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Programs of interest on Sydney Community TV (UHF 31) — Perleeka, indigenous Australians' program, nightly, 7pm. Art Experimenta, Mondays, 8pm and 11.30pm, and Tuesdays, 3am and 6.30am. Bent TV, Gay and lesbian program, Thursdays, 10.30pm and
By Peter Boyle If you were to judge from the front page headlines of Australia's daily newspapers, you'd believe that on October 30 — the first day of the International Court of Justice hearing in The Hague on the legality of nuclear weapons —
By Kath Gelber "Women ... are losing out", according to Bettina Arndt, sex therapist and now journalist for the Sydney Morning Herald. In a piece entitled, "The Sexual Illiterates", on October 28, Arndt bemoans the inadequacies of current sexual
Well, I'm doing my latest new thing now: growing a sequoia, a redwood ... Is it possible to defy geography and grow this tree here? — Lee May. Lee May, who writes the gardening page for the Atlanta Journal, wonders whether a tree that is native to
Based on highly reliable international contacts, leaked documents and horoscopes from several TV magazines, Nostradamus' Media Watch presents a highly accurate forecast of political events across the globe. Young Liberal's march Inspired by the
Four leading members of Mexico's ruling elite have been assassinated over the past two years. Cardinal Juan Jesus Posadas Ocampo of Guadalajara, Jalisco, and six other people died in a gun battle at Guadalajara's Miguel Hidalgo international airport

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The November 1 Federal Court ruling against a claim for native title by the Waanyi people of north-west Queensland is a victory for big mining interests. It shows the real colours of a judicial system designed to protect big business "rights" to
Hospital picket PERTH — For the last couple of weeks the miscellaneous workers union have picketed Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital to protest against ongoing privatisation. Under the new conditions the number of orderlies will be cut by 50%, and the
Dodie McGuinness, a national executive member of Sinn Féin and a member of the Six County executive of Sinn Féin for six years, will be touring the eastern states from November 8-23. A native of Derry, McGuinness is has been active in
By Bernie Rosen The death of Charlie King, a Rationalist speaker at the Sydney Domain for nearly 34 years, leaves a gap in the intellectual life of our community that will be hard to fill. Charlie took over the platform from his illustrious
By Dan Kelly In September, Community and Public Sector Union (CPSU) members responded to inadequate staffing of Student Assistance Centres (SACs) around the country with restrictions on public contact hours and bans on processing Austudy eligibility
The idea here is that anyone can win. The pauper can become a prince in the course of a good bet. The riches of the few are available, if only you can guess correctly. The reality is that only a very small minority of punters on the Cup will win big,