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Introducing Asian Studies — The Population Question in China — Faced with the largest population in the world, the Chinese government implemented drastic and controversial control measures, including a policy of one child per family. ABC Radio
Not true, unfortunately "Money market 'gone to hell'" — headline in Sunday Telegraph, June 26. Forward planning "The Royal Australian Navy is spending $70 million to buy and convert two American warships into helicopter carriers so
Public cinema for Newtown SYDNEY — The third in a series of screenings to highlight the need for a public cinema in the inner suburb of Newtown takes place when the community newspaper Newtown Bridge presents Riding the Gale, a poignant
By Jon Land Two East Timorese were sentenced to prison for three years on June 27 for raising the flag of Fretilin in Dili on July 17 of last year. The peaceful protest marked the date that Suharto signed a bill declaring East Timor part of
ADELAIDE — The state Liberal cabinet has approved in principle a plan for businesses to employ prisoners. The proposal, prepared by the Department of Correctional Services, would allow companies to employ inmates as factory workers in remote
Lesbians and gays rally in Brisbane By Nick Everett and Ana Kailis BRISBANE — 1500 people rallied on July 2 to support lesbian and gay rights. The rally, which commemorates the 25th anniversary of the Stonewall riots, was followed by a
Wednesday Special: The Gadfly — This dramatised documentary is the story of Francis James, one of the most colourful and mysterious figures in Australia's recent history: air ace, journalist, publisher, agitator (an early and vocal opponent of the
Southern Sky, Western Oval: A Year Inside League Football By Martin Flanagan McPhee Gribble, 1994. 191 pp., $14.95 (pb) Reviewed by Phil Shannon Footscray, in the western suburbs of Melbourne, has the highest unemployment rate (24%) in
Comment by Ray Hayes Steve Rogers and June McKay in their article "Jobs at Risk in DEET Proposal" (Green Left Weekly, June 15) miss the point completely. Their analysis is unworthy of inclusion in the pages of a paper that attempts to play a
She can wear the pants By Michael Boswell PERTH — The trivial farce over women workers wearing trousers in the WA parliament ended on June 30 when the speakers of both the Legislative Assembly and Council indicated that women could now
By Peter Montague For three years, the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has been reassessing the toxicity of dioxin and other dioxin-like chemicals, including dibenzofurans and some PCBs (polychlorinated biphenyls). PCBs are
By Tom Kelly A breakthrough in solar energy technology at the University of New South Wales (UNSW) means that clean energy from the sun can now be cost-competitive with energy produced by the combustion of fossil fuels. This breakthrough,