Liberal amendments revive anti-abortion bill
Liberal amendments revive anti-abortion bill
By Amanda Lawrence
CANBERRA — Just as the campaign to defeat ACT independent MLA Paul Osborne's anti-abortion bill looked to be gaining ground, proposed
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By Francesca Davis
1998 was a record year for hurricanes, droughts, floods and other "natural" disasters. Fifty-six countries were hit by severe flooding, and at least 45 were stricken by drought. The events displaced millions and killed thousands.
Write on: Letters to the editor
Reform or revolution
Re. "How do you change society?" (GLW, 18/11/98) by Keara Courtney about the ineffectiveness of reform: When we talk of "revolution", many people think immediately of the romanticised images
Outrage over WA gay bashing
PERTH — Four days after the largest ever Gay and Lesbian Pride march here [on October 31], two gay men were bashed and tortured in the outer southern suburb of Waikiki. The men were in their home when a man broke into
Gay men targeted in anti-paedophile purge
WA's gay and lesbian lobby group has expressed alarm over Health Department plans to screen 25,000 employees for criminal records. Gay and Lesbian Equality WA (GALE) claims that gay men risk losing their
By Renfrey Clarke
MOSCOW — The setting could have been Germany in the 1930s. Over a period of about a month, a well-known parliamentary deputy claimed that "Yids" were responsible for the country's economic problems; vowed before media reporters
Good fun and home truths
Only Heaven KnowsBy Alex HardingDirected by Peter NettellNew Theatre, NewtownFriday-Sunday until December 19Bookings 9873-3575 Review by Helen Jarvis
Sydney forms the setting and the subject of this musical play. Not just
CPSU members vote with their feet against Telstra agreement
By Leo Wellin
"Is she with Telstra or the union?", was the innocent whisper during a workplace meeting at which the Community and Public Service Union (CPSU) telecommunications section
Aboriginal health body rejects spending myth
Aboriginal health body rejects spending myth
By Margaret Allum
The National Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation (NACCHO) has denied media reports implying that Aboriginal health
Radiation leak in Kakadu
Uranium mining operations are directly threatening the long-term integrity of Kakadu National Park, the Australian Conservation Foundation (ACF) said on November 19. The statement followed news of a radioactive spill which
By Jim McIlroy
On November 19, stop-work meetings of Centrelink staff around the country voted overwhelmingly to walk out in protest at plans to cut 5000 jobs. Centrelink is the federal government's major welfare service delivery agency. Members of
By Ruth Ratcliffe
BRISBANE — A day of action to protest against the Jabiluka uranium mine was held on November 21. Around 200 protesters gathered in Queen's Park for a rally addressed by Dave Perry from the Maritime Union of Australia and Pat
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