GLW issue 401, published 2000-04-12.

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Queensland's 'incarceration fetish'

BY EDWARD JOHNSTONE BRISBANE — The just-released Criminal Justice Commission report, "Prisoner Numbers in Queensland", confirms that the massive increase in the prisoner population during the 1990s is unrelated to crime rates or state population

Tasmania Uni cuts provoke anger

Tasmania Uni cuts provoke anger BY ROHAN PEARCE HOBART — Official attempts to transform the University of Tasmania into a "business-friendly" institution have provoked anger from students whose departments are being de-funded. Thirty-five

'The frustration is building up'

On April 6, Prime Minister John Howard and minister for Aboriginal affairs Senator John Herron were forced to apologise over the federal government submission made to the Senate Legal and Constitutional References Committee's inquiry into the stolen

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