Old-growth forests and wildfires The appalling bushfires which have devastated Canberra, south east NSW, Tasmania and parts of Victoria over recent weeks have been aggravated by the policies of state governments which have locked up large areas of the country’s eucalypt forests from timber harvesting, and consistently failed to perform adequate fuel reduction burning, making…
The report of the Chief UN weapons inspector, Hans Blix, to the UN Security Council last week documented substantial and continuing violations by the Iraqi regime of its obligations to the UN Security Council, putting responsibility for any American-led response squarely on Saddam Hussein. The US President, George Bush, has consistently maintained that if the…
Culture clash Culture of Life: Culture of DeathEdited by Luke Gormally Distributed by Ignatius House Services, PO Box 180, Sumner Park, Qld 4074Rec. Price: $59.70 plus $4.40 p&h In July 2000, a number of important papers were delivered and discussed at an international conference in the UK on contemporary challenges in the fields of ethics…
Since the 1970s, when family fertility levels began to decline in Australia, a great deal of attention has been given to identifying the causes of the phenomenon. Among those factors often cited are the widespread use of the “pill”, the incidence of abortion, the rising age of marriage, and increased participation by married women in…
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