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SERCO attempts more inroads into SA public sector

By Melanie Sjoberg ADELAIDE — SERCO Australia has lodged a proposal with the state Liberal government to contract for the running of all TAFE administrative, maintenance and grounds duties. SERCO Australia is a subsidiary of the SERCO group, a

Politics in science

Arguments about Aborigines, Australia and the Evolution of Social AnthropologyBy L.H. HiattCambridge University Press, London.1996 $29.95 (pb)Reviewed by James Goodman Have you ever wondered why anthropologists have been obsessed with Australia's

Apprentices picket Democrats

Apprentices picket Democrats By Maurice Sibelle MELBOURNE — One hundred and fifty apprentices picketed Senator Lyn Allison's office on November 15 to protest the Australian Democrats' agreement with the government to pass the Workplace

The left and the anti-racism campaign

By Chris Spindler and Lisa Macdonald In the wake of Pauline Hanson's racist outbursts, there has been a flood of organisations and individuals claiming to oppose racism. Virtually everyone, even those who have been and are implementing policies

No reconciliation without justice

By Chris Martin SYDNEY — More than 100 Aborigines and their white supporters protested outside state parliament on November 14 as Premier Bob Carr proclaimed his government's commitment to the reconciliation process. They called the statement a

And how is nature managing?

Nature's Keepers: The New Science of Nature ManagementBy Stephen BudianskyPhoenix Giants, 1996. 296 pp., $24.95Reviewed by Dot Tumney Budiansky's target is the semi-religious status of the balance of nature concept (idol of the well-fed ambience

Frogs give warning

By Peter Montague The Washington Post reports that frogs with severe birth defects have been discovered during the past two summers in 54 of Minnesota's 87 counties, across Wisconsin and up into the St Lawrence River Valley in Quebec. According to

Toning the yuletide flab

Get a GripBy Kaz CookePenguin, 1996. 245 pp., $16.95 (pb)Reviewed by Phil Shannon The festering season is near upon us, the peak season for suicides, domestic disharmony and political drought (no GLW!). May I prescribe a course of Kaz Cooke to cope

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Who rules Russia? Business leader lets the cat out of the bag

By Renfrey Clarke MOSCOW — What was it that replaced "communism" in Russia? Democracy, someone said? Journalists who value their reputations no longer make that claim, except with extensive reservations. But it is often asserted that with

and ain't i a woman?: Courts and injustice

Courts and injustice A two-year study, Heroines of Fortitude: the experiences of women in court as victims of sexual assault, was released on October 30 by the NSW Department for Women. The aim of the study was to assess women's experiences in the

Activists picket Malaysian diplomat

Activists picket Malaysian diplomat By Tim E. Stewart DARWIN — Following news on November 12 of a visit by the Malaysian high commissioner, the Democratic Socialist Party, Australians for a Free East Timor, the Territory Australian Greens and