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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

Tenants' funding withdrawn

Tenants' funding withdrawn By Alex Bainbridge MELBOURNE — Thirty people gathered outside the office of the Victorian minister for housing, Rob Knowles, on November 30 to protest against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

Pulping fiction (and somebody's head)

Pulp Fiction Written and directed by Quentin Tarantino Reviewed by Zanny Begg Pulp Fiction is an amoral film. It's a film full of violence. A young black boy's head is blown off in the back of a car. A boxer kills his opponent in the ring.

Socialists to stand in Wollongong

Socialists to stand in Wollongong By Liam Mitchell WOLLONGONG — The Democratic Socialists have announced that they will stand Chris Pickering as candidate for the seat of Wollongong in the upcoming state elections. Pickering, a

Sydney fumes exceed limit

Sydney fumes exceed limit SYDNEY — A study released by the University of Technology, Sydney (UTS) has revealed that the amount of benzene (a carcinogen in petrol) over George Street in the central business district sometimes exceeds the

Romeo in the '90s

Romeo of the Underworld By Venero Armanno Picador Australia, 1994 Reviewed by Kylie Hunt There's something savage and real about Romeo of the Underworld. Venero Armanno makes you take it seriously from the first word — stronzo. Or to

World Cuba Solidarity Conference

HAVANA — The World Cuba Solidarity Meeting wound up on November 25, after five days of debates, speeches and the work of different commissions. The final declaration of this unprecedented event stated: "... we 3072 participants representing

Doing the frug with Gabriel

Tumbling Dice By Brian Toohey Port Melbourne: William Heinemann Australia 1994. 348 pp. $24.95 Reviewed by Allen Myers Brian Toohey is much better known as an investigator of Australia's intelligence services than as an economics writer,

East Timor exhibition visits Ipswich

East Timor exhibition visits Ipswich By Nick Everett BRISBANE — Community Aid Abroad's "East Timor 1942-1992" photo exhibition opened in Ipswich on December 3. The exhibition, on the Queensland leg of its tour, contains more than 100

Colouring human relationships

Three Colours: Red Directed by Krysztof Kieslowski Starring Irene Jacob, Jean-Louis Trintignant Reviewed by Vannessa Hearman and Karl Miller The trilogy Blue, White and Red deals with the themes of liberty, equality and fraternity,

Health and airplane noise

By Janet Parker SYDNEY — The plague of aircraft noise generated by the opening of the third runway at Kingsford Smith airport is uniting affected communities in a powerful opposition — one that has NSW Labor politicians running for cover.

TOES: prophets, populism or a green left perspective?

By Greg Ogle While Paul Keating was holding his November 24-25 national strategies conference, there was another economic forum addressing the problems confronting Australia. This was, literally, The Other Economic Summit (TOES), a people's