In the Rose Garden of the Martyrs — A Memoir of IranBy Christopher de BellaigueHarper Collins, 2004280 pages, $35
REVIEW BY SARAH STEPHEN
In the Rose Garden of the Martyrs is a story of Iran told from the standpoint of someone who is both an
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By Fred Fuentes & Laura Ealing
Hundreds of people attended pickets, protests, film screenings, public meetings and other events across Australia from April 11 to 17 to develop solidarity with the people and government of Venezuela.
The week of
On behalf of the Alliance Party I would like to make a couple of comments about your April 6 article on New Zealand politics entitled "Redrawing the political map". The concern is that readers of the article may have gained the impression that New
BRISBANE — Lani Russell, a researcher for the Scottish Socialist Party in the Scottish Parliament, and an activist in the SSP, spoke about her experiences in the SSP since leaving Australia in the 1990s at an April 2 public forum sponsored by the
Zoe Moore, Sydney
The federal Coalition government has turned its back on the Kyoto Protocol on greenhouse emissions and NSW Labor Premier Bob Carr is promoting the necessity of another coal-fired power station in NSW, so it's now up to the people
"Post-feminism" is the phrase du jour among mainstream political pundits, often accompanied by derogatory comments toward anyone who continues to complain that women lack equality.
US society has entered a "post-feminist" phase, a level playing
Three DollarsStarring David Wenham, Frances O'Connor, Sarah WynterDirected by Robert ConnollyNow showing nationally
BY SARAH STEPHEN
Three Dollars follows somewhat in the footsteps of director Robert Connolly's last film, The Bank, the story of
HOBART — On April 12, the Greens introduced a bill into the Tasmanian parliament allowing for same-sex marriages and have called for a parliamentary committee to discuss the issue.
Despite calling the Greens' move "a stunt", Labor
Due to lack of funds, 68% of community services are unable to help all people who seek assistance.
One out of every three times that people seek help from housing services they are turned away.
Legal services turn someone away for every six times
On April 1, Judith Karpova and Faith Fippinger were issued with penalty notices from the US Treasury, alleging that they had shielded "government of Iraq infrastructure" and provided services to the Iraqi government in 2003, prior to the US invasion
War is 'conflict prevention'
"The US intelligence community is drawing up a secret watch-list of 25 countries where instability might precipitate US intervention, according to officials in charge of a new office set up to co-ordinate planning for
On April 8, the American Civil Liberties Union commenced legal action against a Missouri public high school that disciplined a student for wearing t-shirts with gay-friendly messages. Fifteen-year-old LaStaysha Myers was twice sent home for wearing
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