Comment by Alexander Schifferegger
Every year more than 250 million animals are used worldwide in medical research — over 2 million Australia wide. Thirty animals die every second in laboratories around the world.
This is claimed to
140
By Norm Dixon
JOHANNESBURG — One of the things that doesn't vary much from country to country is the speeches record company executives make at album launches. There they stand amongst the music journalists and photographers and musicians,
All opinion polls for the last 12 months have shown that the ANC is close to winning the vital two-thirds majority in the national assembly. If it breaks this barrier, the ANC will be in a position to write the final constitution without requiring
By Dave Riley
There are many human conditions that are clearly pathological which seem to have a genetic cause. Disorders such as Huntington's chorea and cystic fibrosis occur in people who carry the relevant mutant gene regardless of diet,
Harassment, not pornography
On April 21 the WA Equal Opportunity Tribunal awarded a $92,000 in damages to two women construction workers. The women complained of harassment by their workmates who made sexually suggestive comments, verbally
Italy's March 27/28 elections swept a far right-wing government, led by media magnate Silvio Berlusconi, into power. Of the 366 parliamentary seats won by the right-wing coalition, 105 went to the National Alliance, an openly fascist party, strong in
By Emma Webb
(Continuation of a debate)
Diana Evans (Green Left, April 13) says that in my earlier article I put the environment at the end of what she refers to as a wish list of human needs (health care, education etc). Contrary to this, she
Plant ownership laws under review
The Plant Breeders Rights (PBR) Bill 1994, which is to replace the Plant Variety Rights (PVR) Act 1987, is now open for public review.
The name change signals a general shift in focus and intent, according
A Season Inside God's Bunker: The Story of the Hebron Massacre
By Micha Peled
SBS TV, Tuesday, May 3, 8.30pm (8 Adelaide)
Reviewed by Nikolai Haddad
This documentary is a chilling look at life in the Israeli settlement of Kiryat Arba,
ADELAIDE — The Anti-Racist Alliance, a broad organisation of community, progressive, peace and union groups and individuals, scored a small victory over racism when the fascist National Action group cancelled a rally it had scheduled for April 30.