Taking on the bovver boys
Cleary, IndependentBy Phil ClearyHarperCollins, 1998. 298 pp, $19.95 (pb) Review by Phil Shannon
Phil Cleary, a product of a Christian Brothers schooling, could have been expected to know all about human sin and divine
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By Jon Land
Indonesian soldiers continue to carry out brutal acts of torture, murder and arbitrary detention throughout East Timor. Many of the worst incidents have occurred in the town of Baucau and surrounding districts. The East Timor Human
Five days of solidarity
Activists throughout Australia held actions in solidarity with the movements
for democracy in Indonesia and freedom in East Timor. The marches, rallies,
speak-outs and forums were part of five days of solidarity
Public works key to jobs, say socialists
By Bill Mason
BRISBANE — "A large-scale program of public works, including schools, child-care centres, public transport and leisure facilities, is the key to creating thousands of new jobs", the
By Yael
GIPPSLAND — The Goolengook forest, situated in East Gippsland, north-east Victoria is threatened by unsustainable logging practices. The only government study of Goolengook forest, conducted in 1991, recommended that, to maintain
By Eva Cheng
Pro-democracy forces won an impressive victory in Hong Kong's May 24 legislative council election, its first since the former British colony reintegrated with China almost a year ago. Beijing restricted the number of popularly elected
When the political becomes personal
Diving for PearlsBy Katherine ThomsonDirected by Adam CookWith Deborah Kennedy, Danny Adcock, Steve Rodgers, Cornelia Frances and Sacha HorlerEnsemble Theatre, KirribilliUntil July 4. Review by Allen Myers
Ramos Horta: support a referendum for East Timor
By Tuntuni Battacharyya
On May 25, 300 people gathered to hear Jose Ramos Horta speak at a meeting organised by the Amnesty club of the University of NSW. Horta described the invasion of East Timor
By Sue Boland
Compulsory military service will be declared if an amnesty fails to bring back about 15,000 army deserters, Anuruddha Ratwatte, Sri Lanka's deputy defence minister, announced in early May. The government is threatening to impose
'We must not be deceived by Habibie's tricks'
Following is a slightly abridged version of a statement issued by the
banned PEOPLE'S DEMOCRATIC PARTY in Indonesia on developments in their
country. It was translated for Â鶹ӳ» Weekly by
Looking Out: The harvest
By Brandon Astor Jones
"That time we all heard it, cool and clear, cutting across the hot grip of the day.That major Voice. That adult Voice. forgoing Rolling River, forgoing tearful tale of bale and barge and other
ATO offers revised agreement
By Chris Slee
Following the rejection of a proposed agreement in a staff vote, the Australian Taxation Office management has offered a few concessions in an attempt to get a revised agreement approved. At first,
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