Isn't prevention better than cure?
By Natascha Heuer
PERTH — During the first term of the school year, the Family Planning Association of Western Australia held a Promoting Adolescent Sexual Health (PASH) course, about sexuality and other
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Newcastle SRC elections
By Shane Bentley
NEWCASTLE — The progressive "Activate" ticket breathed some life into elections for the Newcastle University Students Representative Council, held April 18-21.
Activate won four out of five
Just Desserts
By Jane White
PERTH — The nicely named "Just Desserts", held here on April 22, was Western Australian Campaign Against Racial Exploitation's final push for the South African Election fund.
Hosted by Sheila Suttner, we
Green Left Weekly contacted a range of parliamentarians to canvass their views on abortion law repeal. While members of the Australian Democrats, WA Greens and ALP expressed individual support for a woman's right to choose, none have said they are
Who should pay for Aboriginal health?
The federal government has been flying many kites before the May 10 budget. There is debate on how much extra funding should go to the neglected area of Aboriginal health, and whether it should come from a
Rally against racism
ADELAIDE — Another rally against racism is to be held on Saturday, May 7, at 11:30 at Barker Gardens (cnr Prospect Rd and Alpha Rd), Prospect.
The rally will build on the success of last month's rally of nearly 1000
By Frank Enright
There are those who insinuate themselves into the progressive movements to gain a hearing for reactionary agendas. One such group recently unmasked is Australians Against Further Immigration (AAFI). Their point of entry into the
Timber companies recently halted logging in protest over the Papua New Guinea government's new forestry guidelines. But a controversial amendment has been defeated, and the Asian-dominated industry now faces a higher log export tax and a ban on
By Jorge Sotirios
The first images that come to mind regarding the Greek cinema are usually three: Zorba the Greek, Melina Mercouri and Shirley Valentine — a sunny mixture of passion and tourism that lulls the viewer into a false reality.
By Kath Gelber
SYDNEY — The debate over women's right to choose has continued in full force in NSW since the April 18 ruling by Justice Newman that a woman could not be awarded damages for being unable to have an abortion because the abortion
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