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.
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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.
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 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,
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,
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
By Sean Healy
MELBOURNE — Most polls on the March 30 Victorian state elections put the Coalition at least 10 points ahead in the two-party preferred vote. Premier Jeff Kennett has an even bigger margin over Labor leader John Brumby as
By Adam Hanieh
ADELAIDE — More than 7000 education workers packed Victoria Park Racecourse on March 13 in an unprecedented show of anger over the state Liberal government's refusal to grant a wage rise and negotiate workload conditions. The
By Bill Mason
BRISBANE — Following an outcry from environmentalists in late February, the state Liberal government was forced, on March 7, to reinstate parts of the pollution licensing system. Premier Rob Borbidge had intended to suspend the
Concern at worldwide fall in sperm counts
By Peter Montague
The New Yorker magazine ran a long story on January 15 called "Silent Sperm" — a wry reference to Rachel Carson's Silent Spring, which made its debut in the New Yorker 35 years
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