Cover story: the background and implications of Mabo. Reporters Jim Waley and Helen Dalley

Transcript: The confusion over the meaning of Mabo grew even deeper this week, with Aborigines and miners forming a joint council to resolve conflict over projects on disputed land. Provided by MICAH, Canberra

Deputy Leader of the Liberal party affirms John Hewson's leadership and discusses relations with the National Party, Mabo and education policy

Transcript: The Liberals found something new to argue about - amalgamation with their Coalition partners, the Nationals, to form a united conservative Opposition. Provided by MICAH, Canberra

Western Australia : Premier leads his party in questioning the High Court and Federal Government's position on Aboriginal land rights

Transcript. Provided by MICAH, Canberra

The republican debate and the role of the Governor-General

Transcript. Provided by MICAH, Canberra

A Framework for Improving Health in Cities: A Discussion Paper

This paper considers health in cities from the perspective of complex adaptive systems. This approach has a number of important implications for intervention that do not emerge in traditional accounts of cities and health. The paper reviews various accounts of the nature of cities and of health as well as the traditional urban health and Healthy Cities movements. It then provides a framework for intervention and tests it against an actual case study. It concludes that a complex adaptive systems framework opens up fresh possibilities for improving health in urban contexts