InFocus
will feature current national and international issues that deserve the
spotlight for the month.
2008
September 2008
Women unite at AIDS
2008 to demand rights in response to HIV
Within China's orbit? China through the eyes of the Australian parliament
Timothy Kendall / Australian Parliamentary Fellowship, Parliamentary Library
As the People’s Republic of China continues to
develop as the subject of intense economic, political and cultural interest,
this study examines the place ‘China’ has held in the parliamentary imagination
by exploring the history of the Australian parliament’s dealings with China. The
monograph’s period of historical focus is broad: it begins with an analysis of
Federation debates over immigration restriction and concludes with a detailed
assessment of the bilateral relationship during the 41st Parliament (November
2004–November 2007).
July 2008
Better
shareholders - better company: shareholder engagement and participation
in Australia
March 2008
The outcome of the Bali Climate Change Conference of 2007. What Next?
2007
November 2007
Companies not
ready for Climate Change
Aung San Suu Kyi
September
2007
Nominations open for the 2007 Human
Rights Medal
Australia needs a national strategy to tackle housing affordability
July
2007
Sex Discrimination - Simple
changes could end discrimination for thousands of Australian couples
Mental Health Awards
May
2007
National
survey shows services under strain
Proposed
U.N. Women's Agency
March
2007
United
Nations: Message of the Secretary-General: INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S DAY 8 March
2007
Equality,
Development and Peace means ending violence against women -
International Women¹s
Day, 8 March 2007
Message by Noeleen Heyzer, Executive Director, UNIFEM
January
2007
Asha-Rose
Migiro, 50, becomes the first black woman and first African to hold the position
of deputy UN secretary-general, a post created in 1998.
Rwanda:
The Impact of Women On Policy Formulation
2006
November
2006
Moral
superiority or simply forgetfulness? By Jocelynne Scutt - When it comes to rape,
amnesia reigns.
M E E N A -
She fought—and died at the age of 30—for the rights of Afghan women
September
2006
Implementing
UN Security Council Resolution 1325
UN
sees "staggering" obstacles to development goals
U.N.
urges closing global income gap
July
2006
Girls in War
Indigenous peoples:
time to act now for equity and health
May
2006
Obstetric
fistula and stigma
March
2006
International
Year of Deserts and Desertification
Mother
of a movement carried a legacy
Stuck
in a time warp
2005
November
2005
A Message from
Dr Jean Shinoda Bolen. Dr Bolen was interviewed
by CLW in 2005.
ILO
Trial of Howard Govt Over Employee Rights Violations Resumes Today
September
2005
'My
face was so awful I hid. I would have killed myself had it not been for my
mother'
Professor
Joseph Rotblat, 97 yr old Nobel Peace Laureate
July
2005
Snakes
and ladders for jobless in Federal Budget, says ACOSS
The
Tsunami Children
May
2005
Millions
of maternal and child deaths are preventable, UN says on World Health Day
Iraqi
women 'no better off' By
Jeremy Lovell in London
HAGUE
Appeal joins Nobel Laureates to prevent Nuclear War
March
2005
Nobel
Peace Prize Laureate Wangari Maathai Calls For A Greener Tomorrow
2004
Australian Human Rights Medal Winners
Banned
from driving a car, Saudi woman becomes pilot
China
Confronts Its Daunting Gender Gap
2004
November
2004
Bush AWOL As 250 World Leaders Reaffirm Women's Rights
Hawaii's Homeless Law Fuels Tension
September
2004
New
UN Office Seeks to Better Address Plight of 50 Million Uprooted PeopleUN's
Kofi Annan blasts use of Gender-based Violence as Weapon in Africa's War.
Two Pills a Day – Treat HIV/AIDS
Now!
July
2004
Afghanistan, the war the world forgot
Tibet - Land of the
voiceless
May
2004
China: Tibet's Longest-serving Female
Prisoner of Conscience Finally Released
Sexual Discrimination Rampant in China
after 55 Years
March
2004
HRT Risks Known by Drug
Companies Five Years Before Public
Third World Loses $200bn Through Capital Flight - UN Secretary General Kofi
Annan
Making a Nation More
Equal
2003
November
2003
School Year Starts With 123 Million
Children Not Attending
September
2003
The Appeal for Amina Lawal
The Lost Decade
July
2003
Female Majority in Welsh Parliament
May
2003
For Iraq, Women are the key by Noeleen Heyzer
IHT
March
2003
TIME Magazine's Persons of the
Year 2003
Killing for Honour
At least 5000 women a year are killed by their male relatives for
"dishonouring" their family name. Muslim religious leaders site the
Quran to support the practice. But Christian families are also known to conduct
honour killings. Catholic Norma Khouri wrote the book, Forbidden
Love about her close friend in Jordan who lost her life through an honour
killing. Now in Australia, Khouri is fighting to overturn the
practice.
