Library

Includes

Queensland Alliance for Legal Abortion (QALA); Children by Choice Association Incorporated; RU486; Coalition for Women's Right to Choose

Includes:
Women and the Bureaucratic Structure : Paper to November 1982 meeting of WEL Cairns (also revised version);
Papers to Cairns Welfare Council May 1983;
BHP Awards for the pursuit of Excellence 1984;
Transcript of interview with Ellen McIntyre (TOTS ABC Radio 4QY) 7/7/94;
Transcript of interview with Ellen McIntyre (TOTS ABC Radio 4QY) 8/11/94 - Women's Business;
Australian Association of Social Workers 50th Anniversary 1996;
Transcript of interview with Ellen McIntyre (TOTS ABC Radio 4QY) 8/3/96 - International Women's Day;

Correspondence in relation to adverts by Dunwoody's and the Roofing Centre

Contains news release re adoption; Joan's hand written notes; photocopy of articles from Cairns Post and Cairnsweek; hand written note from Quentin Bryce; Adoption Legislation Discussion Paper; WEL Cairns comments on Adoption Legislation Discussion Paper, June 1982 and covering letter to Minister for Welfare Services Mr Terry White; Mr White's reply; letter from Trinity Bay State High School Deputy Principal; faxed copy of Adoption Act from the Department of Family and Community Services

Contains second reading of speech; Archives Bill 1978 Explanatory memorandum; Archives Bill 1978

WEL Language Group looked into the use of 'im' by the Bushtucker Man.

A Project of the Women's Electoral Lobby (WA) Inc edited by Annie Goldflam, Denise Morgan and Ruth Greble

Contains letters to the Premier of NSW requesting support for the inclusion of women in the final structure of the National Economic Planning Advisory Council

Contains letter from the Qld Project Office requesting nominations; response; Joan's nomination

Contains submission by WEL Victoria to the Centenary of Federation Advisory Committee

Contains letters and hand written notes on funding for a Women's Services Working Party to establish procedures and terms of reference for a proposed national review of women's services

Contains invitation to attend the Nunawading North Neighbrouhood Centre's Women's Economic Summit on Taxation held on 14-15/6/1985; recommendations; brochure and registration form for the National Summit held on 22/6/1985; letters re the summit; thank you letter from WEL ACT

The Foundation was established to encourage and promote discussion and understanding of the Australian Constitution and system of government during the decade leading to the centenary of Federation in 2001.
Contains letters; fact sheets 1.1 - 1.8; 2.1 - 2.6; 4.1; 4.4; 5.1 - 5.2; 6.6; 6.8; 7.3; 7.4; 8.1; 8.2; 9.1; Issues papers no. 1A; 2A; 4A; 4F; 6C; 8A

Contains newspaper clippings on various topics, including:
Child support
Inequality in education
Marriage legislation
Low cost accommodation survey
Working women
Budgets
Prostitution
Teenage vice
Social problems
Unemployment
Feminist issues
These are from various newspapers, including Cairns Post, Cairnsweek, The National Times

Contains invitation to attend; issues papers; programme; letters; certificate of appreciation

Contains photocopy of publication Here's facts on Sexual Harassment; brochures and memo from the Administrative and Clerical Officers' Association on sexual harassment; outline of a brief on "National Information and Awareness Campaign for young women on sexual harassment"; newspaper clippings; letters

Contains letter; brochures

Contains letters; information re The Women's Constitutional Convention 1998; report; newspaper clipping
Includes WEL Cairns nomination of Dawn May

Copy of "Towards a fairer Australia, Social Justice Strategy 1992-93"

Contains speeches by
Jo Freeman "The tyranny of structurelessness" 1972
Professor Percy Harris of the Social Welfare Commission "The Australian Assistance Plan" 1976
Lyla Elliott, MLC in the North-East Metropolitan Province in the Legislative Council, WA 1980
The Hon Mr Justice M.D. Kirby, Chairman of the Australian Law Reform Commissiion, April 1983
Senator Amanda Vanstone "Australian women: perspectives"
Mr Russell Cooper, MLA
His Excellency the Governor-General on the occasion of the opening of the thirty-sixth parliament 1990
Hon Duncan Kerr, MP, Federal Minister for Justice "Law reform and Australian women : courage and conscience" 1993
Peter Beattie MLA re Kernot decision to join Queensland Labor 1997
"Feminism must stop conceiving of itself as a nation, a natural political destination of all women" author unknown

Contains letters; guides; information sheets; copies of newspaper clippings; tax reform booklets

Contains hand written notes; letters

Contains copy of Project Report on behalf of the Far North Queensland Taskforce for the Prevention of Youth Suicide, 1996

Contains transcript and covering letter

Contains copy of "Priority One" no 1, November 1985. This is a paper aimed at young Australians; brochure on Labor and Australia Youth; newspaper article on youth unemployment

Contains copy of the Youth Advocacy Centre response to the preliminary draft of the Family and Community Development Bill, August 1984

Contains letters; newspaper clipping

Information on federal and state budgets
Contains briefing note "Women and the budget"; statement from Senator Susan Ryan, Shadow Minister for Women's Affairs; budget press release; WEL Australia budget submission 1982; statement from Senator Susan Ryan, Minister Assisting the Prime Minister on the Status of Women; media release "Women and the budget"; speech by Senator Susan Ryan in Cairns, 29/8/1985; Women's budget program 1986/87; Women's budget statement 1987/88; Labor's family assistance package 1987; media release 15/9/1987; leaflets from the Qld.government on budgets 1990-92; 1992-93 budget quick reference card; WEL Brisbane "The GST : its impact on the household budget" April 1992; budget overview 1992-93; letters; 1993-94 women's budget statement and budget highlights for women; state budget 1995-95

