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'An end to corruption, torture and tyranny'

Jose Ramos Horta, the 1996 Nobel Peace Prize laureate and special representative overseas for the East Timorese resistance sent the following message to Resistance, the national socialist youth organisation, which is organising a "Free East Timor,

East Timorese writer visits Sydney

East Timorese writer visits Sydney By Janet Parker SYDNEY — Visiting East Timor activist and writer Naldo Rai and Sister Kath O'Connor from Christians in Solidarity with East Timor addressed a meeting of Action in Solidarity with

Job cuts in Department of Defence

By Joe Casella SYDNEY — The national secretary of the Community and Public Sector Union, Wendy Caird, accompanied by the president of the ACTU, Jennie George, met Department of Defence delegates on May 6 at the Defence Plaza here. Union

'Draw the line! Stop the Cuts!'

'Draw the line! Stop the Cuts!' By Graham Matthews BRISBANE — "What we're hoping out of the rally against the budget on May 13 is that it will be a start" of a fight back, Claire Moore, Queensland state secretary of the Community and

Pledge to hide Timorese refugees

By Max Lane There is still no end to the government's threats to deport the 1358 East Timorese refugees in Australia, despite a court ruling in their favour. Following the May 2 Federal Court decision to set aside a decision of the Refugee

Refusing to play the postmodern game

Ludic Feminism and After: Postmodernism, Desire, and Labor in Late CapitalismBy Teresa EbertUniversity of Michigan Press, 1996. 338 pp., $25.95 Review by Greg Ogle For those, like me, who had to consult a dictionary to find out what ludic means,

Tent city at Sydney University

By Jo Brown SYDNEY — After the successful national day of action on May 8, an overnight tent city was set up in the main quadrangle at Sydney University. About 10 tents were pitched on the lawns surrounded by the sandstone walls of the old

Dying from the capitalist dream

Death of a SalesmanBy Arthur MillerDirected by Sandra BatesEnsemble TheatrePlayhouse, Sydney Opera House Review by Brendan Doyle First staged in 1949 but still powerfully relevant, Miller's best-known play Death of a Salesman is as searing and

Write on: Letters to the editor

Immigration and racism It never ceases to amaze me how some people can keep on pushing the tired old racism barrow when it comes to immigration, when by now it should be crystal clear to everyone, even your journalist Lisa Macdonald ("Population

National day of action a big success

By Sean Healy More than 10,000 university and secondary students and university staff rallied nationwide on May 8 to demand that the federal government reverse the drastic funding cuts to education implemented in last year's budget. The national

Looking out: No justice

No justiceNo justice By Brandon Astor Jones "The best use of [justice and] law ... is to teach men to trample bad [justice and] law under their feet." — Wendell Phillips (1811-1884). BAJ: What is your name and number? BP:

Mobutu toughs it out

By Norm Dixon With the rebels of the Alliance of Democratic Forces for the Liberation of Zaire-Congo (ADFL) just a few days' march from the capital, Kinshasa, dictator Mobutu Sese Seko suddenly left Zaire on May 7 to attend a meeting of