: Julie-Anne Long, Ni Nyoman Ratnadi Piniasih, I Wayan Purwanto, Kim Walker, Graeme Watson, A.A. Alit Winaya Script development: Sinan Leong & Kai Tai Chan One Extra Company — Carnivale Hyde Park
By Colin Pemul A unique island ecosystem in Indonesia may vanish within a few months. Siberut, lying off the west coast of Sumatra, has been geographically isolated for at least half a million years. In 1980 the World Wildlife Fund conducted a
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