Wildlife threatened by poison By Leonie Cameron BONANG, Vic — A poison used against feral animals, known as 1080, is posing a threat to wildlife in East Gippsland public forests. The poison causes cardiac arrest and/or collapse of the
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By Peter Boyle MELBOURNE — Most of the leadership of the Australian Democrats' progressive Victorian division and five out of nine of their candidates in the coming Victorian elections have left the party. Their departure comes in the wake of
WA Aboriginal act draws protests By Leon Harrison PERTH — Objections have been pouring in to the WA government since Aboriginal communities were given 30 days to consider the newly rewritten Aboriginal Heritage Act, due to come before
Bosnia and the New World Order Under the pretext of safeguarding the supply of humanitarian aid to the besieged people of Sarajevo, the US government is preparing to use military force to "resolve" the conflict in Bosnia. The outcry by US
By Stephen Robson An agreement by China with the US-based Crestone Energy Company to explore some 25,000 square kilometres of seabed around the Spratly Islands has intensified the dispute over ownership of the archipelago. China passed a
By Sean Lennon MELBOURNE — The Victorian Police force has misrepresented the extent of crime in an effort to gain more money and powers, according to a report released on August 4 by the Federation of Community Legal Centres. The report
Printed here are major portions a position paper prepared by the National Committee to Defend Black Rights. Titled "Miscarriages of Justice in Australia: Aboriginal Girls and Women", it is already circulating internationally. NCDBR chairperson
By Hans Norebrink LA PAZ — The so-called cosmic religions of America are undergoing a resurgence, encouraged by the campaign, "500 years of native, black and popular resistance". American natives are rediscovering national and cultural roots
By Peter Boyle The attempt of the embattled Victorian Labor government to scare voters with accounts of the consequences of the New Zealand economic experiment has raised a dispute: How bad (or good?) are conditions in New Zealand really?
Environment groups boycott talks National environment groups discussing greenhouse strategy with the federal government pulled out of talks in Canberra on August 6. They said that despite nearly two years of talks, the government had still not
Third runway above the law SYDNEY — "On July 29, the federal government moved quietly, one might say stealthily, to exempt the Federal Airports Corporation from all NSW state environmental and planning laws", says NSW Democrat MP Richard
By Tracy Sorensen SYDNEY — Paul Keating's appointment of Dr Anne Summers as his adviser on women's issues earlier this year was seen as a smart move by the more cynical observers watching the two main parties "woo the ladies' vote" (to use
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