Unionism in the public service
The feature on "Reith's 'compete or perish' plan for the public service" (GLW #264) was spot on in its analysis of the current agenda of both the Howard government and APS management. Many CPSU members see the
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By Peter Montague
In the United States, brain cancer has been steadily increasing about 0.7% per year since 1973. This steady increase is noteworthy by itself. However, among people over age 65, brain cancer has been increasing 2.9% each year,
Selective conscience
The Senate is expected to vote on Monday night, after we have gone to press, on Victorian Liberal MP Kevin Andrews' bill to overturn the Northern Territory law permitting voluntary euthanasia. Indications are that the
Pesticide disaster in Mississippi
In response to a pesticide disaster in Mississippi, the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is taking steps to stop future use of restricted-use pesticides in urban areas. More than 1500 homes and
All-dancing Aboriginal and Islander fun
Gammon Old YarnsBy Naroo Dance Company Review by Brendan Doyle
"Naroo", meaning "shake a leg", is an Aboriginal dance style from north Queensland. Naroo are a performing troupe who present traditional
National Action to march
YOUNG, NSW — National Action has announced that it intends to march from the Young Town Hall to the old Lambing Flats site in Young on Easter Saturday, March 29 at 10am. Local sources fear that the Shooters Party
Voices of Freedom: An Oral History of the Civil Rights Movement From the 1950s to the 1980SHenry Hampton and Steve Fayer (eds)Vintage Press, 1995. Published in Australia by Random House. 692 pp., $22.95 The Black Panthers SpeakPhilip S. Foner (ed)Da
Aboriginal rights on the agenda
By Chris Spindler
SYDNEY — "Racism is what defines this country", said Jenny Munro, chairperson of the Metropolitan Lands Council. "Many in this country pretend that racism is not there, but as Aboriginal
Campaign against Otway logging bears fruit
By Bronwen Beechey
Residents of the Otway Ranges south-west of Geelong have scored a victory in their campaign to stop logging on the Wild Dog bushwalking track. The Department of Natural Resources
By James Balowski
In a statement released by Human Rights Watch/Asia dated March 10, executive director Sidney Jones described Sri Bintang Pamungkas as "a man the president finds intolerable". Jones went on to say: "He's everything that good
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