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British environmentalists jailed Seven environmentalists, including Simon Fairlie, one of the editors of the Ecologist, were jailed for 28 days on July 23 for breaching a High Court injunction preventing them from protesting against the

BRISBANE — Queenslanders should brace themselves for continued government spending cuts. With the state budget not due to be brought down until September, already the razors are out. After 44 months in office, the Goss

Shadow over Cambodia Pol Pot and his Khmer Rouge are on the verge of another international victory. The propaganda campaign by the US, the UK and the UN Security Council has by and large been taken up by the media. The UN peacekeeping

Kierath changes WA compo plansPERTH — The Court government announced on July 29 that it will "soften" its proposed changes to workers compensation. However, industrial relations minister Graham Kierath's new proposals

MELBOURNE — The Australian Chemical Industry Council released a code of practice on "Community Right To Know" on July 13. In the wake of major chemical disasters, community groups here have been demanding legislation to

Students Rally Against Education CutsBRISBANE — A rally of more than 600 student teachers at Queensland University of Technology on July 28 expressed anger at proposed state education cuts. The rally was

Campaign to save professional centreBRISBANE — Thirty people attended a rally on July 30 against the sale of Bardon Professional Development Centre. The centre is the latest victim in a range of cutbacks by the state

MELBOURNE — Members of the Australian Services Union (ASU) employed by the State Electricity Commission of Victoria (SECV) in the La Trobe Valley went on strike for 24 hours at midnight on July 28. This followed a period of

Government funds moralistic sex bookletHOBART — A sex information booklet entitled "The Things You Do For Love" was launched here on July 16. The 12-page glossy booklet is a joint project of the Pregnancy Support

Pro-choice picketBRISBANE — A group of noisy, energetic protesters formed a powerful picket here on July 12 in King George Square under the eye of the recently installed "security camera". The group called for

PERTH — State government proposals to amalgamate the privately owned St John of God with the publicly owned Bunbury regional hospital have brought to the fore the issue of abortion rights and job losses. If the plan is

Victorian police face murder chargesMELBOURNE — Years of campaigning by the families of two of the 11 men shot by police between 1987 and 1989 have been partially successful. The director of public prosecutions, Bernard