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A short story by Craig Cormick CAPE YORK, 1848 — Kennedy's blood is draining out of him. Seeping slowly into the damp soil. He is lying in the mud with three spear wounds. One in his back, one in his side and one in his thigh. He can feel his
By Tony Iltis HOBART — Polls have shown 63% of Tasmanians oppose the privatisation of the Hydro Electric Corporation and the Liberals, ALP and Greens all promised before the last state election to oppose the sale. For the past year, however, the
The Suharto Protection Society Some kinds of associations seem more prone than others to trouble. Fortunately, the Society for the Protection of the Suharto is not one of them. A Voice: Society for the Protection of what? Myself: The
Amnesty: genocide in our own back yard By Jennifer Thompson SYDNEY — On March 4, Amnesty International launched a report documenting the failure of the Howard government's response to the recommendations of the "stolen children" inquiry. The
By Ben Reid MELBOURNE — The growing financial difficulties of the Crown Casino have exacerbated the poor fortunes of the Kennett Liberal government in Victoria. A decline in revenue resulted in Crown posting a loss of over $40 million in the five
How to attract capital Auschwitz had it all. Within the wire, therewere two huge factories —Krupp and Siemens. These pre-eminent Germancapitalists, were "stoned"by investment conditionsin Auschwitz. The Nazi State fed 'em!No medical
Reith is right Comment by John Tomlinson Peter Reith, the leader of government business in the House of Representatives, is correct when he says there is an alternative to a unionised work force in Australia. He is on more dangerous ground with
Iranian activists commemorate women By Rupen Savoulian PARRAMATTA — About 60 people attended a film night organised by the Association of Iranian Political Prisoners (AIPP) in exile held at the Parramatta Migrant Resource Centre, western Sydney
All Over MeDirected by Alex SichelWritten by Sylvia SichelPlaying at independent cinemas Review by Becky Ellis "Grrrls go through some serious shit!" So states the publicity flyer about All Over Me, an excellent coming-of-age film about young women
Aboriginal hunger strike wins concessions By Francesca Davis On March 10, prisoner Kerry Jones ended a 27-day hunger strike at Goulburn Jail after winning concessions from the prison administration. Jones had decided to hunger strike in response
US car giant collaborated with Nazis By Norm Dixon The Ford Motor Company reaped "enormous profits" from collaboration with Hitler's Nazis, a class action suit claims. Ford used slave labour to build tens of thousands of military vehicles at its
Roisin McAliskey freed In January, a London magistrate signed an order for the extradition to Germany of Roisin McAliskey on charges that she was involved in an IRA bomb attack on a British army base in Osnabruck in June 1996. On March 10, that