GLW issue 216, published 1996-01-24.

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Koori land claim to fight wetlands destruction

By Tony Iltis WOLLONGONG — A proposed luxury marina at Shellharbour is being opposed by local Kooris because of the area's historical and cultural significance. The $750 million development would also destroy the Bass Point site's unique wetlands

Deaths in custody increase: interview with Ray Jackson

Deaths in custody increase: interview with Ray JacksonDespite the 339 recommendations of the Royal Commission into Aboriginal Deaths in Custody, handed down during 1991, Aboriginal people are dying in prison at an increasing rate. In 1996 already

... and ain't i a woman?: Female students' success provokes backlash

As year 12 results for 1995 are released across the country, there has been an improvement for female students in comparison to male students. In every state and territory more young women than young men stay on to the end of school, more young women

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International bisexual conference The Australian Bisexual Network (ABN) is looking for financial support to send bisexual activists to the International Bisexual Symposium '96 in Berlin in late May. The ABN hope that three activists will be able to
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