Pacific
Islands
Monthly
Vol. 65 No. 10
The News Magazine
October 1995
PUBLISHER: Brian O’ Flaherty EDITOR: Jale Moala SENIOR WRITER: Yunus Rashid
Correspondents:
David North, Ed Rampell, lan Williams, Liz Thompson, Roman Grynberg, Wally Hiambohn, Lisa Williams, Patrick Decloitre, Barry Markowitz.
COLUMNISTS: David Barber (Wellington), Futa Helu (Tonga), Jemima Garrett (Sydney), Alfred Sasako (The Forum).
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Inside
8: Letters 10: Fleadlines 13: Women in Parliament 45: Adi Kuini on Fiji 47: Forum attacks France 61: Books 61: Neighbours
Views
34: David Barber on problems in education 37: Futa Helu on French nuclear testing 47: Alfred Sasako on the Forum meeting
i A new link is made V as Indonesian forces join Australia in a major military exercise
Special Report * m Can we save our rainforests? Yes, but time is quickly running out
