Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities may be included in a scientific project to collect genetic material from the world's endangered indigenous peoples.
The Human Genome Diversity Project is a five-year plan to
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Groups oppose cable car in rainforest CAIRNS — The Cairns and Far North Environment Centre (CAFNEC) and People Against Kuranda Sky-Rail (PAKS) on November 5 announced a campaign against a proposed cable-car development through listed World
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National women's conferenceCANBERRA — CAPOW!, the Coalition of Australian Participating Organisations of Women!, is a new networking body which is establishing itself as a powerful force for the more than 50 national
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Triumph clothing strike endsBRISBANE — More than 350 women at Triumph International women's underwear factories at Ipswich and Wynnum ended a nine-day strike on November 3, after gaining some improvement in the redundancy
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Comment by Yaluritja (Clarrie Isaacs) PERTH — The West Australian Liberal Party's anti-Mabo legislation is a crime against humanity. Running true to form, the West Australian Liberal extremists are determined to validate their own leases
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WOLLONGONG — The South Coast Labour Council on November 2 imposed a ban on goods being shipped from Port Kembla to Papua New Guinea. The ban will not be lifted until the PNG government lifts the blockade against
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ADELAIDE — The South Australian Institute of Teachers (SAIT) has endorsed the union's president, Clare McCarty, as an "Education Independent" for the state elections on December 11. Green Left Weekly spoke to McCarty about
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Blacks demand more time on legislationBRISBANE — Three hundred people attended a meeting to discuss the Mabo situation on November 5. The meeting, organised by the Foundation for Aboriginal and Islander Research
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Perth residents fight freewayPERTH — The City Northern Bypass is a freeway link proposed by the state Liberal government to run across the northern edge of the Perth central area. The government claims that it will help
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Officials 'ignored' illegal sewer dumpsBRISBANE — Brisbane City Council staff have turned a blind eye to the dumping of huge amounts of illegal liquid waste into the city's sewerage system, a Criminal Justice Commission
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Big business responds "Richard Court sets off alone on his risky Mabo path" ran the editorial in the November 5 issue of the West Australian. Reflecting the concerns of a section of big business that believes a better approach would be a
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PERTH — The Court government tabled the Land (Titles and Traditional Usage) Bill in the Legislative Assembly on November 4 in an attempt to pre-empt the Keating government's legislation, expected to be introduced on November