By Beavis Marks
BRISBANE — As part of its "law and order" drive, the National/Liberal government has declared plans to amend the Juvenile Justice Act to give the courts more power to sentence young people. The amendments include: introducing
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Class and Class Conflict in AustraliaRick Kuhn and Tom O'Lincoln (ed)Longman, 1996. 176 pp. $24.95Reviewed by Phil Shannon As the low farce of the federal election ground on, there was talk by all mainstream parties of workers — would they or
By Gerry Harant
GLW is to be congratulated for initiating a critical examination of the history of the Australian Communist Party; it is to be hoped that it will continue. Instead of treating the subject as dead history, political activists will
By Norm Dixon
Thousands of West Papuan villagers have rebelled against the giant Freeport gold and copper mine in the Indonesian-occupied western half of New Guinea. The uprising caused extensive damage to the mine and forced its closure for
1988By Andrew McGahanAllen and Unwin, 314 pp., $14.95Reviewed by Dave Riley I like Andrew McGahan's work. It's frank and genuinely shocking. This, his second published novel, leads into the first, raise, which impressed me when I read it last year.
By Sujatha Fernandes
CALCUTTA — After six years of talks between Nepal and Bhutan over the fate of 100,000 Bhutanese of Nepali origin living in camps in eastern Nepal, the Bhutanese refugees have decided to take matters into their own hands.
The Destiny of MeBy Larry KramerDirected by Frank McNamaraNew Theatre, 542 King St, NewtownFriday and Saturday 8pm, Sun 5.30pm until April 20Reviewed by Jen Crothers The Destiny of Me continues the biography of playwright Larry Kramer's alter ego,
By Fiona Carnes
HOBART — Almost four weeks after the state election, the make-up of Tasmania's parliament is finally confirmed: Liberals 16 seats, Labor 14, the Greens four and independent one (Liberal Party breakaway Bruce Goodluck). This
We received this letter last week from a subscriber in Aotearoa/New Zealand:
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Firstly, apologies for the delay in renewing my sub. I've enclosed part payment of $22 instead of the minimum sea mail rate of $50. Due to present
By Michael White
BRISBANE — At a rally held at Roma Street Forum on March 15, Aboriginal elders deplored the rising tide of racism in Australia. Murri Watch coordinator Sam Watson said politicians like the new member for Oxley, Pauline Hanson,
By Norman Taylor
The invitation to attend the Fourth World Atheist Conference in India was irresistible. I went as the delegate of the Australian Foundation of Atheists, one of 78 from around the world. There were delegates from 12 countries,
Share the dream, live the nightmare
PETER LUSK describes six months on the drier line at Fisher & Paykel in New Zealand "Peter, useless! Peter useless!", chanted my workmates. "Peter useless!", they roared. My name echoed around the factory for
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