GLW issue 267, published 1997-03-19.

Immunisation: parent blaming is no answer

By Margaret Perrott The media are once again focusing on the low immunisation rates of Australian children. The federal health minister, Dr Michael Wooldridge, dismisses the 2-5% of parents who actively oppose it. He has proposed "incentives" to

'McMountains' development defeated

'McMountains' development defeated KATOOMBA — In a victory for grassroots community action, the fast food giant McDonald's informed local activists organised in the Mountains Against McDonald's (MAM) group on March 7 that it would not

'Let them drive BMWs'

"Anybody has the option of buying a BMW any time they choose", according to Felicity Kennett, wife of Victorian Premier Jeff Kennett. Felicity Kennett has recently been appointed an "ambassador" for the German luxury car giant, and one of the

University of Sydney moves towards privatisation

By Emily McCosker SYDNEY — As university administrations around the country contemplate government cuts to higher education funding, it is becoming apparent that larger universities will introduce fee-paying courses for Australian

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Australian News

Roxby to test law on union access

Roxby to test law on union access By Philippa Stanford ADELAIDE — The Roxby Downs uranium mine in South Australia is shaping up as a major test site of the Howard government's new industrial relations laws. Western Mining Corporation

Stephanie Wilkinson

Stephanie Wilkinson Stephanie Wilkinson, the founder of Australians Against Executions, died of cancer in Sydney on March 8. She was 62. Stephanie — half her friends knew her as Stephanie, the other half as "Jill", a nickname given to go

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International News

Australian military aid to PNG will not be cut

By Norm Dixon Following a meeting between Australian PM John Howard and PNG PM Julius Chan in Sydney on March 9, Howard hinted that military aid to PNG may be boosted and more Australian army "advisers" sent to replace the hired guns from

World Humanist Congress in Mexico

By Norman Taylor Attending the World Humanist Congress in Mexico City in November provided an opportunity to hear immensely well-informed speakers from 26 countries, including world figures such as Pakistani writer Taslima Nasrin, forced to flee

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Editorial

One-way 'mutual obligation'

One-way 'mutual obligation' Federal cabinet last week approved plans to double the size of a work for the dole scheme announced by PM John Howard last month, and to introduce tougher penalties for young people who refuse to participate or drop

Cultural Dissent

Poem: Roaming in the Gloaming (For Pauline Hanson MP)

Roaming in the Gloaming(For Pauline Hanson MP) They live in the gloaming,in the shadow of the Land of the Leal.Half peoplefor whom the sunshines not.For them our worldis threat and fear ...They fret and fumepicking the scabs offthis and

TV gets actively radical

SYDNEY — FRANK GOMEZ talked to JILL HICKSON, PATTY BIANCO, MARYANN WYLDER and BOB SHORT, members of the community television access group Actively Radical Television (ARTV), about what it is like being involved in community free-to-air television.

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