By Angela Matheson
In March the Australian Law Reform Commission completed a landmark interim paper into women's access to the law; the study is to be completed this month*. In up to 600 written and oral submissions from across the
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By Stephen Robson
PERTH — Decisions on Western Australia's woodchip licence renewals are expected to be made by the federal government prior to Christmas. While the federal minister for the environment, Senator Faulkner, has
The following statement was issued by the URNG (National Revolutionary Unity of Guatemala) General Command.
The URNG General Command and all its components commemorate the civil and military movement that on October 20, 1944, put an end to
By Bernadette Hehea
SYDNEY — This year's Reclaim the Night demands were presented on October 26, on the ground floor balcony of the NSW Parliament House. A range of speakers outlined the 1994 demands, as well as expressing personal
Living in the city
By Rob Graham
ADELAIDE — A well-attended public meeting here on October 19 discussed sustainable low-cost housing in the inner city. The main speakers were Hugh Stretton, author of Housing and Government,
By Peter Montague
The US National Cancer Advisory Board (NCAB), an official body of the National Cancer Institute, in September issued a stinging indictment of the nation's cancer programs. Furthermore, for the first time in memory the
Janus: Without Prejudice — A brilliant series questioning the Australian legal system. This week the drug trial of Steve Hennessey and Darren Mack begins. ABC, 8.30pm, Thursday, November 3.
The Big Picture: Billy Connolly's World Tour of
SYDNEY — An alliance of 21 community and environmental groups has come together in the Liverpool area in response to the degraded condition of the Georges River and its potential threat to health, quality of life and wildlife.
The
ADELAIDE — The Ambulance Employees Association is considering placing bans on paperwork, which would result in free ambulance services to patients. This stems from changes to ambulance workers' rosters aimed at cutting overtime and wages.
By Boris Kagarlitsky
MOSCOW — In Russian cities these days, the number of animals is increasing steadily. But to put this down to an improvement in the state of the environment would be risky, to say the least. The animal life in Russian
Innovative theatre takes up East Timor
Quito
By Martin Wesley-Smith and Peter Wesley-Smith
Performed by the Song Company
Presented by the Sydney Metropolitan Opera
Directed by John Wregg
Seven performances from
Philippines villagers fight Mitsubishi
Residents of Masinloc on the Philippines island of Luzon are fighting a gigantic power plant that could force them off their land, cut thousands of century-old mango trees, pollute rivers and endanger
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