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School's real job — repressing dissent, enforcing conformity

By Arrow Tong School is oppressive. There are no two ways about it. For one, school (and students) are supposed to be "apolitical" — and school authorities try to keep it that way. Political repression tries to keep us quiet whenever we do take a

The Bonnie and Clyde of Cork

The Bonnie and Clyde of Cork Disco PigsWritten by Enda WalshDirected by Brian KiernanPerformed by Kevin O'Leary and Orla FitzgeraldTouring Australia Review by Bronwen Beechey Described by a British critic as "like something dreamed up by Quentin

GST inquiry: a cover for dirty deals?

By Sue Boland The Howard government is talking tough in a bid to exert maximum pressure on the senators with the softest positions on the GST — independents Mal Colston and Brian Harradine and the Australian Democrats — to try to get its tax

Doco Feast takes up debates

The Brandon Teena StoryDirected by Susan Muska and Greta OlafsdotterPride DivideDirected by Paris PoirierDistributed by Queer Screen, phone (02) 9332 4938 Review by Bronwen Beechey These recently made documentaries from the US, screened at the

Musical revolutionary

Musical revolutionary Loving VibrationRas Midas and the BridgeJML Music ProductionSend US$18 to PO Box 7504, Santa Cruz, CA 95061, USAE-mail <voiceluv@cruzio.com> Review by Norm Dixon Contrary to popular myth, left-wing reggae — in

Action needed against Centrelink job threat, say workers

Action needed against Centrelink job threat, say workers By Jim McIlroy BRISBANE — Staff and community leaders have expressed outrage over reported plans by the federal government's social welfare delivery agency, Centrelink, to slash up to

The Shame File

The two high school walkouts against racism in July and August showed just how far some school authorities are prepared to go to repress students' activism: At Mt Clear Secondary College in Ballarat, after students had spent weeks raising money to

Colombian unionists assassinated

By James Vassilopoulos During the recent 21-day public sector strike in Colombia, eight trade unionists were assassinated. The murderers were paramilitary units possibly linked to the conservative government of Andres Pastrana, elected in August.

Fire in the sky

Fire in the sky By Stephen Luntz On the morning of November 18, the Earth will pass through the debris left over from the comet Tempel-Tuttle. At first this may seem of no political interest, but that is not entirely correct. The event occurs in

Mumia Abu-Jamal's appeal denied

Mumia Abu-Jamal's appeal denied Death row political prisoner Mumia Abu-Jamal's appeal for a new trial, which was before the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania, was denied on October 30. The order was signed by Justice Ronald Castillo, who as district

Pleasant rumblings from below

Get Another GripBy Kaz CookeMelbourne: Text Publishing, 1998. 258 pp., $17.95 (pb) Review by Phil Shannon Earth scientists' monitoring instruments have been reporting a sudden increase in rumblings and disturbances in the Australian political

Double dose of modern opera

Double dose of modern opera Trouble in TahitiBy Leonard BernsteinDirected by Lindy HumeLove BurnsBy Graeme KoehneLibretto by Louis NowraDirected by Neil ArmfieldCompany B Belvoir and OzOperaBelvoir St Theatre, SyndeyUntil December 13 Review by