Australian Social Trends 1995. Second edition of the Australian
Bureau of Statistics' profile and commentary on contemporary Australian
society. Based on ABS and outside sources, it presents national
and state tables along with international comparisons.
It deals with such issues as youth unemployment, implications
of increasing life expectancy, home based higher education, home
workers, overseas students in higher education, and second generation
Australians. Available from your State or Territory ABS bookshop.
Price: $39.
Well, I heard it on the radio and I saw it on the television ... This 93 page essay by Marcia Langton for the Australian Film Commission discusses the politics and aesthetics of film making by and about Aboriginal people and things. Described as a major work of social and cultural criticism, the publicaton is available from AFC Publications, GPO Box 3984, Sydney 2001. Price: $17.95 incl. postage and handling.
Human Rights are Women's Rights. This report highlights the situation of women in about 75 countries and shows how much is yet to be done if we are to have equality by the year 2000. Published by Amnesty International and available from PO Box 1611, Broadway NSW 2007.
Local Matters: Perspectives on the Globalisation of Technology.
Edited by John Phillimore, and with a keynote paper by Dr Keith Pavitt, the 36 essays discuss globalisation in research, technology and industry, ecological sustainability, country and regional perspectives, and philosophical and historical reflections. Available from the Institute for Science and Technology Policy, Murdoch University, WA 6150. Price: $15 plus $1.50 postage & handling.