By Nikolai Haddad
There has been a marked increase in the discussion of Islamic fundamentalism and the "Islamic threat" in the recent establishment press. With suspected Iranian links to the bombing of Jewish targets in London and
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By Helen Jarvis
Belvoir Street Theatre's second Asian Theatre Festival brings a range of sharply different presentations from writers and performing artists living and working in Australia. Music is to be a strong theme of this season,
Comment by Jim McIlroy
The Australian Labor Party is a political prison for the left. This is the inescapable conclusion of a century of Labor political history — and especially the last decade or so.
In the previous few
By Chris Spindler
The drought throughout much of rural Australia brings survival into question for many of the country's smaller producers. There are, however, rural producers who actually stand to gain from the drought. These are the
By Pip Hunter
The September 12 deal between the federal government, the ACTU and officials from the Maritime Union of Australia gives the go-ahead to the partial privatisation of the Australian National Line. The government has agreed to
WA environment actions
By Stephen Robson
PERTH — The national campaign coordinator of the Wilderness Society, Kevin Parker, called on the federal government to use its legislative powers to protect WA's unique environment at a
That's History — Living on Luck — The NSW town of Lightning Ridge holds a strange kind of fascination for many people. This program explores the diverse mix of characters and ethnic backgrounds which make up the population of this small
By Francesca Davidson
Three hundred students stormed the Chancellery Building at the Australian National University on Thursday, September 15, while thousands of other students held mass rallies around the country in protest at proposals
By Chris Martin
Eleven years ago John Pat, a 16-year-old Aboriginal man from Roebourne, WA, died of a brain haemorrhage in a police cell.
John's short life and brutal death became a focus for black anger, fired by the acquittal
Reassuring
lctext = "As it stands, the Lucas Heights reactor does not have an effective regulator, cannot be prosecuted for breaching standards or operational conditions — even if it did so deliberately — and is under no obligation to
The Rainy Season: Haiti Since Duvalier
By Amy Wilentz
Vintage. 427 pp., $17.95 (pb)
Reviewed by Phil Shannon
Is there light at the end of Haiti's 500-year long tunnel, which that country entered following its first contact
True Stories: Boys and Balls
Director Sue Thompson
ABC, Sunday, September 25, 8.30pm
Reviewed by Frank Enright
In Boys and Balls, Sue Thompson set out to be quite cruel about men's fixation with balls but ended up producing
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