World of music at Cafe Folkloric
Brisbane's Cafe Folkloric presents an impressive line-up of international music on May 19, starting at 8pm. With Andy Rigby on Paraguayan harp, Riley Lee on Japanese bamboo flute, Linsey Pollak, Humarimba Band &
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By Frank Enright
In March, for no apparent reason, New Zealand Prime Minister Jim Bolger declared for a republic in 2000. Many in his own National Party were taken by surprise, and the opposition Labour Party could only mutter that it would be
Mbongeni Ngema
I was excited by Norm Dixon's review of Mbongeni Ngema's new play Magic at 4am (GLW #139). In 1992 I watched a videotaped performance of one of his earlier plays, Township Fever, on SBS and found it simply the most exciting play I
Khmer Rouge on the march
By Helen Jarvis
Cambodia is once again at a crisis point. The Khmer Rouge are wreaking havoc across a 400 km arc in the north-western provinces, burning schools and hospitals so painfully rebuilt in recent years,
May 20 is the 20th anniversary of the formation of Fretilin (Frente Revolucionara do Timor Leste Independente), the largest East Timorese party struggling for independence from Indonesian rule. Its formation in 1974 was motivated by the fall of the
The range of the didgeridoo
Balanda Dancing
Didgeridoo: Alastair Black
Music: Stephan Richter
Reviewed by Jill Hickson
Balanda Dancing explores the versatility of the didgeridoo. In this collection, the didgeridoo is joined by a range
Jean Bailey
Jean Bailey died in April in Newcastle at the age of 86. Like most intelligent and compassionate people of her generation, Jean was horrified by the impact of the 1930s Depression. Her resolve that this must never be allowed to
Submarine workers win
By Anthony Thirlwall
ADELAIDE — Workers at the Australian Submarine Corporation returned to work on May 10 after a successful 43-day strike.
The strike began on March 28 after seven workers were sacked by
By Sean Healy
In the United States today, 37 million people (8.3 million of them children) are completely without medical insurance. The UN children's agency UNICEF ranks the US 21st among nations on children's health — behind China, India and
By Steve Rogers
CANBERRA — One hundred and twenty thousand members of the Public Sector Union will be sent ballot papers in the coming week in a national election which is crucial for the union's future. For the first time, the incumbents are
Wu Kui (The Wooden Man's Bride)
Directed by Huang Jianxin
Reviewed by Peter Boyle and Pip Hinman
Sydney Film Festival director Paul Byrnes says that this year's program reflects the fact that Asia is where the action is, filmwise. But if we
The Politics of Pain: Torturers and their Masters
Ronald D. Crelinsten and Alex P. Schmid (ed.)
Leiden: Centre for the Study of Social Conflicts. 1993
Reviewed by Brian Martin
What is there to know about torture, aside from that it's a
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