By Dave Riley
It is now certain that Sinn Féin will be included in the peace talks process when it resumes in September. Despite persistent unionist intransigence, the initiative, for the moment, rests with Sinn Féin as it pushes
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In August 1996 the Mercury News of San Jose, California, ran a series detailing how a group of right-wing Nicaraguans supplied cocaine to one of Los Angeles' leading crack distributors in the 1980s and sent at least some of the profits to support the
A Woman AloneWritten by Dario Fo and Franca RamePerformed by Maxine GarnseyDirected by Anne O'CallaghanHayman Theatre, Curtin University, WAUntil August 31 Reviewed by Mary Little
A Woman Alone is consistent with the strong tradition of
By Nick Everett
SYDNEY — Around 150 people attended a public meeting on August 22 to launch the Action in Solidarity with Indonesia and East Timor (ASIET) activists' conference. The national conference, held at the University of Technology,
Leaping off the edge
The Women's Circus, based in Melbourne, is an innovative community arts project. Now it has been documented in the splendid book, Women's Circus: Leaping Off the Edge. The book's authors, women who have performed in the
By Jon Lamb
ADELAIDE — Speculation is mounting about when the Liberal state government will announce the date of the next election, due to be held by April. Preselection tussles are under way in the Labor and Liberal camps, and Premier John
New cabinet foreshadows more repression in Iran
By Rupen Savoulian
The election of Mohammad Khatami as president of Iran in May was welcomed in many quarters as the victory of "moderation". However, the composition of the proposed cabinet
East Timor rally on Indonesia's independence day
By Georgie Arnott
MELBOURNE — As guests entered the back gate of the Indonesian consulate on August 17 to celebrate 52 years of Indonesian independence, they were greeted by other
Brazil privatises oil production
On August 6 Brazilian President Fernando Henrique Cardoso signed the Petroleum Law, privatising the country's lucrative oil industry.
The law ends the monopoly of the state-owned Petrobras over oil
Who Cares? Guilt, hope and the child-care debateBy Sally LoaneReed Books, 1997. 359pp., $15.95 (pb) Review by Pip Hinman
Who Cares? provides valuable information about the evolution of professional child-care in Australia, including the impact
Water reform package "empty"
By Chris Spindler
SYDNEY — The Carr state Labor government's long-awaited water reform package has changed little. The plan sets targets for increasing water flows in rivers and reducing irrigation allocation,
By Ana Kailis
HAVANA — Cuban foreign minister Roberto Robaina addressed the opening session of the 14th World Festival of Youth and Students, held here from July 28 to August 5. The subject of the session was human rights. In his address,
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