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Opening of Clearing HouseMELBOURNE — The Clearing House for Clean Information had its grand opening in Melbourne's western suburbs on August 21. The Clearing House is a new statewide toxics and urban issues group.

Following a proposal by NSW electricity supplier, Pacific Power in 1993, to construct a 132 kV transmission line from Lismore to Mullumbimby on the NSW north coast, a large section of the local community questioned the need

SYDNEY — The scrapping of the Labor Party's three mines policy for an open-gate approach would be a serious misjudgment of the international uranium market and an unwise political decision which would be remembered at the next federal election, a

Call to cease 'cold war' against North Korea National leaders of the Uniting Church, Rev Dr D'Arcy Wood (President) and Rev Gregor Henderson (General Secretary) called on the Prime Minister on June 21 to seek a diplomatic, new initiative for

Abortion an election issueSYDNEY — The Women's Abortion Action Campaign (WAAC) has surveyed all candidates standing in the by-election for the state seat of Parramatta to determine their attitude to women's right to

Blue stocking weekWOLLONGONG — Wollongong University Blue Stocking Week, from August 15-19 was packed with performance nights, public forums, debates and workshops focussing on women's experiences struggling together for

The Indonesian government has fast-forwarded its plans to construct the first of its 12 nuclear reactors. The head of the National Atomic Energy Agency (BATAN), Djali Ahimsa, announced on August 9 that the schedule for building the

Anti-Violence Project launched SYDNEY — "In a perfect world homophobia would be dying: not gays and lesbians." This is the theme of a new campaign launched here on August 19 by the Lesbian and Gay Anti-Violence Project (AVP) and the AIDS

Kennett rams through Grand Prix plansMELBOURNE — The Kennett government has been exempted from conducting an environment impact study on the Albert Park Grand Prix development. The state governor granted the exemption

Demonstrations were held across Australia in support of East Timor on August 17, Indonesian Independence Day. East Timor solidarity groups chose the date to highlight the ongoing illegal occupation of East Timor by Indonesia and the

Resistance launched in DarwinDARWIN — A banner drop to catch the afternoon traffic on August 5 launched the new Resistance branch here. The banner, "Human rights before mining rights", was designed to highlight the

Peter Harkins BRISBANE — A moving funeral service was held in Warwick on August 19 for Peter Harkins, a well-known activist in the campaign to stop the closure of the Biala alcohol and drug detoxification centre. Peter was also a Biala State