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Why the number of birth defects will keep increasing

By Peter Montague The Birth Defects Monitoring Program (BDMP) is a US government effort to monitor birth defects using data collected when newborn infants are discharged from hospital. The BDMP was initiated by the federal Centers for Disease

Radio highlights

Time Is On Our Side — The Rolling Stones Story — Part one of a series that traces the band's 30-year career. The series is full of interviews, unique session performances and three decades of recordings. ABC Radio National, Wednesday, December 7,

Doing the frug with Gabriel

Tumbling Dice By Brian Toohey Port Melbourne: William Heinemann Australia 1994. 348 pp. $24.95 Reviewed by Allen Myers Brian Toohey is much better known as an investigator of Australia's intelligence services than as an economics writer,

Pesticides under review

By Linda Kaucher The public has until December 16 to nominate any pesticides which it wants reviewed for safety purposes in the light of new research. Dr Kate Short from the National Toxics Network (NTN) is alerting people to their rights.

Tenants' funding withdrawn

Tenants' funding withdrawn By Alex Bainbridge MELBOURNE — Thirty people gathered outside the office of the Victorian minister for housing, Rob Knowles, on November 30 to protest against the withdrawal of government funding of the Public

Romeo in the '90s

Romeo of the Underworld By Venero Armanno Picador Australia, 1994 Reviewed by Kylie Hunt There's something savage and real about Romeo of the Underworld. Venero Armanno makes you take it seriously from the first word — stronzo. Or to

Socialists to stand in Wollongong

Socialists to stand in Wollongong By Liam Mitchell WOLLONGONG — The Democratic Socialists have announced that they will stand Chris Pickering as candidate for the seat of Wollongong in the upcoming state elections. Pickering, a

A brush with the mafia

By Renfrey Clarke MOSCOW — Even in a city which now has a reputation as one of the world's crime capitals, it can be easy at times to forget that crime exists. Newspapers might carry lists of the week's murder victims, but a reassuring piece

Sydney fumes exceed limit

Sydney fumes exceed limit SYDNEY — A study released by the University of Technology, Sydney (UTS) has revealed that the amount of benzene (a carcinogen in petrol) over George Street in the central business district sometimes exceeds the

World Cuba Solidarity Conference

HAVANA — The World Cuba Solidarity Meeting wound up on November 25, after five days of debates, speeches and the work of different commissions. The final declaration of this unprecedented event stated: "... we 3072 participants representing

Health and airplane noise

By Janet Parker SYDNEY — The plague of aircraft noise generated by the opening of the third runway at Kingsford Smith airport is uniting affected communities in a powerful opposition — one that has NSW Labor politicians running for cover.

East Timor exhibition visits Ipswich

East Timor exhibition visits Ipswich By Nick Everett BRISBANE — Community Aid Abroad's "East Timor 1942-1992" photo exhibition opened in Ipswich on December 3. The exhibition, on the Queensland leg of its tour, contains more than 100