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Xanana letter stirs controversy in Jakarta

By Jana D.K. JAKARTA — In late December, controversy erupted here after it was reported that the Portuguese newspaper Publico had printed a letter by jailed Fretilin leader Xanana Gusmao in which he requested that the Portuguese government

Family life in New York City

Family life in New York City Falsettos Sydney Theatre Company Drama Theatre, Opera House, to March 5 Directed by Wayne Harrison Music and lyrics by William Finn Reviewed by Graham Matthews In this "Year of the Family", Falsettos

Coming to grips with the rural crisis

Agriculture, Environment and Society — Contemporary issues for Australia Edited by Geoffrey Lawrence, Frank Vanclay and Brian Furze Macmillan Australia. 337 pp. $32.95 Reviewed by Dave Riley When Dorothea MacKellar put her patriotic

Laughing all the way to (their) bank

The Temple By Louis Nowra Sydney Theatre Company Wharf Theatre to February 12 Reviewed by Helen Jarvis. Sydney Theatre Company has kicked off its 1994 season with a powerful comedy about the venality of capitalism. Louis Nowra has

Messengers of the natural world

Messengers of the Gods: Tribal Elders Reveal the Ancient Wisdom of the Earth By James Cowan Vintage Australia. 209 pp., $17 Reviewed by Dave Riley If you have fished Port Phillip Bay this message is clear: When the tea-trees are blooming,

Skin cancer in the sunburnt country

By Tom Kelly Two out of three Australians will develop skin cancer over their lifetime. This is the highest incidence of skin cancer in the world, and it is increasing. Recent figures from the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare show a

Radio highlights

Open Learning: International Politics — an Australian perspective — Cold War and the Wave of Democracy in the Third world looks at the Reagan doctrine in the Third World, which sought to roll back Soviet influence. The program looks at whether

New Zealand Alliance supports Cuba

New Zealand Alliance supports Cuba A call by US civil rights leader Jesse Jackson for the US government to end its illegal economic blockade of Cuba has been echoed in New Zealand by Alliance international affairs spokesperson Matt Robson.

International appeal for Cuba

International appeal for Cuba By Pip Hinman On February 12, a rally demanding an end to the US blockade of Cuba will be held in New York City. Silvio Rodriquez, the world famous Cuban singer will attend, and preparations are now well under

Right steps up dirty tricks in Salvadoran elections

By Robyn Marshall The elections "of the century", as they are being called in El Salvador, are just two months away. The political parties had to present their final list of candidates for the presidential, legislative and municipal elections by

War by other means

War by other means "America's ignoble isolation of Vietnam for the defeat it sustained in the Vietnam war is coming to an end — and not before time." responded the Australian editorial to the news that the US Senate had voted on January 28 to

Amen

Amen "Kennett looks like he should have been on drugs." — Victorian Labor MLA Neil Cole, scoring a telling point in the debate on legalisation of marijuana. Popular non-government A New Zealand opinion poll in early January asked voters to