By Boris Kagarlitsky
MOSCOW — In Russian cities these days, the number of animals is increasing steadily. But to put this down to an improvement in the state of the environment would be risky, to say the least. The animal life in Russian
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Pesticides found in milk in India
A seven-year study of pesticide residues in milk in 12 Indian states has attracted considerable public concern. The study by the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), found that a high proportion of
Ambitious
"Honest, there really isn't much wrong with our party that winning a federal election wouldn't fix." — Liberal MP Tony Abbott.
Career path
"Unless and until women become more active in the factions, change is not
Writing Dangerously: Mary McCarthy and her World
By Carol Brightman
Harvest, 1994. 714 pp., $29.95 (pb)
Reviewed by Phil Shannon
Mary McCarthy tends to be remembered, if at all, as the US author of a sexy novel from the
Hope for Whian Whian State Forest
By Zanny Begg
Logging in compartment 65, part of the Whian Whian State Forest, may halt after evidence has been produced that logging is damaging rainforest areas Garrick Martin from the
Depression hits Robinson Crusoe's island
By Dave Riley
"Friday", said Robinson Crusoe", I'm sorry, I fear I must lay you off."
"What do you mean, Master?"
"Why, you know there's a big surplus of last
Innovative theatre takes up East Timor
Quito
By Martin Wesley-Smith and Peter Wesley-Smith
Performed by the Song Company
Presented by the Sydney Metropolitan Opera
Directed by John Wregg
Seven performances from
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
By Jennifer Thompson
SYDNEY — An October 26 forum here, called by the recently formed National Women's Media Centre, heard from speakers representing a spectrum of opinion on whether banning or restricting pornography contributes to the
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
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