By Zanny Begg
Eighty-six environmentalists were in court on October 27, facing charges for protesting to save Wild Cattle Creek State Forest from logging operations.
The arrests were a result of a protest that involved more than
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Progressive candidates win on Victorian universities
By Bronwen Brook and Rachel Evans
MELBOURNE — Throughout 1994, students in Victoria have been fighting for the right to be represented, through the campaign against
Only two months remain until the end of the year. In that time we need to raise a further $30,000 for the 91×ÔÅÄÂÛ̳ Weekly fund appeal in order to make our target for 1994.
You can be sure that over the next two months, a fast pace will
Thousands of women and children mobilised around Australia on October 28 to reclaim the night. Since its origins in the 1970s, this annual march has given expression to women's determination to find answers to domestic and sexual violence. This year,
Rwandan refugees used as pawns by old regime
By Zanny Begg
On October 24 officials of the former ruling party in Rwanda, the Republican Movement for Democracy and Development (MRND), and its military wing the interahamwe, took
By Angela Matheson
In March the Australian Law Reform Commission completed a landmark interim paper into women's access to the law; the study is to be completed this month*. In up to 600 written and oral submissions from across the
By Stephen Robson
PERTH — Decisions on Western Australia's woodchip licence renewals are expected to be made by the federal government prior to Christmas. While the federal minister for the environment, Senator Faulkner, has
Poem: Storming the Desert
By John Tomlin
No more dumb bombs
for DEATH —
they're smart now.
Had an education
on how to seek out
that little extracurricular
bit of flesh
and sear it RED.
By Bernadette Hehea
SYDNEY — This year's Reclaim the Night demands were presented on October 26, on the ground floor balcony of the NSW Parliament House. A range of speakers outlined the 1994 demands, as well as expressing personal
European Union considers ban on PCP
The European Commission is considering proposing a comprehensive European Union-wide ban on pentachlorophenol (PCP) according to a report in Environment Watch: Western Europe. This is the result of a
User-pays water
By Kristy Koglin
ADELAIDE — The pressure to privatise any form of consumption has brought into question the free supply of water. The drought and declining water quality have also brought into question water
Janus: Without Prejudice — A brilliant series questioning the Australian legal system. This week the drug trial of Steve Hennessey and Darren Mack begins. ABC, 8.30pm, Thursday, November 3.
The Big Picture: Billy Connolly's World Tour of
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