The Coming Out Show — A rare in-depth interview with Ruth Park, one of Australia's most widely read and loved authors. ABC Radio National, Saturday November 13, 5.10 p.m. (repeated Thursday, November 18, 7.15 p.m.).
The Siege of Salman — The
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What's left? Memoirs of an Australian CommunistBy Eric Aarons
Penguin Books, $14.95
Reviewed by Stephen Robson
Having joined the Communist Party of Australia (CPA) in 1937, Aarons is in a good position to help flesh out the history of the
Recommendation
"I don't think the average audience wants an in-depth message." — Liberal back-bencher John Bradford on why he thinks Bronwyn Bishop would be a successful leader (Bulletin, November 9).
Closet Marxist?
"The proponents of
By Frank Noakes
SAN FRANCISCO — Cable cars, the Golden Gate Bridge and sunshine are the images conjured up by the mention of this city's rhythmic name. Less part of the image is the cold fog that regularly descends during the summer months,
A Place of Greater Safety
By Hilary MantelPenguin, 1993. 873 pp. $13.50 (pb)
Reviewed by Phil Shannon
"But if you had not the King, or Lafayette, or Mirabeau, or the Ministers — and I have heard you speak against them all — who would
[The author, ALAN WALD, travelled to Haiti in July on behalf of the Washington Office on Haiti as part of a civilian observer delegation to investigate human rights abuses.]
On September 30, 1991, Lt General Raol Cedras overthrew democratically
By Ignatius Kim
Waiting outside the interview room at the offices of Polygram, I can hear roaring guffaws within. "They're viewing their video clips", I'm told.
Tiddas — an Aboriginal word for sisters — are a band that don't take
El Salvador
Our people, after a tough and heroic struggle have achieved peace in El Salvador, with the signing of an important round of agreements that have changed our situation, and despite the difficulties, it has only been necessary to fight
Reclaim the Night in Darwin
DARWIN — Speakers from the East Timorese community, the Aboriginal community and the university women's collective addressed the Reclaim the Night rally on October 29. The theme of the rally, organised by the Ruby Gaea
Big business responds
"Richard Court sets off alone on his risky Mabo path" ran the editorial in the November 5 issue of the West Australian.
Reflecting the concerns of a section of big business that believes a better approach would be a
By Lara Pullin
CANBERRA — ACT chief medical officer Dr Cathy Mead told a gathering of concerned parents and health care practitioners at a forum held here on October 23 that modern immunisation practices were in effect a giant human
By Jorge Sotirios
CANBERRA — A slab of wood lies deep within the reddest of fibres of a beer-aged carpet. Amidst the remains of mud-encrusted boot marks and months-old spittle, a man is drawn towards it. He touches it and his eyes light up.
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