Radio highlights 9point = The Story of Pop: Rap it Up — The BBC's mega series on pop music has reached the hip hop era. This episode looks at the African American music's verbal emphasis which extends back to the griots or traditional storytellers
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It had to happen. An understanding of the electoral advantage of women candidates has, at last, percolated through to the leadership of the Liberal Party. On October 22, NSW deputy opposition leader Ron Phillips said the Liberals would be seen as a
It is a fact that there are more [W]hite people on welfare than [B]lacks, but if politicians can label welfare, crime, poverty, etc, as "[B]lack", they can [and do] emasculate those programs and then work to provide welfare for the rich and powerful.
The JungleBy Louis NowraPlaying at Wharf 2, SydneyOctober 25-November 18Previewed by Jen Crothers The Jungle comprises 16 self-contained playlets, all set in Sydney over a 24-hour period, from dawn to dawn. It's a cynical look at modern life through
Solidarity in the Conversation of Humankind: The Ungroundable Liberalism of Richard RortyBy Norman GerasVerso, 1995, 151 pp., $34.95 (pb)Reviewed by Neville Spencer In the last two decades a new philosophical current has grown. Most generally it
Comment by Chow Wei-Cheng In a corporate melodrama that has dominated newspaper headlines, we heard cries of "thuggery" from Rupert Murdoch, accusations of defamation from Bill Kelty, and a vitriolic attack by Prime Minister Paul Keating on pension
By Sue Bolton MELBOURNE — "Our health, our hospital, our decision" was the lead banner of 100-strong protest of Latrobe Valley residents who came to the city on October 26 to show their opposition to hospital privatisation. The action, organised by
By Max Lane The Australian government's support for the 1975 invasion of East Timor; its August, 1983 legal recognition of Indonesia's annexation by force; its policy of continuing joint military exercises and training with the Indonesian occupation
By Lisa Macdonald On August 29 the World Bank and the Papua New Guinea government finalised a structural adjustment loan. In return for agreeing to adopt a series of rigid economic reforms — a structural adjustment program (SAP) — PNG will
PERTH — WA's State School Teachers Union (SSTU) has been locked in a fierce battle with the Court Liberal government since December 1994. It has conducted strikes and work bans, held mass rallies and has been threatened with deregistration. JULIA
By Bill Mason BRISBANE — Fiesta '95, the migrant fiesta held annually here, is set for Sunday November 5 at Musgrave Park, South Brisbane. According to fiesta organiser Penny Glass, this year's event will be based on a "return to the community."
Castro: Democratise the UN Cuban President Fidel Castro addressed the XI Summit of the Non-aligned Movement at Cartagena de Indias, Colombia, on October 18. Below is an abridged version of his speech. Our reason d'etre may have sustained changes but
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