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Taking risks with the environment

Risk versus risk: Tradeoffs in protecting health and the environmentEdited by John D. Graham and Jonathan Baert WienerHarvard University Press, 1996. 337 pp., US$39.95Reviewed by Dot Tumney Risk management refuses to fit into neat boxes. Those making

New bill pushes schools privatisation

By Marina Cameron Following a report by the Senate's employment, education and training committee, a bill which will drastically affect funding to public schools was passed by the Senate on November 29 with the support of the ALP. The bill received

Campaigning at ANU in 1997

MATT TINNING was recently elected the 1997 president of the Australian National University Student Association on the "Counter Attack" ticket. ANU Resistance club activist MARTIN ILTIS spoke to him about his plans for next year. Question: Can you

Radio highlights

The Whalers — WA's Albany was — and remains — a whaling town. From the 1830s until 1978, whales were hunted and processed there. The town is again riding on the whales' back through the tourist sport of whale watching, and it is worth more

Pressure grows over CES/DSS

Pressure grows over CES/DSS By Paul Oboohov Community and Public Sector Union members in the Commonwealth Employment Service have increased pressure on the federal government to stop corporatisation of the CES. The corporatisation would remove

Beanland under fire in anti-discrimination row

Beanland under fire in anti-discrimination row By Bill Mason BRISBANE — Queensland attorney-general and justice minister Denver Beanland has accused the sacked head of the joint federal-state Human Rights and Equal Opportunities Commission,

Government slams door on Open Learning

By Marina Cameron Although the government's bill to allow the charging of up-front undergraduate fees will go before the Senate only this week, Open Learning Australia (OLA) has already begun to charge fees for 1997. The passage of the bill is by

The 'Holy Trinity' and the Third World

IMF/World Bank/WTO: The Free Market FiascoEdited by Eric Toussaint and Peter DruckerNotebooks for Study and Research No. 24/25International Institute for Research and Education (IIRE)1995. 116 pp., US$8.75Reviewed by Eva Cheng The Free Market Fiasco

WA elections: Racism No! Justice Yes!

By Jorge Andres PERTH — When it comes to who will govern Western Australia, voters will get scarce choice at the December 14 poll. Some may hope that beneath the innocent Clarke Kent exterior, Labor's Geoff Gallop may prove to be a superman

Hinchinbrook campaign continues

Hinchinbrook campaign continues By Trish Corcoran SYDNEY — One hundred and thirty people packed the Glebe Town Hall here on November 26 to hear an update on the campaign to stop tourist "development" and save the ecosystem in the area around

Report slams black health crisis

Report slams black health crisis By Bill Mason BRISBANE — The disastrous state of the health of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in Queensland has been underlined by a state government "status" report on health matters released on

In the Malaysian police lock-up

On November 8, thugs from the ruling National Front parties in Malaysia physically broke up the Asia Pacific Conference on East Timor II (APCET II). Police later arrived and, instead of arresting the thugs, arrested all the conference participants.