Extremely angry
By Brandon Astor Jones
When I become very angry, in this tiny cell, I am often taken to an ageing childhood that too quickly ended. More often than not, I am drive to the reading of poetry. Sometimes, after a few lines read aloud,
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By Alicia Cullen
A year ago, two East Timorese women, the first East Timorese women to do so, entered the Australian embassy in Jakarta, unsuccessfully seeking asylum in Australia. When Odilia Victor and Maria Sarmento sought refuge, a third
Comment by Pat Brewer
Recent announcements of deregistration by the federal Electoral Commission of several different green parties have been greeted as "a big victory" by the Australian Greens. The active role of the Australian Greens in this
By Liam Mitchell
On the Evans River at Evans Head in NSW, there used to be an extraordinary geological formation which was a sacred site. It acted as a bridge and was part of a songline or "natural corridor". Currently Graham Ingles of the Ingles
DIY FeminismEdited by Kathy BailAllen & Unwin, 1996. 211 pp., $19.95 (pb)Reviewed by Carla Gorton DIY Feminism follows the 'zine style of bite-sized articles interspersed with computer-scanned and hand-drawn graphics. Most of the content is less
By Chow Wei-Cheng
The banking sector is undergoing rapid changes. Branches are being closed, large numbers of employees are being sacked, industrial action is increasing, and mergers are sweeping the industry, worsening the wave of lay-offs and
St Kilda Writers FestivalFebruary 1 - 16 at various locations Preview by Bronwen Beechey
MELBOURNE— "Beyond Writing" is the theme of the 10th annual St Kilda Writers Festival. The theme is addressed in a number of events that look at writing and
Half-life: The NDP: Peace, protest and party politicsBy Gillian FisherState Library of NSW Press, 1995. 154pp., $14.95Reviewed by Margaret Gleeson The decision by the federal ALP government, in its first year in office, to give the go-ahead for the
By Pip Hinman and Lisa Macdonald
The misinformation and hysteria surrounding December's High Court judgment on Wik has reached epic proportions. Federal and state governments and their supporters in the mining and pastoral industries have
The Quest
Old questions,
faced down the ages,
by each generation
and each man and woman
in their own way
and in their own time.
Questions, simple yet profound.
Do we accept:
Each against all?
Survival of the fittest?
Go for the
Life of Riley: The Wicked Wik of the North
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FIRST SHEEP: What a scorcher! What we poor buggas have to do to earn
The Struggle for Democracy in Indonesia: Introducing the People's Democratic PartyPublished by Action in Solidarity with Indonesia and East Timor in cooperation with the People's Democratic Party (PRD)46pp (large format), $6 Review by Mel Bull
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