By Natalie Zirngast
DARWIN — Members of the NT Pro Choice Collective on June 12 presented local ALP MP Claire Martin with a petition containing almost 1000 signatures supporting the removal of abortion from the NT criminal code. The collective
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We were tortured, democracy activist reports
By James Balowski
On June 13, three leaders of Indonesia's outlawed People's Democratic Party (PRD) were released from custody. They were Mugianto (who visited Australia in 1996 under the name Robby
Rory all over
Lullabies for Big BabiesRory McLeodCooking Vinyl (through Festival) Review by Alex Bainbridge
Rory McLeod is a British folk singer/songwriter who seems to have tried his hand at just about every form of live entertainment around.
A dream come true
The following is abridged from a piece by Melbourne-based East Timorese writer ELIZEBETE LIM GOMES, which she read at an Indonesian cultural night in Melbourne on June 12. "Reformasi!", the Indonesian students chanted in the
Waiting for the BarbariansBy Lewis LaphamVerso, 1997, 230 pp., $39.95 (hb) Review by Phil Shannon
"Satire is humour sent on a moral errand." So writes Lewis Lapham, editor of Harper's Magazine, whose new collection of essays is a welcome revelation
Campaign building
Paul Petit (GLW #321) provides little detail in his letter implying a "lack of activity" by the Democratic Socialist Party in building campaigns.
When he opens the GLW that arrives in his mail each week, does he notice the
By Doug Lorimer
Speaking in Belfast shortly before the Labour Party won the UK general election last year, Tony Blair declared, "I believe in the United Kingdom. I value the union" between Britain and Northern Ireland. Within this framework, on
The voice of God
By Brandon Astor Jones
"You tell me whar a man gits his corn pone, en I'll tell you what his 'pinions is." — Jerry
The words above were spoken by a slave named Jerry. When Mark Twain listened, Jerry often shared his
Eight governments issue nuclear declaration
An initiative on nuclear disarmament was launched jointly on June 9 by the governments of Brazil, Egypt, Ireland, Mexico, New Zealand, Slovenia, South Africa and Sweden. The joint declaration, titled
The Dark Side of CamelotBy Seymour HershHarperCollins, 1998. 498 pp., $22.95 (pb) Review by Phil Shannon
On the day that John F. Kennedy was assassinated in November 1963, a CIA officer was handing a poisoned pen to a Cuban exile in Paris to
Correction
In our June 3 issue, a report on a speech by Jose Ramos Horta at the University of NSW on May 25 said that the meeting was organised by the Amnesty club of UNSW. In fact, the meeting was organised by Catholics in Coalition for Justice
The JourneyMaryam MursalReal World through Festival Review by Norm Dixon
With this album, Maryam Mursal takes her place amongst the great contemporary women singers from Africa, such as Miriam Makeba, Angelique Kidjo and Oumou Sangare. Mursal, who
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