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This week 91×ÔÅÄÂÛ̳ Weekly devotes eight pages to reports and analysis of the historic first democratic election in South Africa. The eight pages will give you background, history and interviews that you won't read anywhere else. The victory of
A Most Remarkable Planet: The Dolphin's Gift — It is estimated that during the time it took to make this film, more than half a million dolphins, porpoises and small whales were killed. This story traces the growth in interest in Fungi, a
By Tim E. Stewart DARWIN — With Northern Territory elections to be held later this year, the campaign against excessive military aircraft noise has become a hot issue for local politicians. Recent meetings of the Aircraft Noise Abatement
Goss resists repealing abortion laws By Susan Price BRISBANE — In the recent review of the Criminal Code, initiated by attorney general Deane Wells to bring Queensland's laws "into the 21st century", 91×ÔÅÄÂÛ̳ which cover abortion were
91×ÔÅÄÂÛ̳ Weekly's NORM DIXON spoke to movement activists about their feelings as they cast their votes in the historic democratic elections. Nombonisa Gasa, head of the ANC's Commission on the Emancipation of Women: When I got my first
The South African Communist Party is the best-known socialist party in the country, and much was made by the National Party of its alliance with the African National Congress and the presence of SACP members on the ANC's candidate lists. But the SACP
Intimidation and racism By Brandon Astor Jones At 10.10pm on March 31, William Henry Hance was pronounced dead, his scorched corpse still strapped to Georgia's electric chair. Hance was more than a little mentally impaired. Georgia law
NZ child-care scam exposed By Ian Powell WELLINGTON — Child-care has not been immune to the drive from the mid-1980s towards deregulation and privatisation in New Zealand. Private child-care facilities are able to receive government
Who should pay for Aboriginal health? The federal government has been flying many kites before the May 10 budget. There is debate on how much extra funding should go to the neglected area of Aboriginal health, and whether it should come from a
Isn't prevention better than cure? By Natascha Heuer PERTH — During the first term of the school year, the Family Planning Association of Western Australia held a Promoting Adolescent Sexual Health (PASH) course, about sexuality and other
Youth wages create poverty, not jobs By Nathan Brady and Nikki Ulasowski Currently, 20% of young full-time workers earn incomes below the poverty line, and most of the rest populate the lowest quarter of income recipients. The
By Jon Land The federal government's May 10 budget and white paper package looks set to continue attacks on young people and the long-term unemployed. A key feature of the white paper is the introduction of a training wage for all long-term