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Cambodian elections: everyone wants a look-in

By Helen Jarvis PHNOM PENH — All the old players are back in town as the Cambodian elections draw close. Contrary to the expectations, and perhaps hopes, of many who deny the present government legitimacy, the elections appear likely to go ahead

The writer who believed what he was told

Alexander Solzhenitsyn: A Century in His LifeBy D.M. ThomasLittle, Brown and Company, 1998. 583 pp., $45.00 (hb) Review by Phil Shannon February 9, 1945, was the turning point in the life of Captain Alexander Solzhenitsyn. An officer in the Red

Looking out: Execution for fun and profit

Execution for fun and profit By Brandon Astor Jones "A policy which encourages the purchase of two hundred and twenty-five pounds of chicken and twenty pounds of roast beef to celebrate the execution of a human being is certainly revealing".

Stop privatisation of Telstra

Editorial: Stop privatisation of Telstra Mal Colston, the ex-ALP senator, with the words “on balance ... at this stage”, derailed the Coalition's first attempt to fully privatise Telstra. Prime Minister John Howard, however, has not given up

Residents rally to save green belt

Residents rally to save green belt By Alistair Dickinson SYDNEY — The Australian Defence Industries (ADI) Residents Action Group is hoping for a big turnout for a march and rally starting at 11am at the ADI gates in St Marys on July 26. The

Russian labour's restless summer

By Renfrey Clarke MOSCOW — On Russia's labour scene, July traditionally has been a quiet month. Workers by mid-summer have been ready to set off on holiday, or to spend the warm, twilit evenings relaxing on their garden allotments. True, a

Ireland: peace agreement in flames

By Dave Riley While the world's media have focused on the confrontation at Drumcree, Unionist bigots have unleashed a wave of firebombings across Northern Ireland. July is the main loyalist marching season. Thousands of Orangemen commemorate the

Korean workers strike for jobs

By Eva Cheng Led by the Korean Confederation of Trade Unions, about 121,000 workers on July 14-15 to struck against the bosses and government's escalating push to cut jobs. The strikers' ranks grew from the 55,000 on the first day despite the

Trade union leader reports on Indonesia

Trade union leader reports on Indonesia By Bayardo Rodriegas MELBOURNE — At a reception for Victorian Trades Hall secretary Leigh Hubbard on July 17, participants heard about the growth and prospects of Indonesia's fledgling independent trade

Not too young to fight racism

By Lisa Macdonald Pauline Hanson and her One Nation party were given a boost by their success in the June 13 Queensland election. Since then, Hanson's racist statements have become bolder and more outrageous — such as her announcement on July 14

At home with the WASPs

A Delicate BalanceBy Edward AlbeeSydney Theatre CompanyOpera House Drama Theatre By Mark Stoyich Edward Albee became one of the US's most famous postwar playwrights almost entirely on the basis of one play; but what a play! Who's Afraid of Virginia

Greek teachers fight neo-liberal attacks

By Afrodity Giannakis A dispute between teachers and the government dominated the Greek political scene for some days in June. The trigger was the government's decision to replace the system of teacher placement with one based on an exam.