Recent reports linking cot deaths, or sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) with a face-down sleeping position in the baby are supported by WA scientists J.A. Corbyn and P. Matthews. In their paper, the scientists argue that the major contributory
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Business as usual By Norm Dixon In a quiet ceremony on January 6, Australia and Indonesia agreed to four new contracts to explore for oil in the Timor Sea. The two governments signed contracts with oil-exploration groups BHP Petroleum and
Sex, brains and the HSC The January 20 Time magazine cover shrieks at feminists and those who have barracked for nurture in the so-called nature v. nurture debate: "Why are men and women different? It isn't just upbringing. New studies show
Images of Working Life By Steve Painter SYDNEY — An art exhibition featuring Wonthaggi miners, French peasants, Melbourne bar staff, La Trobe Valley briquette baggers, Warsaw construction workers and many more. It's Images of Working Life,
By Gerry Maclochlainn Peace in Ireland means withdrawal [On January 30, 1972 — Bloody Sunday — British troops in Derry opened fire on a peaceful civil rights demonstration, killing 14 protesters. Twenty years later, northern Ireland
Maleny Folk Festival By Karen Fletcher BRISBANE — Those attending the sixth annual Maleny Folk Festival, in Queensland's Sunshine Coast hinterland, were treated to a New Year's Eve they will never forget. More than 10,000 people enjoyed
Border guards convicted By Bryan R. Thomas BONN — Two former East German border guards were pronounced guilty of manslaughter on January 20 for shooting dead Chris Gueffroy when he attempted to escape over the Berlin Wall. Gueffroy, a
Cuban solidarity set up in Perth By James Balowski PERTH — A branch of the Cuba Solidarity Coalition has been formed here following the launching of the coalition in Melbourne last year. The group has begun planning cultural and fundraising
By Graeme Merry Psychiatric patients are among the poorest, most marginalised, stigmatised and oppressed groups in Australian society. I know this because I have spent the last five years getting enmeshed in, and struggling to escape from, the
California Greens registered The California Green Party has signed up more than the 80,000 voters needed to give it ballot status under the state's electoral laws. The registration campaign took 18 months. "Californians now have an
the woodchip export facility on Kooragang Island to protest against woodchipping of native forests. The site is the major export point for woodchips from the north-east forests of NSW, and the protest coincided with the arrival of a woodchip
By Karen Wald HAVANA — Thirty years after the missile crisis that led the world to the brink of nuclear war ended with a pledge by the US government that it would not invade Cuba nor encourage those who wished to do so, two separate actions
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