'Dolly' and sex
I quote Kath Gelber quoting Dolly (GLW, May 10) which, apparently writing on what it calls "having sex", says: "Being ready or not is determined by such qualifications as a willingness on the part of both partners to discuss the
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Contrary to earlier reports, detained East Timorese student Filomeno dos Santos did not die as a result of beatings in Becorau prison.
According to investigations by Tapol (British Campaign for Human Rights in Indonesia), Red Cross officials met
BAe rattled by protest
By Alden Salter
LONDON — More than 100 people demonstrated outside British Aerospace's annual general meeting on May 4 at Mayfair's Marriot Hotel. The protesters charged BAe with aiding and abetting genocide in East
Loud silences and abusive families
Spanking the Monkey
Opening in Sydney June 1 and Melbourne June 9
Previewed by Lou Stanley
The film is well directed and at points quite funny, but the most disturbing aspect is the audience's response
Faulkner refuses to save the Tarkine
By Ben Courtice
HOBART — On May 24, federal environment minister John Faulkner was met by about 20 protesters demanding that he take action to save the Tarkine wilderness.
Faulkner, on his way to
Teachers voted at stop-work meetings around Victoria on May 3 to begin an industrial campaign to improve working conditions. The Melbourne meeting was attended by more than 5000 teachers, and good attendances were recorded at meetings in Mildura,
Peter Montague
Air pollution from the combustion of fossil fuels (oil, coal, and natural gas) in cars, trucks, and power plants, is killing roughly 60,000 people in the USA each year, according to researchers at Harvard University's School of
Israel, Iran and the US
Reports that Israel is planning to bomb Iran's nuclear power facilities coincide with US attempts to strangle Iran economically through the unilateral imposition of sanctions.
The Israeli government claims that Iran
Taking up where World War II left off
The Secrets of Porton Down
The Cutting Edge, SBS TV
Tuesday, June 6 8.30pm (8pm SA)
Reviewed by Sean Moysey
World War II produced some horrible weapons: napalm, nuclear bombs, guided rockets, fire
Ding Zilin is the mother of Chiang Jielian, a 17-year-old student who was among the hundreds massacred in Tienanmen Square six years ago, on June 4, 1989. Chinese officials branded the pro-democracy protests "counter-revolutionary" and claimed that