GEELONG — Some 2000 people participated in a noisy rally against tariff cuts here on August 7. The rally was called by the Geelong Trades and Labour Council and the Australia First Campaign and was addressed by Victorian Premier Joan Kirner
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Wildlife threatened by poison By Leonie Cameron BONANG, Vic — A poison used against feral animals, known as 1080, is posing a threat to wildlife in East Gippsland public forests. The poison causes cardiac arrest and/or collapse of the
By Sean Malloy Young people are the chief victims of violence in our society, according to a new study. A discussion paper published for the National Youth Affairs Research Scheme pieces together the relationship between young people, violence,
Tasmanian readers We apologise for the unavailability of issue number 64, which was not delivered to Tasmania because of an industrial dispute in the transport industry. Copies of issue 64 are now available from your usual seller or the
By Sean Lennon MELBOURNE — The Victorian Police force has misrepresented the extent of crime in an effort to gain more money and powers, according to a report released on August 4 by the Federation of Community Legal Centres. The report
The following is excerpted from a statement written by East Timorese resistance leader Xanana Gusmao, head of the National Council of Maubere Resistance (CNRM), to the United Nations Decolonisation Committee in New York, July 27, 1992. It was
Obviously "People are obviously rehiring." — Prime Minister Paul Keating on the drop in the latest unemployment figure from 11.1% to 11%. Model prisoner Former Wall Street junk bond king Michael Milken, sentenced to 10 years' jail in
Environment groups boycott talks National environment groups discussing greenhouse strategy with the federal government pulled out of talks in Canberra on August 6. They said that despite nearly two years of talks, the government had still not
Women in sport We hear about sportswomen when something big happens. When Cathy Watt wins at Barcelona or Lisa Curry brings home gold from the Commonwealth Games, it's news. For a brief moment, these women are heroes. Splashed across the
By Catherine Brown The fountain in Place Saint Michel, outside the courtroom where four senior former health officials are on trial, ran blood red as a reminder by protesters of the 256 haemophiliacs who died after receiving AIDS-infected