Community Aid Abroad/Freedom From Hunger radiothon — To coincide with World Food Day on Friday, October 16, SBS Radio will be conducting a national radiothon all day to raise funds for CAA. Screen: South of the Border — Patricia Boero
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Tasmanian Aborigines look to traditional lands By Natasha Simons HOBART — The June High Court decision in the Mabo case, rejecting the concept of terra nullius, has given Tasmanian Aborigines confidence to regain ownership of their
By Jeremy Smith MELBOURNE — Some 800 people braved poor weather on October 10 to protest against the performance of Australian governments in eroding standards of social and economic justice. The demonstration was called by the Mobilisation
Conference debates populationism By Ross Davidson The questions of population and immigration are contentious ones in the broad green movement. So it was not surprising that they should feature on the agenda at the Ecopolitics VI conference
By Bronwen Beechey MELBOURNE — "Woman for sale" says the eye-catching headline on the leaflet. "Tired of cooking? Cleaning? Well, look no further!", it continues. "She dices, slices, cuts, grates, vacuums and nurtures in seconds. Made from a
A United States joint House of Representatives-Senate committee voted on October 2 to delete $2.3 million in International Military Education and Training (IMET) funds for Indonesia from the 1993 foreign aid appropriations bill. The decision was
Benders Quarry set to close By Dave Wright HOBART — The Benders limestone quarry at Lune River in south-east Tasmania will cease operation in January, according to federal environment minister Ros Kelly. But the Wilderness Society and
Some abortions legal in Fiji The Fiji Court of Appeal has ruled that doctors can perform abortions in "good faith" to save women from becoming "physical or mental wrecks", the Fiji Times reported on October 2. In September, director of
US nuclear moratorium US President George Bush on October 2 signed into law legislation that requires an immediate nine-month halt to nuclear weapons testing. The act mandates that the president submit a schedule for nuclear test ban talks with
500 Years Week in Brisbane By Bill Mason BRISBANE — "We give homage to all the Mapuches and other people who have shed their blood in the struggle against the European invaders [of the Americas]", Domingo Collicoi, representative of the
Battered wife freed LONDON — Kiranjit Ahluwalia was released from prison on September 25. Her murder conviction, for killing her brutal husband, had been quashed on July 31, and her plea of guilty to manslaughter on grounds of diminished
Rape Why is it people like Rosemary Evans (Write on, GLW #73) justify rape in such a pathetic and dismissive way? She sounds as if she has been brainwashed into accepting all these "rules" that patriarchy has laid upon women. Just because
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