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How Yugoslavia was unmade

The Destruction of Yugoslavia: Tracing the Break-up 1980-92 By Branka Magas Verso, 1993. 359 pp. Reviewed by Rob Graham "The year 1992, scheduled to be a milestone on the road to European unity, saw Sarajevo and other

High school anti-nuclear magazine launched

Student Independent High school student magazine against nukes Published by Brisbane Resistance Reviewed by Zanny Begg One of the most noticeable features of the campaign which erupted in the wake of Chirac's announcement

VC tries to pull plug on La Trobe SRC

By Sean Healy MELBOURNE — The La Trobe University administration has upped the stakes in long-running negotiations over funding between the administration and the La Trobe University Student Representative Council. In a letter dated

What the agreement trades off

What the agreement trades off The following is a list of concerns about the proposed public service agreement reprinted from a leaflet published by the ACT branch of the CPSU. It has been slightly abridged. Approval for Public

Union leaders help government hit public servants

By Frank Gollan SYDNEY — National leaders of the Community and Public Service Union have joined with the federal Labor government in supporting a proposal which will cut job security and conditions for federal public servants. Voting is

Casting stones at the icon

Carcrash Directed by David Caesar Chauvel Cinema, Sydney, from August 17 Reviewed by Kath Gelber People "drive the way they would like to live their lives", claims this new documentary by David Caesar. They substitute for

The white terror in Greece

All That Grief: Migrant Recollections of Greek Resistance to Fascism 1941-1949 Compiled by Allan and Wendy Scarfe Hale & Iremonger, 1994. 256 pp., $29.95 (pb) Reviewed by Phil Shannon The stories of 12 Greek migrants to

Action updates

Chilean activist in Brisbane @9point = BRISBANE — Despite the election of a civilian government in Chile, there are still many political prisoners and human rights remain under threat, visiting Chilean activist Miriam Ortega told a

French people say no to nuclear tests

The decision of the Chirac government to resume nuclear testing is now opposed by a substantial majority of French people, according to the latest opinion polls. No small part in this turnaround has been played by the French anti-nuclear movement.

Bosnia abandoned

EDDY JOKOVICH is the editor of VolteFace, a new monthly journal focusing on international politics, and particularly the Balkans. He returned recently from a visit to Macedonia and Croatia. He spoke to Â鶹ӳ»­ Weekly's JENNIFER THOMPSON about the

Bisexuality

By Kirsty Chestnutt Ahhhh, the very word conjures up an array of images — Madonna, married men who fuck men in public toilets on the weekend, luscious threesomes, daggy middle-aged former straights who sit around in support meetings.

'Links' circles the globe

Links: International Journal of Socialist Renewal Issue Number 5 Reviewed by Kath Gelber Positive assessments of prospects for Cuba are sometimes hard to find, even in progressive publications. The US embargo, combined with the