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Sex vs gender There appears to be a growing trend in the mainstream press, that is becoming reflected in the progressive press, to make use of the term gender where sex is more appropriate. Have you ever seen a questionnaire that asks "What
The men have failed By Brandon Astor Jones All over the world in ever increasing numbers, women are going to prison. In Australia, over 40% of the women in or about to go to prison are single parents of small children. Of the 300 women now
By Dick Nichols On October 18 mass meetings of Public Sector Union members around Australia voted to strike for 24 hours on October 25 and begin a campaign of rolling stoppages from October 26. The action came in the wake of government
By Vikki Langton ADELAIDE — Five areas of Kangaroo Island's valuable natural wilderness are the first section of South Australia to be fully protected by a state government act. Under the Wilderness Protection Act of 1992, the areas, totalling
By Stephen Robson PHNOM PENH — After the adoption of a new constitution, the 22,000-strong forces of the United Nations Transitional Authority in Cambodia (UNTAC) are withdrawing. On September 21, the 120-person Constituent Assembly
Adelaide women organise By Jane Hope ADELAIDE — The re-emergence of women's liberation here is taking place in a climate of insecurity for women. Jobs are being shed rapidly in the state public sector, and the threat of enterprise
By Craig Cormick Based on highly reliably international contacts, leaked documents and horoscopes from several TV magazines, Nostradamus' Media Watch presents a highly accurate forecast of events across the globe. Peace in Somalia
"One would think in a free and reasonable society that these things don't happen." — WA Liberal MLA Wayde Smith, after discovering that police had planted a bug in his home in 1991. Understanding "He is a great man — a martyr, not a crook.
By Chris Beale Thailand's "pro-democracy" government of Prime Minister Chuan is fighting for its life in the face of a comeback by "unusually rich" politicians and destabilising arson attacks. A super-merger of opposition pro-military
By Ana Kailis AUCKLAND — The emergence of the Alliance as a credible left force in New Zealand politics has left Labour with nowhere to go. With significant sections of its traditional working-class constituency now supporting the Alliance,
A sick system "Disturbing", "scandalous", "disgusting": these are among the long list of adjectives used in Brian Burdekin's report on the human rights of people with mental illness to describe their plight. Yet words are inadequate to paint the
Operation Rescue and other right-wing Christian fundamentalist groups over the last nine years have carried out a campaign of terror and violence against abortions clinics, their staff, especially doctors, and the women who use their services.