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By Carla Gorton SYDNEY — Attempts to remove the term "invasion" from a draft primary school Australian history syllabus in New South Wales have outraged many educators. In the draft Human Society and its Environment syllabus, the word
By Ray Ferguson BRISBANE — Brisbane City Council bus drivers stopped work for four hours on June 3 in protest against council management failure to properly consult with the union leadership concerning the implementation of periodic medical
JERUSALEM — In a tiny office in occupied East Jerusalem, a new independent weekly newspaper has started up. The Jerusalem Times has a small staff who draw on both the Arabic-language press and their own journalism to produce an English-language
Right-wing women Gender equity and affirmative action have long been demands of the women's movement. At their best, they can be used to raise awareness about women's issues and educate people more broadly about the potential for a society free
By Lee Jones ADELAIDE — The SA government plans to privatise most of its information technology (IT) activities. The Public Service Association and local industry groups have expressed concerns about the timetable, the closed tendering
Youth workers 'evil': cop By Sean Healy PERTH — Retiring Police Superintendent Kevin Moran has called for a royal commission to investigate youth workers and their "evil" impact on society and young people. "The youth industry in
Transitional centre debated By Peter Meredith SYDNEY — A public meeting in Glebe Town Hall on June 9 discussed a Department of Corrective Services proposal to establish a transitional centre in Glebe for women in the pre-release stage of
Billabongs 'a biodiversity jungle' The billabongs of the Murray-Darling Basin might be as rich in biodiversity as the waters of the Amazon jungles, according to a scientist with the Murray-Darling Freshwater Research Centre at Albury. Dr
Status quo "Conservatives and Liberals do not read books. They don't buy books and they're not changers and thinkers. They are there to maintain the status quo." — Tim Curnow, managing director of publishing agents Curtis Brown, on why there is a
By Max Lane MANILA — FILEMON, the Free Lagman Movement, was official launched on June 2 at the University of the Philippines. Filemon Lagman, also known as Carlos Forte or Ka [Comrade] "Popoy", was captured by agents of Naval Intelligence in
World music from Adelaide Mystical Traveller Dya Singh On cassette and CD Reviewed by Vikki Langton and Andrew Hall Anyone interested in world music should take note of Dya Singh, a band that incorporates a unique blend of sounds, in
By John Nebauer For the benefit of those who have contrived somehow to leave the planet for a while, June 6 marked the 50th anniversary of the landing of the western allies on the beaches of Normandy. It has been hailed as "the decisive