Read the Transcript of the Interview by Rachel Kohn on ABC's Radio National The
Spirit of Things
http://www.abc.net.au/rn/relig/spirit/stories/s777933.htm
2002
November
2002
The Our Strong Women Workshops for Indigenous
Women
Report of the Children's Earth Summit August 25-
September 1, 2002, Johannesburg, South Africa
Lesbian Parents Consultation Victoria
Window of Opportunity to Get
Women on the International Criminal Court "
September 2002
Over 400,000 unemployed & students move further
below poverty-line
One in 20 women have been raped
Women are likely to blow whistle
Food Summit Highlights Hardships Of Women Farmers
Fresh Exodus
World March of Women December 3-7, 2002
July
2002
Land for Women - Answer to Hunger, World
Food Summit Told
Afghan Women Shock Men at Grand Council - Female
Delegates Assail Power of Warlords
Applications for the Vincent Fairfax Fellowship, a
Program of St James Ethics Centre are available now and close on 12
August 02 This Program aims to support and further the development of
Australians who factor the ethical dimension into their leadership
practice. As a Vincent Fairfax Fellow, you will be challenged
intellectually, emotionally, physically and spiritually exploring aspects of
your own integrity. The Program covers 10 weeks over and 18 month period and you
need to be prepared to travel to remote parts of Australia and countries in
South East Asia. See www.ethics.org.au
for application package or Phone: 02 9299 9566 or email leadership@ethics.org.au
June
2002
May
2002
Departure
of Mary Robinson, UN Human Rights
An InvitationTo Be Part Of A School-Community Resource
"2002 - Australia's Year of the Outback"
The official website for Australia's Year of the Outback will take you to a
list of Outback 2002 Events that are scheduled throughout the Year
Australia-wide; Outback Destinations and facts about what the Year of the
Outback is about. It will also give you the opportunity to participate in the
year by staging an Event/Project of your own. To view the site, see: http://www.outback2002.com.au/destination/index.cfm
WOMEN'S
CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION 2002 Canberra 11-14 June 02 organised
by the Australian Women's Constitutional Network (AWCN)
Call
for Papers by 30 April 2002
Trust the Women: The Next Hundred Years - A conference to celebrate 100 years
of women having the vote and 40 years of indigenous people having the vote,
and to promote women's continuing involvement in political reform and
Constitutional change. Conference Themes: - What we have achieved through
political action and what is at risk; - Women's involvement in political
reform and change (with a Constitutional element!) - Time for Action.
The aims are to increase women's knowledge, skills and confidence in their
individual and collective ability to influence public policy particularly
related to the use and influence of the constitution.
For further information: Christina Ryan Ph: 02 6247 6679 Fax: 02 6257
3070 Email: Christina.Ryan@wcc2002.asn.au
http://www.wcc2002.asn.au
www.education.gov.au
A new education and training portal www.education.gov.au
offering fast and easy access to a wealth of information about education in
Australia was launched this year. The new website focuses on
Commonwealth Government policies, programmes and publications and provides links
to other key education and training sites at the national, state and territory
level.
Year
12 Retention Rates Improving
Figures
released by the ABS in its regular 'Schools Australia' bulletin show a national
year 12 retention rate of 73.4% - up from 72.3% and the highest since 1994.
These latest figures show increasing retention rates for Indigenous students in
both junior and senior high school. Last year, for example, 86% of young
Indigenous people stayed to at least year 10, compared with 78.6% in 1994. More
than half stayed to year 11, and slightly more than a third to year 12. Whilst
these rates are well below those of the non-Indigenous population, there have
been improvements each year from 1994 to 2001.
March 2002
International Women's
Day 2002 - Statement by Noeleen Heyzer, Executive Director, UNIFEM
Edging Towards Managing Diversity in Practice By
Maxwell G, Blair S, & McDougall M
The Flower
Project - March 21 Harmony Day
Edna Ryan Awards by the Women's Electoral Lobby
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