By Pip Hinman
KUALA LUMPUR — "In search of a just world order" was the title and theme of a three-day international conference held here from November 18. Sponsored by the non-government organisation the Jamahir Society for Culture and
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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
DITA SARI, the general secretary of the Centre for Indonesian Working Class Struggle (PPBI), is completing a visit to Australia to attend the Indian Ocean Trade Union Conference in Perth and to address several public meetings, including the December
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,
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,
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.
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
Tenants' funding withdrawn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
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
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
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
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.
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