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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
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
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
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
The Doctrine of DNA: Biology as ideology By R.C. Lewontin Penguin Books. 128 pp. $14.95 Reviewed by Dave Riley The definitive answer to how much you could drink and still feel good about it was recently supplied by the Sun Herald.
By Jack Weston and Anthony Thirlwall ADELAIDE — "This is the deal:, agree to our enterprise bargaining agreement (EBA) and Mr Muluihill can have his job back", explained Terry Pethebridge, Transfield industrial relations manager, to a meeting
Melbourne singer/songwriter Penelope Swayles, after blitzing the Adelaide Fringe Festival with the Melbourne Indi Women's Gang, is now on her first formal tour. One of Australia's best new political musicians promises east coast dwellers
Just Desserts By Jane White PERTH — The nicely named "Just Desserts", held here on April 22, was Western Australian Campaign Against Racial Exploitation's final push for the South African Election fund. Hosted by Sheila Suttner, we
By Jorge Sotirios The first images that come to mind regarding the Greek cinema are usually three: Zorba the Greek, Melina Mercouri and Shirley Valentine — a sunny mixture of passion and tourism that lulls the viewer into a false reality.
De Klerk's 'last gasp' By Norm Dixon JOHANNESBURG — President F.W. de Klerk's decision to defy the directive of the Transitional Executive Council (TEC) and the Independent Electoral Commission that all prisoners be granted the right to
By Angie Hartwig PERTH — An ANC Victory Party is being organised here on May 21, after the inauguration of President Nelson Mandela on May 11. The celebration is being organised by WA Campaign Against Racial Exploitation and Western
By Rachel Evans and Ray Fulcher MANILA — "Women in the Philippines suffer discriminatory hiring practices, unequal wages, sexual harassment in the home, factories and streets as well as the double burden of housekeeping" stated Noime