The Australian Government has ignored China’s role in the current Burmese crisis. While TV images have shown Burmese troops assaulting pro-democracy demonstrators, including many Buddhist monks, little or nothing has been said by the Australian Government or media about the role of the Chinese Government – a long-time supporter of the Burmese military junta which…
The thoroughbred industry, and all those affected by the horse flu outbreak, have every right to take legal action against negligent authorities. As this issue of News Weekly goes to press, the Senate is voting on legislation to establish a judicial inquiry by former High Court judge, Mr Ian Callinan, into the outbreak of equine…
Horse flu is just the latest exotic disease incursion into Australia, thanks to our lax quarantine standards. The Howard Government has announced an inquiry by a former High Court judge into the devastating equine influenza outbreak. This is inadequate. Horse flu is just the latest exotic disease incursion into Australia, as quarantine standards have come…
Labor politicians have reportedly tried to discourage Aborigines from co-operating with the Federal Government in its attempts to tackle sexual abuse of Aboriginal children. Shocking accounts of rampant sexual abuse of Aboriginal children have been documented in Little Children are Sacred, a report commissioned by the Northern Territory Government. The NT Chief Minister, Clare Martin,…