Contains letters; report; newspaper articles; transcripts of radio interviews

Deals in particular the use of the word Chairman and the generic 'he'
Contains letters; newspaper clippings; An ABC guide to non-discriminatory language 1989; copy of poem "Children learn what they live"

Contains letters; research material

Contains letters; invitations to events; brochures; list of Cairns award winners

Contains magazine articles on various topics

Contains newspaper clippings on various topics

Contains newspaper clippings on various topics

Contains election brochures for the "Alliance Team'; copy of Cairns News (March 1988); policy document for John Dempsey's Alliance Team; election brochures for the Mulgrave Shire; copy of WEL Cairns "What exactly is the function of local government?"

Contains details of transcript costs; pricniples and procedures for public hearings; advices of public seminars

Contains list of members of 42nd Parliament of Qld, 1979-80; article "Sir Joh - the facts"; newspaper article on Sir Joh; letters; newspaper article on Queensland's cabinet lineup; Labor's regional economic development plan 1988; election brochures; article and letter re the Green candidate for Barron River 1992

Contains papers presented at the summit covering topics of economics, education, child care, work, bonding and poverty

Contains referendum information 1973, 1974, 1988; list of members of House of Representatives 1979, 1993, 1995, 1996; brochures; copy of "Social welfare achievements of the Hawke Government"; ALP "Status of women policy" and their "Focus on women" statement 1991

Contains 1975 election statement from WEL Australia; WEL Tasmania's 1976 election statement; WEL Victoria's 1979 election statement; newspaper clippings; list of endorsed candidates fro Queensland; letters from candidates re proposed pre-election programme; their responses to questions posed; a list of key questions; survival kit for WEL-informed candidates (Federal election 1980); a kit from WEL on the 1990 Federal election; questions for major political parties; WEL Victoria election strategy 2002

Contains letters

Contains Language Action Group revised response of preferred usage

Contains Newsletter No. 3; Guidelines for applications for Australian report; Government assistance for projects relating to International Women's Year; copy of speech presented at Women and Politics Conference, Canberra 1975; newspaper clippings

Contains photocopy of newspaper article; 3 magazine articles on divorce; news release by Lionel Bowen, Deputy Prime Minister and Attorney-General on divorce application costs increase

Contains letters; news releases; brochures; newspaper clippings

Contains letters; transcript from "Offspring" a ABC radio on non-sexist childrens literature; copy of newspaper clippings

In March 1987 Ted Kelk wrote an 'open letter to the Mulgrave Shire Council' demanding from it an unqualified apology to the homosexual men and women of Queenslsand for having permitted and encouraged scandalous behaviour by one Councillor, for irresponsible behaviour by others, and for the adoption by Council of an infamous anti-homosexual resolution.
Contains copy of original letter (22/3/1987) and response (3/12/1987)

Contains copy of platform and constitution

The Centre for Non-sexist Resources provides resources to help expand the life options of girls and boys; to counter the sense of inferiority and dependence in girls; and to stimulate awareness of the effect of sexism on boys
Contains list of resource materials for sale; Contact list

Contains copy of "Little atom: the minatome case"; conference papers from Feminism and Uranium conference; letters; reports; press releases; copy of WEL nuclear policy; newsletter "Campaign against nuclear power" no. 66 Jan/Feb 1981; no. 61 August 1980

Contains letters from the Foundation; subscription reminders

Contains media statement on Commonwealth funding for Local Government in Qld, 31/8/1983

Includes background information and the WEL Cairns submission on the Review of the ABC 1980

Contains copy of The feminist perspective on the Australia Card Bill; letter

Contains letters

Contains a statement by the Prime Minister to Parliament, 10/5/1984; transcripts of speech from migrant from a non-English speaking background

Contains Sex Discrimination Bill 1983; a practical guide to the Bill; second reading speech by Senator Susan Ryan; Sex Discrimination Act 1984; newspaper clippings; "Putting the Sex Discrimination Act into Practice, 1984; Appointment of Sex Discrimination Commissioner; letters

Contains copy of "Pornography's empire" from the 9th Commonwealth Law Conference 20/4/1990; letters; Women against violence in pornography and media news page, vol 7(7) 1980; includes correspondence on 'Nauticards'

Lady Jessie May Grey Street (nee Lillingston) was born on 18/4/1889 and died in 1970. She campaigned tirelessly throughout her life for women's rights, social justice reforms and international peace (from Information Bulletin).
Contains copy of article wrtiten by Diana Wyndham for WEL-informed; information bulletin on the centenary; brochure on the trust

The Association for the Welfare of Children in Hospital was formed in 1973 as a voluntary organisation consisting of both professional and non-professional people from all parts of Australia, interested in formulating and satisfying the non-medical needs of children and their families in hospital and health care.
Contains brochures; Medical Journal of Australia supplement: Health care policy relating to children and their families; letters

Contains letter from Peter Dodd, Member for Leichhardt; letter to the Australian Council for Women regarding a motherhood statement