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Student environment conference

Student environment conference By Carla Gorton SYDNEY — More than 350 students and environmentalists from around Australia attended the fourth annual Students, Science and Sustainability Conference, held at Macquarie University from July

ALP manipulates ethnic communities

By Robynne Murphy and Stefan Skibicki WOLLONGONG — In recent weeks, the media has devoted a fair amount of time to "multiple recruitment" or stacking in Labour Party branches, particularly in the Illawarra. The sudden growth of membership

Nostradamus' Media Watch

By Craig Cormick Based on highly reliable international contacts, leaked documents and horoscopes from several TV magazines, Nostradamus' Media Watch presents a highly accurate forecast of political events across the globe. Rwandan refugee

WA forest blockade debated

WA forest blockade debated By Mark Lockett and Anne Pavy PERTH — Western Australian Conservation Council president Beth Schultz has accused the department of Conservation and Land Management (CALM) of running a disinformation campaign on

Macedonians march against discrimination

Macedonians march against discrimination By Ray Fulcher MELBOURNE — Forty thousand Macedonians and supporters marched on Parliament House on July 30, demanding that the federal Labor and state Liberal governments end their discrimination

A Cuba-Australian experience

By Jill Hickson SYDNEY — Juan Jacinto Herrera, a Cuban percussionist, singer, pianist and composer has teamed up with some of Sydney's top Latino musicians in Cubana-Oz for a Cuba-Australian experience at the Latin American Dance Fiesta at the

Ambulance drivers win fight over emergencies

Ambulance drivers win fight over emergencies By Gail Lord SYDNEY — Last week New South Wales ambulance officers were in dispute over the failure of hospitals in Sydney's West to take emergency patients. Drivers here had have been moving from

Write on

Selling out It beats me when I receive a leaflet requesting support for a public rally against selling off public assets and sponsored by the people listed. It is hypocritical. I was reading about Tolpuddle when I was just eight years of

Campaign against Timor oil spoils

By Nick Everett BRISBANE — The oil company, Petroz N.L. in conjunction with BHP Petroleum, are about to start drilling for oil in the Timor Gap. While Petroz, which is based here, is not new to exploration in the Timor Sea, this latest venture

Melbourne's public transport 'at the crossroads'

Melbourne's public transport 'at the crossroads' By Alex Cooper MELBOURNE — Two hundred people packed the Assembly Hall on July 28 to hear Mike Colle from the Toronto Transit Commission urge people to defend Melbourne's public transport

On the box

About Us: Secrets of the Moche — Archaeologists uncover proof of the existence of a fabled lost civilisation that pre-dated the Incas. For seven centuries the Moche empire existed between the Andes and the Pacific, producing feats of art and

... and ain't i a woman?: Feminism gone too far?

Feminism gone too far? An interesting debate has emerged about girls' educational programs sparked, however, by an investigation into the situation for boys in schools. A recent study suggested that girls are outperforming boys by the time