Marion Studdert
The games we shouldn't play
Sydney's bid for the Olympic Games is inextricably bound up with the development of Homebush Bay — 760 hectares in the demographic heart of Sydney. Much of this is degraded land once used for
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It's about money
It goes without saying that the charlatans who pass themselves off as defence lawyers in capital cases get a piece of the money pie when their buddies on the bench appoint them to represent defendants. They are little more
Maybe
"Maybe if the Liberal Party were a little less tense about the public examination of its sense of direction and some of its policy positions, then we might do a little better in the future." — Liberal front-bencher John Howard, claiming
Pro-choice picket
By Lynda Hansen
BRISBANE — A group of noisy, energetic protesters formed a powerful picket here on July 12 in King George Square under the eye of the recently installed "security camera".
The group called for
Malaysian appeal on Timor
During President Suharto's visit to Malaysia beginning on July 16, a broad range of non-government organisations and political parties issued a statement condemning Indonesia's occupation of East Timor.
While
Successor to a certain dog
Aladdin
Directed by John Musker and Ron Clements
With voices of Robin Williams, Linda Larkin
Reviewed by Dave Riley
You know the story, of course: everyone knows the story. The tale of Aladdin's lamp was
By Boris Kagarlitsky
The closer elections come, the more vital it is to have an economic program. Russia is ready for new ideas. Neo-liberal theories no longer evoke the earlier rapture, and people no longer applaud every mention of the
Mirrors
Eric Bogle
Larrikin Entertainment
Jigsaw Days and Sunday Dinners
Robert Brock
Larrikin Entertainment
Reviewed by Ian Jamieson
Traditional Western folk has enjoyed a long and fruitful relationship with the labour
The following address was delivered by Cuban foreign minister Roberto Robaina to the World Conference on Human Rights in Vienna on June 16.
All eyes are on the historic city of Vienna today. The hopes of hundreds of millions of men, women and
By Sean Magill
BELFAST — The security forces in the north of Ireland, in an attempt to extricate themselves from further embarrassment, have dropped the murder case against five young men, known as the Beechmount Five.
The five,
Bougainville awareness week
By Mara Ochea
SYDNEY — A picket organised by the Bougainville Freedom movement was held on July 23 outside the Australian Regional Defence building in Liverpool St.
About 30 people distributed leaflets
By Kristian Whittaker
CANBERRA — "When I used to live in the USA, I was an activist against the war in Vietnam. Now I'm living in Australia, I find myself compelled to be an activist against 'Australia's Vietnam', Bougainville." Barbara
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