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Cancer fear in the Illawarra

Cancer fear in the Illawarra By Dave Holmes WOLLONGONG — The recent release of a long-awaited government report on leukaemia clusters in the Illawarra will do little to allay community concerns. The report, by a special committee set up

NGOs picket PNG forestry office

NGOs picket PNG forestry office By Barry Healy PNG NGOs including the Individual and Community Rights Advocacy Forum Inc, Conservation Melanesian, Melanesian Environment Foundation (MEF) and Greenpeace picketed PNGs National Forest

and ain't i a woman?: The body police

The body policeThe body police A couple of weeks ago, Portmans fashion company launched a new, outrageous television advertisement. The ad begins like a community service announcement addressing the social pressures on young women to

popo's dream

popo's dream Can a dream ruin your life?One that begins like a train rideWith you stepping off the platformIn your travelling clothes, a vagrant,the fabric, a story, in which youwander 'til wearied, and far off ...The wheels turning, far off a

Queensland TAFE cuts hit

Queensland TAFE cuts hit By Daniel Lambert BRISBANE — The Borbidge government's $113 million TAFE funding cuts, brought down in the last state budget, are beginning to show their effects as angry students mobilise to fight these attacks

New charges against Russian anti-nuclear campaigner

By Renfrey Clarke MOSCOW — Just in case anyone thought democracy and the rule of law were coming to Yeltsin's Russia, the country's security police in mid-June brought additional charges against nuclear safety campaigner Aleksandr Nikitin.

On Hanson's trail

On Hanson's trail By Helen Cunningham GEELONG — The battle continued against the growth of Pauline Hanson's One Nation party in Geelong on July 18. Organised by the Geelong People for Multiculturalism and Democracy (GPMD), a protest rally

Mystery surrounds death of David Alex

Mystery surrounds death of David Alex By James Balowski Mystery still surrounds the death of David Alex, deputy chief of staff of the East Timorese armed resistance, Falintil, who was shot and captured in Kaibada, Bacau, on June 25. The

Students & Sustainability Conference a great success

By Graham Matthews TOWNSVILLE — Around 600 students from campuses all around Australia and Papua New Guinea attended the Students and Sustainability Conference, held at James Cook University here July 14-18. "The conference has been a great

Cuts to Aboriginal arts committee

Cuts to Aboriginal arts committee By Chris Latham PERTH — A protest was held on July 16 against cuts to Dumbartung Aboriginal Corporation — the Western Australian Aboriginal arts advisory committee. Protesters read letters of support

Rally against One Nation in Werribee

Rally against One Nation in Werribee By Paul Miller MELBOURNE — Around 700 protesters organised by Campaign Against Racism rallied outside the Werribee West Family Centre on July 14 to protest against Pauline Hanson's One Nation party

Life of Riley: Professional foot soldiers

Professional foot soldiersProfessional foot soldiers Life can be bitter. Did you ever notice how easily the amateur can eclipse the good standing of an industrious professional like myself? There I was, gnawing on my muesli (I find