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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
By Frank Gollan CANBERRA — Delegates attending the March 13 branch conference of the ACT Community and Public Sector Union (CPSU) expressed strong support for a united and effective fight against attacks on the public service. The meeting
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
By Gim Joong-gen First World bosses point to the social values of Asia's newly industrialising countries (NICs) as a universal recipe for prosperity: unswerving loyalty to family, company and nation. The most genuine progress in these
IWD was celebrated around the country on March 8 with rallies and marches in support of women's demands for measures needed to make equality a reality. A spirited group of 300 women and men attended the first IWD rally in Canberra for four years.
Save Redfern Block campaign continues By Chris Spindler SYDNEY — Rumours of the appearance of bulldozers from March 17 circulated as Aboriginal Redfern Housing Coalition members mobilised for an Aboriginal Housing Company meeting on March
NSW hospital waiting lists grow By Shane Bentley SYDNEY — In the 1995 state election campaign, Premier Bob Carr promised to cut hospital waiting lists by half or to resign after one year. On March 7, the state government conceded that
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
By Margaret Perrott WOLLONGONG — "There is nobody like Fred" is accepted by all progressive movements in the Illawarra. Known as "Dad" to local Kooris and activists — blood brother to the Jerringa people and an honorary life member of the
Why greens should be redsWhy greens should be reds By Peter Boyle n this relatively wealthy country, too many of those who are concerned about ecological issues forget the first half of the popular environmentalist slogan: "Think
By Tony Iltis HOBART — Last June, the Tasmanian Liberal government announced the closure of the hospital in the isolated West Coast community of Rosebery. However, a mass campaign by the local community has brought it a reprieve, although its
By Eva Cheng The Korean Confederation of Trade Unions (KCTU) may call another general strike in May to force the Kim Young-sam government to remove repressive new labour laws. In a deal struck between the ruling parties and the parliamentary