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ASIET plans national conference

By Jill Hickson SYDNEY — Action in Solidarity with Indonesia and East Timor (ASIET) is planning a national activists' conference on August 22-24 to discuss strategies to build solidarity with the struggles for democracy in Indonesia and for

Looking out: I miss him

I miss himI miss him By Brandon Astor Jones "The exploration and innocence of one's childhood ought to be a beautiful thing — a thing done best by having had a childhood. How sad that so many adults can only know and painfully

A future we can do without

Reforming Australia's UnionsEdited by Michael Costa and Mark HearnFederation Press, 1997.290pp., $24.95(pb) Review by James Vassilopoulos With the ALP's Prices and Incomes Accord now dead, it's easy to be sceptical about it, to express concern

Last push for agreements as nationalists brace for sieges

Last push for agreements as nationalists brace for sieges By Dave Riley With last-ditch efforts under way to avoid a summer of conflict on a par with last year, nationalists in the north of Ireland are preparing themselves for an onslaught

On the box

On the box Actively Radical TV — Sydney community television's progressive current affairs producers tackle the hard issues from the activist's point of view. CTS Sydney (UHF 31), every Thursday, 10pm and Saturday, 7pm. Access News —

The Suharto regime and the Burmese military junta

The Suharto regime and the Burmese military junta By George J. Aditjondro In July, Burma, Laos, and Cambodia will be admitted into the Association of South-East Asian Nations (ASEAN). As an Indonesian dissident in exile, I wish to

When Darwin's bulldog became a lap-dog

Huxley: Evolution's High PriestBy Adrian DesmondMichael Joseph, 1997. 370 pp., $40 (hb) Review by Phil Shannon Thomas Huxley was "Darwin's Bulldog", a brilliant scientist and fearless propagandist for Darwin's theory of evolution. Whereas

Turkey: growing movement against oppression

A June 10 meeting attended by members of the progressive Turkish community in Sydney, the Democratic Socialist Party and Resistance heard EFKAN BOLAC from the People's Justice Bureau of Turkey discuss the issues of Kurdish and Turkish political

ICI: poisoning for profit

By Chris Spindler SYDNEY — In an all-too-rare finding of blame, the giant chemical company ICI is facing a pay-out of hundreds of millions of dollars in compensation to graziers and meat processors. ICI distributed the insecticide Helix, which

Challenging our perceptions

By Bronwen Beechey Body Suits is an exhibition that is touring nationally. It is produced by Arts Access, an organisation working with people who have a disability or are disadvantaged by social conditions, giving them the opportunity to make a

'Making peace is a shared responsibility'

'Making peace is a shared responsibility' [The following is an abridged version of the speech by keynote speaker Martin McGuinness to the Wolfe Tone Commemoration on June 22.] [Sinn Féin has] faced disappointment, but we have also made

The end of the Khmer Rouge?

Since 1987, Dr HELEN JARVIS has visited Cambodia regularly and worked there for extended periods in 1991, 1992-93 and 1995. She has worked with the National Library of Cambodia in its rebuilding after the Pol Pot years and in training of librarians.