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NSW bills target young people

By Rebecca Collerson SYDNEY — A new bill, and proposed changes to others, as part of the NSW Liberal government's law and order campaign have been diluted following pressure from the public. However, police powers regarding young people and

Pilger calls for escalation of East Timor campaign

By Pip Hinman SYDNEY — "Australians can be made to understand the problem with trading with Indonesia's genocidal generals", renowned author and film maker John Pilger told a 450-strong meeting here on December 2. "Trade is not the holy grail,

Cuban ecologist talks on green movement

By Robyn Marshall BRISBANE — Cuban environmentalist Luis Sanchez told a meeting here on November 25 that the most pressing problem facing Cuba since the fall of the Eastern bloc was the production of food. Sanchez is touring Australia as

Melanesian women speak out about choice

By Pip Hinman SYDNEY — For both Junilyn Pikacha, from the Solomon Islands Planned Parenthood Association, and Geraldine Maibani-Michie, from the Department of Community Medicine at the University of Papua New Guinea, women's rights are

Conference calls for a just new world order

By Pip Hinman KUALA LUMPUR — "In search of a just world order" was the title and theme of a three-day international conference held here from November 18. Sponsored by the non-government organisation the Jamahir Society for Culture and

Indonesian unionist in Australia

DITA SARI, the general secretary of the Centre for Indonesian Working Class Struggle (PPBI), is completing a visit to Australia to attend the Indian Ocean Trade Union Conference in Perth and to address several public meetings, including the December

Shearers oppose union sell-out

Shearers oppose union sell-out By Dave Wright and Ray Fulcher BALLARAT — The breakaway Shearers and Rural Workers Union (SRWU) is angry over the proposed award restructuring deal the right-wing AWU-FIME is set to conclude with the

Melbourne Workers Theatre funding slashed

By Ray Fulcher MELBOURNE — A fortnight prior to the state government's "Arts 21" package being unveiled on November 23, the Melbourne Workers Theatre had its funding cut by $20,000. Arts 21 is the Kennett government's policy supposedly

Radio highlights

Time Is On Our Side — The Rolling Stones Story — Part one of a series that traces the band's 30-year career. The series is full of interviews, unique session performances and three decades of recordings. ABC Radio National, Wednesday, December 7,

Pesticides under review

By Linda Kaucher The public has until December 16 to nominate any pesticides which it wants reviewed for safety purposes in the light of new research. Dr Kate Short from the National Toxics Network (NTN) is alerting people to their rights.

Tenants' funding withdrawn

Tenants' funding withdrawn By Alex Bainbridge MELBOURNE — Thirty people gathered outside the office of the Victorian minister for housing, Rob Knowles, on November 30 to protest against the withdrawal of government funding of the Public

Why the number of birth defects will keep increasing

By Peter Montague The Birth Defects Monitoring Program (BDMP) is a US government effort to monitor birth defects using data collected when newborn infants are discharged from hospital. The BDMP was initiated by the federal Centers for Disease