AYPAC and young people's rights
Comment by Sibylle Kaczorek
CANBERRA — The Australian Youth Policy and Action Coalition (AYPAC) held its national representative board meeting here over three days at the end of October. The board brings together
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The Landlord of Oz
Synopsis, being a summary of what has gone before for the benefit of those who have just joined us:
At a time, not too far away, the WICKED WIK OF THE NORTH cast an evil spell over the Wonderful Land of Oz. Fearing that
Rally against Olympic rent increases
By Margaret Gleeson
SYDNEY — Rentwatchers, a coalition of community groups (including Redfern Legal Centre, Tenants Union of NSW, Tenants Advice Services and Shelter NSW) has called a demonstration outside
Appropriate technology in Guatemala
BRISBANE — West End's House of Freedom was packed to hear Patricia Morrow present a talk and slide show on two projects in the highlands of Guatemala as part of the Australian Volunteer Abroad Program organised
The power of Oils
20,000 WATT R.S.L.Midnight OilColumbia/Sony Review by John Gauci
Nowadays, artists tend to release a greatest hits collection after three or four albums which include a few hits and a couple of misses. Midnight Oil has waited 10
Radiation studies find new dangers of disease
By Bernard Wunsch
Since the advent of nuclear technology, people have been concerned about the effects of radiation on humans. The dangers of high levels of radiation were horrifically shown after the
Comment by Emma Lea and Robert Ryan
Some people consider vegetarianism an inconsequential fad. However, it is one of the most simple and powerful things a person can do to promote personal health, a reduction in environmental destruction and the
The Victory — (The Inside Story of the Takeover of Australia)By Pamela WilliamsAllen & Unwin, 1997, 370 pp., $24.95 (pb) Review by Melanie Sjoberg
The Victory is a gripping tale of intrigue, dubious financial deals and dynamic interpersonal
By Renfrey Clarke
MOSCOW — For several months from mid-1997, the message in the mainstream Russian press was unanimous: the bad times were ending. The collapse that had almost halved the size of the country's economy since 1990 had bottomed out.
Pasminco EZ stops dumping
HOBART — Pasminco EZ dumped its last load of production waste, jarosite, off the continental shelf south of Hobart on October 29. For the last 23 years, the zinc smelting company, which operates on the banks of the
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