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Monday 9th September 1996
Monday 9th September 1996
The Senator said similar lists had already been created for all previous wars in which Australia had participated.
Mr Yu said it was industry's stubborness rather than the fault of indigenous representatives, which had caused the breakdown of the Council of Aboriginal Reconciliation negotiations last week over amendments to the Native Title Act.
Queensland Mining Council chief executive officer Michael Pinnock fired back saying industry had moved nearly 40% towards the indigenous position in recent weeks.
"These guys have got to really wake up to themselves - it takes two sides to negotiate in good faith," Mr Pinnock said.
Speaking at the Liberals WA state conference yesterday, Prime Minister John Howard said amendments to the Native Title Act, making it more workable, would be before Cabinet in coming weeks.
He said that the Act had to be reformed to make it more workable for miners, indigenous people, pastoralists and governments.
The Australian dollar bounced through the US 80 cent mark for the first time since June before settling back at 79.8 cents.
The match between the Brisbane Bears and Essendon (AFL) at the Gabba was a sell-out on Friday night - while the match between the highly rated Brisbane Broncos and North Sydney (ARL) was no where near a full house with over 15,000 seats remaining empty.
Since the Super League (search on name for background) battle, the ARL has faced a torrid year with falling attendances and large margins between teams resulting in lack-lustre games for the spectators.
Instead of skeletal teenagers, women aged 35 and earning between Au$20,000 and Au$30,000 were most likely to suffer bulemia nervosa and binge eating disorders, Phillipa Hay, of the University of Adelaide's department of psychiatry said.
The results of Dr Hay's study which examined 3,500 women over six months in 1995 poses a challenge to the normal stereotype of women with eating disorders.
The study also found that people who vomited, fasted, exercised and used laxatives to compensate for over-eating were no lighter than those who didn't bother comensating with their weight problem.
People who went on strict diets or long fasts were generally no thinner than those who did not.
With summer just around the corner, I took the plunge yesterday and bought a little light green run around rowing boat in which to paddle the still waters of the Brisbane river. It was quite a challenge rowing it from College's Crossing to our land adjoining the river - about 1 kilometre down stream... as it was low tide and the sun was setting - but the peace and sanctity of the time made it all worth while.I am thinking of naming it Bootlebumtrinket after Gerald Durrell, my favourite author's, little island runabout referred to in the book "My Family and Other Animals". Next time I go out... which will be soon, I will take the digital camera... the beauty of the unspoilt river banks and the lush growth is an unique beauty to behold.
What a remarkable river, what a remarkable land, God bless Australia!
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